Gordon Elliott gets comeback winner as Tipperary trainer John Ryan nets four-timer at Sligo

Leading trainer Elliott was banned for 12 months, with half of that punishment suspended, after an image of him sitting on a dead horse was widely circulated on social media in March

Fancy Foundations and Gordon Elliott after winning the Templehouse Lake Steeplechase at Sligo. Photo: Healy Racing

Fancy Foundations registered Gordon Elliott’s first win since his return from suspension, with a determined success at Sligo.

The leading trainer was banned for 12 months, with half of that punishment suspended, after an image of him sitting on a dead horse was widely circulated on social media in March.