Jack Kennedy looks all but certain to miss next month’s Cheltenham Festival after breaking his leg at Leopardstown on Sunday in the very next race following his Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup success on Delta Work. In the very next race, however, Kennedy was unseated from Dallas Des Pictons at the first fence in front of the stands. “These two races he’s won are the races Gold Cup horses run in and he’s won them, so he has to be a contender. Elliott saddled a 1,364-1 hat-trick on Sunday with two mares, Black Tears and the 25-1 bumper winner Darling Daughter, proving notable back-up to Delta Work. That watering continued overnight and into the morning and O’Leary commented after the big race: “In fairness to Leopardstown they’ve done a superb job with the ground today.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 19:52 UTC