Today's Tips: Longer trip should suit De Plotting Shed at Clonmel
Gordon Elliott’s horse was well beaten into second place behind Our Duke on his bumper debut, in mid-November, but went one place better with a smooth victory a fortnight later at Fairyhouse.
Sent off favourite for a Listed Bumper at Ascot on his next start, he finished fourth behind Coeur Blimey, after which he was put over hurdles. On his jumping debut inside the rails, he ran a super race to get within three lengths of smart prospect Gurteen, at Navan.
