A RACE with the potential to provide Envoi Allen with an acid test instead turned into a somewhat anti-climactic affair as Gordon Elliott’s stellar inmate took his tally to 11 wins from as many starts in the Grade 2 Sky Bet Killiney Novice Chase.

The dual Cheltenham winner lined up bidding to concede 11lb to his four rivals which were headed by a formidable opponent in the Grade 1-winning hurdler Asterion Forlonge. However, the latter got the first fence all wrong and crashed out, taking down Sempo, which left Envoi Allen to make all the running over the course of this two-and-a-half miles.