Key date for Elliott as stable stars return at Down Royal

Envoi Allen and Abacadabras put potential on the line.
It will be a key day for Gordon Elliott on Friday as he sends both Envoi Allen and Abacadabras into action at Down Royal. Elliott is a high-profile presence at the two-day meeting, dominating affairs on an annual basis – with Willie Mullins tending to wait a couple of weeks longer before unleashing his big guns. Abacadabras is set to go off at a short price in the WKD Hurdle, having just been touched off by Nicky Henderson’s Shishkin at Cheltenham in March in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.What a race! Shishkin edges out Abacadabras in a Festival thriller.
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“He’s a nice horse who hasn’t done much wrong in his career,” said Elliott. “He was probably unlucky in the Supreme. Nicky’s horse was very good, but we probably ended up getting there (the front) too soon. “I think our horse has improved. He’s not a horse that you’d work that much, because he’s hard enough on himself on the gallop. “It will be a good race in Down Royal. We’re going to have to improve, and if we improve we’ve got a good chance.”
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