A STUNNING festive period for Gordon Elliott was rounded off in some style, as a Leopardstown four-timer (alongside another day-four winner at Limerick) brought the Cullentra handler’s Christmas haul to 18 winners - including 13 out of 27 races he had runners in at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival.

Even after winning 45% of all races at Leopardstown over Christmas, Elliott was keen to talk down any possible title bid. He is instead more imminently looking forward to a meaningful Dublin Racing Festival challenge, though one of his brightest stars, Wodhooh, is set to go straight to Cheltenham after her Grade 3 win at Leopardstown on Monday.