No Jinx for Elliott in For Auction Thinkitdontjinxit did not have to get out of first gear as he galloped away readily to win the BAR 1 Betting “Download Our App” For Auction Novice Hurdle at Navan. The Gordon Elliott-trained winner travelled beautifully throughout and Jack Kennedy asked him to go on and take up the running at the second last. Kennedy barely had to move a muscle on the 5-2 shot as he jumped the last clear and eased away to win by six lengths. However, Kennedy dismounted the winner shortly after the line but Elliott hoped it was nothing serious. Elliott said: “We’ve had three seconds so far before our winner, but the horses are running well and we can’t complain. “We think he is a nice horse. “Jack just thought he wasn’t right pulling up, so we hope he is all right. “I knew he would stay well, I was just worried it mightn’t have been enough of a test for him. In fairness, he galloped very well to the line.” Gavin Cromwell’s Outofafrika (4-1) got the better of Elliott’s Charismatic Kid in the Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle. “Charismatic Kid is a very good horse and I was coming here today thinking we would certainly make a race of it, but I didn’t know if we would be good enough to beat him,” said Cromwell. “I haven’t thought about it (next option), but I suppose Christmas is the obvious thing. It is great to get a win today and he has a bright future. “Soft ground will suit him even more, so I’m looking forward to it.”
