It was no surprise to hear Gordon Elliot nominate the Albert Bartlett rather than the Neptune as Death Duty’s likely festival target after his dour staying performance at Naas in early January. Whether he would have won that grade one contest if the mare, Augusta Kate, had jumped the last hurdle is open to debate; personally, I thought he was the favourite to win at the point she came down. It seems to me that there has to be an awful lot of guesswork and no little hype to offer him up at such a short price for the three … Continued
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