Elliott mob-handed in Grade 1 novice Gordon Elliott has an eight-strong squad in contention for Leopardstown's Neville Hotels Novice Chase on December 29. The team is made up of Death Duty, Dounikos, Jury Duty, Mossback, The Storyteller, Tombstone, Shattered Love and Dinaria Des Obeaux. Willie Mullins has four contenders for the Grade One over three miles in Al Boum Photo, Arbre De Vie, Bon Papa and Rathvinden. Other possibles include Henry de Bromhead's Monalee and The West's Awake from Edward O'Grady's yard.
