Interview With Lisa O’Neill who says “We will have a massive team for Down Royal“
Down Royal horse racing takes place again on Monday 28th September and there will be a big entry from Gordon Elliott’s stable. The gates open at 12:00 pm.
Lisa O’Neill said: “We will have a massive team for Down Royal – Romeo Coolio will be aimed there. Check out the Horse Racing Odds.
“It’s hard to tempt fate, obviously, because there is a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and then at the spring festivals. But Gordon Elliot has always had a massive team of horses pinpointed to start at the Down Royal meeting at the end of October/start of November.
“He always likes to target that as the kick off to his season to get them out good and early. Romeo Coolio will definitely be aimed for a chase there, and there will be a big team of horses pinpointed for the bumpers, novice hurdles, and a nice mares hurdle race there.
“Romeo Coolio will start off at Down Royal – he’ll have options across the water like Kempton and will start off in Down Royal in the Second Season Chase over two and a half miles.
“Gordon openly discussed that Romeo Coolio had an operation on his back for kissing spines – which is bone on bone, vertebrae against vertebrae. He’s all well healed up from that now, and we’re hoping that will help him move on because that was very disappointing when he pulled up in the Brown Advisory at Cheltenham when sent off as favourite.
“He’ll have options of going across the water, and I actually think a track like Kempton could suit him really well.
“And Skerry Hill is a really nice horse who will start off at Down Royal.
“Skerry Hill could potentially start off in a maiden hurdle in Down Royal. I think he’s a really nice horse who would take the sight out of your eyes on the gallop because he carries himself very well.
“Temperament-wise, he’s grown up a little bit. He showed a lot of raw ability when he won his bumper in Ayr. He’s one who would be top of my list to see what he can do over hurdles this year, and I think he can scale the heights,” said Lisa.
