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Gordon Elliott thinks Nowwhatdoyouthink has 'a beautiful weight on his back' in the Plate

Gordon ElliottGordon Elliott
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On our latest visit to Cullentra, trainer Gordon Eliiott ran through his Galway Plate runners and what he makes of their chances in Wednesday’s feature, which includes an interesting new recruit.

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Nowwhatdoyouthink - We don't know an awful lot about him. He hasn't been with us that long. We bought him for an American owner.

They're probably planning for him to go back to America at some stage, but in the meantime he'll run in a few of these big handicaps, the Kerry National and all types of races.

I think he's got a beautiful weight on his back. He’s the unexposed horse we have running in the race, and he's well treated in a handicap. Three Card Brag finished 8th in the race last year. You always kind of need Patrick up top. He finished the race last year. If you go back and watch it, he was badly hampered at the start. I wouldn't give up on him just yet. Maxxum obviously has been a star for the stable. He's been a star, winning nice races every year. He seems in good form and we all know how good Danny is around here so, hopefully, he gets a good spin off this chap. King Of Kingsfield has been disappointing. He's had a couple of wind operations. I'll probably run him in the Plate, and I'm hoping the step up in trip will help.

I'm hoping over two miles and 6 furlongs, he might get a chance to breathe a bit better, but if I'm being honest, he could struggle.

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