Six of the best for Elliott in Meath clean sweep

Meath trainer Gordon Elliott had a sensational six winners when he dominated proceedings at Punchestown yesterday. 

It was an all-Meath clean sweep at the meeting as Noel Meade-trained horses won the other two races. 

Elliott got the afternoon off to a flyer as the high-class Pallasator won the John Shortt Legends Challenge Race in the hands of Norman Williamson.

Samcro, a 1-5 favourite came up trumps on his hurdling debut in the Punchestown Maiden Hurdle and Ben Dundee (13-8 favourite) obliged in the Punchestown November Festival Handicap Hurdle.

Grade One-winning hurdler Death Duty (4-9 favourite) then brought up the four-timer when winning for a second time over fences in the Buck House Novice Chase.

The in-form Elliott completed a brilliant day by winning the final two races with King's Song (3-1 favourite) and Felix Desjy (11-8 favourite).

"Any day you have one winner is great so to have that many winners, I can't believe it," the delighted trainer said afterwards. 

Elliott won the Leading Trainer Award at the Cheltenham Festival earlier this year when he also had six winners. 

Meade's winners included Lex Talionis in the Go Racing In Kildare Handicap Hurdle and Road To Respect in the Irish Daily Star Chase. Both horses were guided home by Sean Flanagan.