Envoi Allen (foaled 16 February 2014) is a French-bred

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competing in National Hunt racing.

Career

Envoi Allen was bred in France and first raced in Ireland in a point to point at Ballinaboola where he won by 10 lengths. He was sold at the

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Ireland Cheltenham February Sale for £400,000. Bloodstock agent Tom Malone purchased the horse on behalf of David and Patricia Thompson of

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. Trained by

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in Ireland, Envoi Allen won his first 11 races under rules. This included victories at the

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in two Grade 1s, winning the 2019

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and 2020 Ballymore Novices Hurdle. In Ireland he won three Grade 1 races the 2019

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, Lawlors of Naas Novice Hurdle and the Drinmore Novice Chase. In March 2021, training was switched from Gordon Elliott to

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. De Bromhead's training of Envoi Allen got off to a poor start as he fell in the Marsh Chase at Cheltenham and was pulled up in the Dooley Insurance Champion Novice Chase at

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. It was later revealed he had suffered an injury early in the race. After the summer break, he returned at Down Royal to victory in a Grade 2 Chase. He also won a Grade 1 at Leopardstown ridden by Grand National and Gold Cup winning jockey

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– ''Envoi Allen Race Form'' 2014 racehorse births Cheltenham Festival winners Racehorses trained in Ireland National Hunt racehorses Racehorses bred in France