Targetting Hurdle glory after too many near-misses to mention

Tempo Mac: one of ten Galway Hurdle entries for Gordon Elliott, and the one with the best chance of getting in the raceCredit: Caroline Norris

Gordon Elliott has been in outstanding form for as long as memory recalls and he targets Galway with an extremely strong team.

Though he has cut little ice in the Plate, the County Meath man has trained three second and two thirds in the last half-dozen renewals of the Hurdle.

In the 2016 edition of Thursday's feature, he looks set to have three or more runners, while he is even stronger numerically in the Plate.

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Johnny WardRacing Post Reporter

Published on 23 July 2016inFeatures

Last updated 14:49, 23 July 2016

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