Gordon Elliott has high hopes for his Christmas wishlist
RAISING A GALLOP: Trainer Gordon Elliott speaks to his riders as his potential runners work out on the gallops ahead of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival which takes place from December 26 to 29 next. Pic: Inpho/Morgan Treacy
Gordon Elliott has climbed most mountains in horse racing, conquered most worlds, but as he looked forward, on Monday morning, to Leopardstown’s Christmas festival, the Co Meath trainer admitted the one glaring omission from his CV remains top of his Christmas wish list: to be champion trainer one day.
To date, Willie Mullins has proven unconquerable. There have been close calls, even days of the final week of the season in which it looked like a new name would be on the roll of honour but, to date, that just hasn’t happened.
