Ryan Moore booking 'a massive plus' for ante-post favourite Pied Piper in Cesarewitch says Gordon Elliott
Gordon Elliott, a superpower over jumps, is eyeing a big Flat pot at Newmarket on Saturday, with Pied Piper on course for Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap – and the trainer hopes his chances of landing the £200,000 prize will be boosted by the booking of Ryan Moore.
Elliott's CV is decorated with three Grand Nationals and a Cheltenham Gold Cup, along with countless other high-profile jumps victories, but he is zeroing in on the 2m2f contest, which has been won Irish-trained horses in four of the last five years.
Pied Piper, the general 7-1 favourite for the Cesarewitch, has developed into a smart hurdler, and one who has been placed at the last two Cheltenham Festivals, since joining Elliott's County Meath stable.
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