Gordon Elliott’s gelding was one of a top-class field of four contesting the Grade One contest, with Elliott and Henry de Bromhead each responsible for two horses
Gerri Colombe galloped to a dogged success in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal on Saturday as his odds were cut slightly for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham next March.
The quartet travelled as a group for much of the race and turning for home any one of them could have gone on to win, though Minella Indo was the first to fold and Gerri Colombe switched sharply from one side of the track to the other.Conflated and Envoi Allen were left to jump the last in unison and it looked as though the latter horse may have the advantage, but Gerri Colombe was steadily gaining ground on the outside and just got his head in front to prevail under Jack Kennedy.
“I was delighted that he settled into a rhythm, the other horse was going a bit left and was taking Jack’s horse’s eye off the fence a bit. I was a bit worried the whole way because Conflated does go left, but I did tell Jack to give him a bit of light and get him into a rhythm. “He’s a great horse because he shows you absolutely nothing at home – he’s very laid-back, he’s a gentleman.”
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