ANOTHER industrious afternoon for Gordon Elliott yielded a double and the trainer has his sights set on Galway with The Very Man who made it three wins on the bounce in the two-mile conditions hurdle.

After coming up short against some decent novices last winter the Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding got his act together in the spring with wins at Naas and Downpatrick and he returned as good as ever here. Sean O’Keeffe was on board this son of Jeremy who was returned the 13/8 joint-favourite alongside stablemate Recent Revelations and this pair dominated the conclusion. The front running The Very Man proved unyielding in the straight and, hard as he tried, Recent Revelations couldn’t find a way past after holding every chance from before the last. At the line there was a neck between the pair.