Gordon Elliott isn’t a man to show too much emotion.
But through last month’s Cheltenham Festival he cut an increasingly forlorn figure. The second strongest team in Ireland set sail for Prestbury Park and for the second successive year came away with only one winner.
For the second successive year it came via Wodhooh.
But you can’t stand still in this sport. Day one at Aintree he rolled into town with two Grade One runners, both mares, and both duly delivered.
