{"id":298327,"date":"2023-12-04T00:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298327"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:24:08","slug":"gordon-elliott-is-back-on-top-but-admits-i-feared-id-lost-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/horse-racing\/gordon-elliott-is-back-on-top-but-admits-i-feared-id-lost-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Elliott is back on top but admits: I feared I&apos;d lost everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Gordon Elliott is back on top after Teahupoo beat odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe at Fairyhouse but admits: &#8216;I feared I&#8217;d lost everything&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gordon Elliott&#8217;s horses have conquered all before them so far this winter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His horse Teahupoo beat odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe at\u00a0Fairyhouse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Elliott is back after his six month ban following that picture with the dead horse<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gordon Elliott was caught in the middle of the back-slapping bonhomie but, suddenly, the expression on his face changed.<\/p>\n<p>It had been another stellar day for Elliott, whose horses have conquered all before them so far this winter. Teahupoo had delivered the standout victory, taking the scalp of odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe under a brilliant ride from stable jockey Jack Kennedy to retain the Grade One Hatton&#8217;s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.<\/p>\n<p>There had also been a one-two in the Grade One Royal Bond Novice Hurdle when Farren Glory, again ridden by the outstanding Kennedy, got the better of King Of Kingsfield; this is how things have been for the past six weeks, with big prizes seemingly on tap.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott is an ebullient figure, who backs himself relentlessly in the pursuit of winners, but as Teahupoo jig-jogged behind him after his exertions over two-and-a-half miles there was a moment of reflection and contrition. These days, he noted, need to be savoured. &#8216;To be honest, we were here three years ago and I had everything \u2014 then we lost it all,&#8217; said Elliott.<\/p>\n<p>This was the result of him being banned for six months after a photograph of him sitting on top of a dead horse, smiling, at his Cullentra Stables was published online and went viral. High-profile owners removed their strings and opprobrium rained down for what he later described as a &#8216;moment of madness&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/21\/78530807-0-image-a-83_1701637831878.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gordon Elliott&#8217;s (pictured above) horses have conquered all before them so far this winter<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78530815-12820899-Teahupoo_had_delivered_the_standout_victory_taking_the_scalp_of_-a-74_1701647850451.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Teahupoo had delivered the standout victory, taking the scalp of odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe to retain the Grade One Hatton&#8217;s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But we&#8217;ve worked very hard to get back,&#8217; he added. &#8216;The team I have behind me, from all the staff in the yard to all the lads buying the horses and the owners, is fantastic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There were two or three weeks after (the picture emerged) I was very lonely. But a lot of people stood by me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He is now reaping the dividends and there was nothing fortunate about Teauphoo&#8217;s surge past Impaire Et Passe, who had been second-favourite behind Constitution Hill in ante-post lists for the Champion Hurdle and had looked magnificent before the race, prowling around the paddock.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Mullins, the gelding&#8217;s trainer, would never make a snap judgement in such circumstances and his faith that Impaire Et Passe will line up in the two-mile championship is unshakeable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78530809-12820899-Elliott_left_was_banned_for_six_months_after_a_photograph_of_him-a-75_1701647850452.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Elliott (left) was banned for six months after a photograph of him sitting on top of a dead horse, smiling, at his Cullentra Stables was shared on social media<\/p>\n<p>He insisted &#8216;no buttons had been pushed&#8217; in the build-up to his reappearance and there was &#8216;a long way&#8217; to go.<\/p>\n<p>What route he takes to Cheltenham must be decided but Mullins will not send any of his stable to contest next week&#8217;s re-arranged Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Sandown, after Newcastle&#8217;s abandonment. Constitution Hill&#8217;s presence in that race is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott received a magnanimous handshake from Mullins as they crossed paths after Teahupoo&#8217;s success but the latter didn&#8217;t go home empty-handed, as I Am Maximus landed the Grade One Drinmore Novice Chase.<\/p>\n<p>Here was a rare double, as I Am Maximus had won the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday and a shot at the Cheltenham Gold Cup may now be on the cards for the JP McManus-owned gelding.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12820899\/Gordon-Elliott-Teahupoo-beat-odds-favourite-Impaire-Et-Passe-Fairyhouse-admits-feared-Id-lost-everything.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Elliott is back on top after Teahupoo beat odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe at Fairyhouse but admits: &#8216;I feared I&#8217;d lost everything&#8217; Gordon Elliott&#8217;s horses have conquered all before them so far this winter His horse Teahupoo beat odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe at\u00a0Fairyhouse Elliott is back after his six month ban following that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gordon Elliott is back on top but admits: I feared I&amp;apos;d lost everything - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/horse-racing\/gordon-elliott-is-back-on-top-but-admits-i-feared-id-lost-everything\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gordon Elliott is back on top but admits: I feared I&amp;apos;d lost everything - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gordon Elliott is back on top after Teahupoo beat odds-on favourite Impaire Et Passe at Fairyhouse but admits: &#8216;I feared I&#8217;d lost everything&#8217; 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