Poli and Riches clash not an issue for owners Owners Gigginstown House Stud would be unfazed if Don Poli and Road To Riches go head to head in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown next month. Trained respectively by Gordon Elliott and Noel Meade, the two horses are currently at the head of the betting for the prestigious Grade One, better known as the Irish Hennessy. Road To Riches missed out on a Christmas assignment after Meade was not entirely happy with last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup third, whereas Don Poli won the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28. "It was only a little thing with Road To Riches over Christmas and he's fine again," Gigginstown's Eddie O'Leary told the Irish Times. "We hope to go straight for the Leopardstown race with him. "It's up to Willie if Don Poli goes as well. If he feels it is necessary with a view to Cheltenham, then grand - if not, that's grand, too."
