My Trump Card and Jack Kennedy jumping the last© Photo Healy Racing
My Trump Card added to a bumper win at Navan last month when taking the QuinnBet Maiden Hurdle in workmanlike fashion.
The Shantou gelding made a couple of mistakes when runner-up over hurdles last time and again was far from fluent at a number of flights.
Jack Kennedy sent the 7/4 favourite to the front on the home turn and two fine leaps at the last two hurdles proved important as he was driven right out to hold on by half-a-length from Dr Eggman Park The Giant only weakened on the run-in finishing nine lengths back in third and the trio pulled 46 lengths clear of the remainder.
Winning trainer Gordon Elliott said, “It's very tough work and he probably sent him on plenty early today, I was giving out to him the last day for not making enough use of him!
“He said he was idling in front and was never going to get beat. He's a big, raw horse and we might put cheek pieces on him the next day. He's very laid-back and you couldn't give him enough work.
“He's probably more of a chaser than a hurdler, he said when he's right he's good but when he's wrong he has no respect for hurdles.
“He'll maybe head straight for the Albert Bartlett now.”
Paddy Power and Betfair cut My Trump Card into 16/1 (from 25/1) for the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Quotes by Gary Carson
