Disco Dancer hits the high notes for in-form Elliott 

ON SONG: Disco Dancer and Danny Gilligan en route to winning the Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle for Gordon Elliott.  Picture: Healy Racing 

Gordon Elliott registered his eighth win in four days when Disco Dancer, enterprisingly ridden by Danny Gilligan, took the four-runner Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle at Down Royal.

The Snow Sky mare made all and held the late surge of favourite Blue Mosque to score by a half-length, prompting Elliott, on the mark with Timmy Tuesday over in Ayr, to comment: “That’s job done — she’s great and Danny gave her a lovely ride. He dictated from the front, quickened at the right time, and got a good jump at the last, which probably made the difference.”