Gordon Elliott reports Don Cossack ‘bouncing’ ahead of Ryanair Chase bid

Gordon Elliott reports Don Cossack to be “bouncing” ahead of his bid to cap a fantastic season in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham next month.

The County Meath-based trainer has never made any secret of the regard in which he holds the eight-year-old and he has come of age this term, winning each of his four starts including the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase in December.

He was a wide-margin winner of the Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles last month following the final-fence fall of main rival Champagne Fever and he will now bid to provide Michael O’Leary, owner of Gigginstown House Stud and Ryanair, with a first victory in the race he sponsors at the Festival.