Elliott aiming to regain top trainer title at the
Cheltenham Festival
Gordon Elliott will head to the Cheltenham Festival this
month eager to win back the top trainer's title from Willie Mullins.
Elliott claimed the prestigious prize for two years in a
row, before being beaten by his big Irish rival Willie Mullins at last year's
Festival.
He had six winners in 2017 and added another eight the
following year, but managed just three last season as Mullins secured the
title.
However, with a tally of four seconds and four thirds to his
name Elliott wasn't too far away from claiming top spot.
He has assembled another strong team for the 2020 Festival,
so read on as we look at some of Elliot's most fancied Cheltenham
tips brought to you by our friends at OLBG.com.
Envoi Allen – Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
Envoi Allen has been heavily touted throughout his career
and looks the proverbial good thing in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle.
He won the Champion Bumper at last year's meeting and has
since gone on to reel off three successive victories over hurdles this term.
The six-year-old faces a tough test at the Festival, with a
host of promising UK-trained horses aiming to stop him in his tracks.
However, Envoi Allen has the class to come out on top and is
a banker bet at odds of 6/4 to record his second victory at the Festival.
Tiger Roll – Cross Country Chase
While many punters make Envoi Allen their banker of the meeting,
Elliott has said that Tiger
Roll is his best bet of the week in the Cross Country Chase.
The 10-year-old is attempting to win the race for the third
successive year and his fifth overall at the Festival to add to previous victories
in the Triumph Hurdle and National Hunt Chase.
Tiger Roll is ideally suited to the unique test provided by
the Cross Country Chase and it would be a major surprise if he failed to complete
the hat-trick.
He is short enough in the betting at Evens to win the race,
but will undoubtedly be a popular pick in many multiple wagers at Cheltenham.
Delta Work – Gold Cup
This year's Gold Cup looks wide open, with seven horses
currently priced in single figures to claim the staying chasers' crown.
Elliott's Delta Work was found to be lame after being beaten
on his seasonal reappearance at Down Royal, but has bounced back with two solid
victories since then.
He finished third in last
season's RSA Novices' Chase, staying on up the run-in after being squeezed
out after the last fence by both Topofthegame and Santini.
Reigning champion Al Boum Photo will be a tough nut to
crack, but at odds of 6/1 Delta Work looks a cracking each-way bet for the Gold
Cup.
