Gordon Elliott (racehorse trainer)

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Gordon Elliott is a County Meath-based National Hunt racehorse trainer[1] who was 29 when his first Grand National entry, the 33 to 1 outsider[2] Silver Birch won the 2007 race on 14th April, 2007. Owned by Brian Walsh of County Kildare, and ridden by Robbie Power , the horse held off McKelvey and Slim Pickings to win the legendary Aintree Racecourse event.[3]

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  1. ^ Robson, Nick. "ELLIOTT BULLISH OVER BIRCH CHANCE", sportinglife.com, 2007-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-14. 
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    Simon Hart Few Clues to "sick a pin in" winner" Sunday Telegraph(Sports Section p13)15th April 2007: If yesterday was all about Walsh's eye for a bargain and the skill of Power and trainer Gordon Elliott in getting the most out of unfulfilled talent, it was also about the failures of the far-more fancied runners with bigger stories to tell.

  3. ^ Palmer, Justin. "Silver Birch wins Grand National thriller", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-14. 

MCKELVEY was the only horse to be put down in the 2008 Grand National