Make it Mee

Gordon Elliott’s Roi Du Mee gets the vote to land the Listed John Meagher Memorial Chase at Thurles this afternoon.

A smart sort on his day, he began the current campaign with a very poor effort when a remote fifth of five finishers behind Sizing Europe at Gowran Park in early October. He was ridden from behind on that occasion, but 12 days later there was an amazing transformation in a Grade 3 at Punchestown.

This time Roi Du Mee made every yard of the running, staying on stoutly in the straight to slam Magnanimity to the tune of five lengths. The stewards, hardly surprisingly, inquired into the improvement in form and noted the explanation offered by Elliott.