Off Your Rocco and Jack Kennedy (far side) head The Little Yank © Photo Healy Racing
The 7/4 favourite Off Your Rocco made it three wins from four starts over hurdles when landing the Bluegrass Horse Feed Novice Hurdle.
The Shirocco gelding tracked The Little Yank before heading that one at the second last where he came up out of Jack Kennedy’s hands.
The Little Yank stuck to his task gamely but the winner stayed on well to defeat him by two lengths with the former’s stable companion The Dara Man another five lengths away in third.
Winning trainer Gordon Elliott said: “He's a grand horse who doesn't do anything fancy at home but he keeps winning. We'll keep him going as long as he's doing that.
"I was a little worried about the trip but today he stayed very well. He's a very versatile, honest horse who could even go further than that, looking at today. We'll think about options for him.
"He could be one we might be able to bring to Cheltenham in October or something like that. He's a nice horse."
Quotes from Thomas Weekes
