‘Cap’ follows up in style

Gordon Elliott, who reached a milestone of a hundred winners at Perth on Sunday, struck again in Roscommon last night when Takeyourcapoff captured the featured Athlone Handicap Hurdle under a confident ride by Paul Carberry.

The nine-year-old mare, in foal to Robin Des Champs and having her third run since joining Elliott’s string, was following-up a win at Perth last month, coming from off the pace under a motionless Carberry before easing clear on the run-in to score by four and a half lengths from Mount Gunnery, which had taken over from Kilcarry Bridge before turning for home.

Joey Elliott, representing his trainer-brother, commented: “Paul was good on her. He got her switched off and kept wide for the better ground. She won well.”