THERE was just one Irish-bred Grade 1 winner over the four days of the Christmas Festival in Leopardstown, Battleoverdoyen, who, on the final afternoon, made all under Davy Russell to land the three-runner, three-mile Neville Hotels Novice Chase by a length from Champagne Classic.

Both horses are trained by Gordon Elliott for Gigginstown House Stud but, importantly for this column, the 2009 Doyen gelding Battleoverdoyen was bred in Dromore, Co Down by Berry Farms out of Battle Over.