Hat-trick of graded races for Cheltenham graduates

Battleoverdoyen
maintained his unbeaten record over fences when posting a top quality staying
performance in the Grade 2 Florida Pearl Novice Chase yesterday at Punchestown.
Gordon Elliott’s powerful son of Doyen tracked the pace under Davy Russell
before responding to pressure to take up the running two from home and surge
clear to win going away at the line.

He was produced to
win his four-year-old maiden point to point at Loughanmore by Jerry Cosgrave in
April 2017 before being sold later that month for £235,000 to Gordon Elliott
and Gigginstown House Stud.

Yesterday Cheltenham
played host to a top class seven race card on the final day of their November
meeting and Hang In There produced a performance of note when making virtually
all to land the Grade 2 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Trial for Emma Lavelle.  An easy winner of a maiden hurdle on his last
start he made just about every yard under Adam Wedge and showed pretty smart
acceleration to run out a ready winner.

The son of Yeats
was placed 2^nd in a maiden hurdle for Mags Mullins at Fairyhouse in
April before being purchased by Gerry Hogan for £60,000 at this year’s May
Sale.

On Saturday at Punchestown
Notebook marked himself down as one of the leading two-mile novice chasers when
recording a five length success in the Grade 2 Craddockstown Novice Chase for
Henry de Bromhead and Gigginstown House Stud. Racing close to the pace and
jumping exuberantly throughout under Rachael Blackmore he asserted when asked
from two out to win in fine style.

The German bred
six-year-old won his maiden point to point for John Nallen last May before
being purchased by Mags O’Toole for £70,000 at last year’s May Sale.

On the same card
the concluding bumper went the way of The Big Getaway who bolted up for Willie
Mullins. The imposing son of Getaway was purchased by Harold Kirk for £230,000
at last year’s Festival Sale after winning his maiden point to point for
Donnchadh Doyle.