Elliott on the double

Local trainer Gordon Elliott completed a double at Tramore last night with a winner in a beginners' chase and a three-year-old hurdle. Paul Carberry got Traffic Article home by a short-head from Granaruid partnered by Davy Condon in the chase and survived a stewards enquiry. Cheltenham in October is on the radar for the next assignment. Elliott won the first race when Davy Condon partnered The Ice Factor to victory in the three-year-old hurdle. The Ice Factor benefited from a previous run over the minor obstacles at Roscommon nine days earlier, a first run for the trainer.