GORDON ELLIOTT
David Cormack takes a close look at how one of Ireland’s ‘big two’ trainers have fared at the Cheltenham Festival

David Cormack

Gordon Elliott

Gordon Elliott has been the leading trainer at the last two Cheltenham Festivals, capping a meteoric rise to the head of his profession. The 2018 Festival was the 13th to which Elliott has sent runners and during that time he has won 22 races at jumps racing’s premier meeting.
Elliott, who will still be only 41 when this year’s Festival gets underway, is compiling a record at the meeting that has alread...