'It couldn't have been much easier' - An Mhi four-timer the highlight of Gordon Elliott treble

An Mhi completed a four-timer with a straightforward victory in the feature Killultagh Estates Rated Hurdle.

The Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old had won his last two starts over the Irish Sea, with odds-on successes at Perth and Uttoxeter after breaking his duck over hurdles at Ballinrobe in May.

Running over a shorter trip, An Mhi was sent straight to the front by Keith Donoghue and made all to win by a comfortable two and three-quarter lengths.

Donoghue told Racing TV: "He has a very high cruising speed. I just wanted to let him bowl away where he was comfortable, and he jumped well. It couldn't have been much easier.

"I was little bit long at the last and I knew I had to keep him going forward as I could feel them coming to me, but he's a big horse and has plenty of scope, so we got there thankfully."

He added: "Gordon is great at placing them in the right races, but I still think this lad can build on those wins and they will do his confidence good. When he gets over fences he'll be a better horse."

It proved a fruitful trip to the County Down venue for Elliott, whose success with An Mhi was the middle leg of a 43-1 treble. Gaye Winnie got off the mark at the second time of asking over hurdles in the opening 2m1½f maiden, and Fruit Blossom enjoyed the return to hurdling when a half-length winner of the 2m6f mares' handicap. Both winners were partnered by Danny Gilligan.

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