Conflated earned his shot at next year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup after a dominant victory in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown run in the absence of pre-race favourite A Plus Tard.
With the reigning Gold Cup champion a late withdrawal after sustaining a knock, Conflated secured a one-three for Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown Stud and trainer Gordon Elliott when beating Kemboy by five lengths with Fury Road third.
Cut to 12-1 for the Gold Cup by William Hill, Conflated could be one of O’Leary’s last runners in the race he has won twice after the Ryanair boss suggested he would have no chasers left within a couple of years after cutting back his once vast string.
