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That’s why we didn’t go for the two miles and six race on Saturday. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Carefully Selected 8g Well Chosen – Knockamullen Girl Miss M A Masterson 1/3111U RPR 154c OR 152c. He’s a horse any jockey would love to sit on over fences with his strength and size. The extra two furlongs will help but the ground worries me and she got a huge hike in the weights to contend with too. Tipperary winner Unexcepted, closely related to Grade 1-winning We think the Pertemps Final could suit him. He jumps well too and is one to look forward to. He was considered an Irish Derby possible in 2019 and is a He’ll go chasing now and I hope I can manage his career better this season. Chacun Pour Soi was denied the chance to end Mullins‘ hoodoo in the This would be another step up in class and we’re lucky to get Barry O’Neill to ride her. He came over from England and it might be hard to improve his form from over there. Despite this he was the Irish Champion trainer in the 2016/17 season. I hope he can work the oracle with this horse. classy recruits to the chasing game. M C Muldoon 5h Mastercraftsman – Alizaya Paul Hancock 129740/ (Flat). We gave him a tentative entry in the Royal Bond, but that was just in case he instantly started burning up our gallop. Billaway 8g Well Chosen – Taipans Girl J Turner 312/212- RPR 142c OR 135c. She was rated 133 over hurdles, but with her pedigree she could improve on that considerably over fences. She’s a mare that promises more and track and conditions should be OK. She could have a say in the finish. She will go for Listed mares‘ hurdle at Punchestown later this month. Mullins will not be short of top-class mares again this season. She’ll handle the ground alright. He might want a longer trip on decent ground but we’ll try and make him competitive. Allaho 6g No Risk At All – Idaho Falls Cheveley Park Stud 13-2213 RPR 164c OR 157c. Bapaume 7g Turtle Bowl – Brouhaha Mrs S Ricci 427168- RPR 147c OR 150c. Grangee 4f Great Pretender – Quelle Mome Syndicates.Racing 1 RPR 104b. Sharjah got closest to Epatante in last season’s Champion Hurdle, but I think she could improve on that and we’ll see where she fits into the pecking order after this. I’ve no doubt he will make his mark this season and will start off in a maiden hurdle. She’s a well-bred mare who should improve for going over longer trips over hurdles. [citation needed] Personal life. You won’t see her when there is soft in the going description. We’ve had a small problem with him since he was second in the Galway Plate, so it will be the second half of the season when he returns. To have four winners on the opening day of the Dublin Racing Festival - well it was fantasy racing. Content filed under the Race Previews category. Mullins saddled Sharjah to a career-best performance in I fully expect her to be a Grade 1 mare this season. We’ve entered him in the Royal Bond, but whether he will be ready for that I’m not sure. We went for a handicap at Down Royal and, while she ran a great race, I should have ran her in the novice hurdle for mares. He’s back in training and is fit and well. He’s a real chaser in the making and won his point, but he’ll spend this season over hurdles. I think her ability to jump and stay will stand her in good stead. I thought his inexperience showed at Cheltenham. He’s a four-year-old by Mastercraftsman who has run some really good races over a mile and a half on the Flat in France. She has a lovely racing weight here – I like horses off bottom weight in these conditions. She’ll be back in time for the new year. WILLIE MULLINS is a highly successful, veteran trainer. Champion Chase, but he was not really at his scintillating best last season in Blazer 9g Network – Juppelongue John P McManus 40-7437 RPR 147c OR 137c. I’ve tried him at every trip since. He ran a big race to finish second to Ferny Hollow in the bumper at Cheltenham and I would say staying trips will be his thing. We won’t be running him on real heavy ground. He finished second in this race a couple of years ago. Tornado Flyer 7g Flemensfirth – Mucho Macabi T F P Partnership 411P35- RPR 155c OR 150c. She’s in the Royal Bond and we’ll see if she’s good enough for that class. Not beaten far in the Martin Pipe and looks a real chasing type. He was disappointing on his first try over hurdles, but, then again, it was in the Supreme. He has already been Ireland’s champion trainer 14 times and it’s going to take something extraordinary from Gordon Elliott to thwart title number 15. It could be too soft and he might be better off on a decent surface but the trip at this track should be ideal. Gallop man Paddy Dowling Given the speed he showed that day, I’d imagine Paul will be looking forward to riding him over hurdles as much as we’re looking forward to seeing him. He’s going to be a nice novice chaser over two and a half miles plus. He should be stronger this season and we’ll keep him to the minimum trip. Elixir D’ainay 6g Muhtathir – Perle Du Bocage John P McManus 1/2/125F- RPR 151h OR 149h. Shewearsitwell 5m Shirocco – Ware It Vic Closutton Racing Club 111 RPR 147h. Willie Mullins has horses vying for or already clear favourite for half of the races at the upcoming Cheltenham Festival. A huge weekend started with three Grade Ones for our star columnist at the Dublin Racing Festival. The tried-and-trusted method of a single prep run at Tramore on New He surprised me last season in that I didn’t think he would be able to win Grade 1s over two miles. He just wasn’t in love with track at Down Royal and wants nicer ground anyway. Office administrator Matthew Hogan I have to admit I wasn’t entirely convinced about his ability to stay the Plate trip, but I was much happier about that after the race. In saying that, Stowaways tend to have great cruising speed, so he could win over two miles. It will be the staying chase route for him. In contrast it will be for Melon and with a change of tactics we could see a nice bit of improvement from him. Good Thyne Tara 10m Kayf Tara – Good Thyne Mary N G King 163/32F- RPR 132c. He was good in the Bobbyjo at Fairyhouse when you last saw him. He’s rated 97 at that game. On his day he’d be very competitive here. next month. By Willie Mullins. We’ll see how he is before making a plan for him. Cabaret Queen 8m King’s Theatre – La Dame Brune Syndicates.Racing PF00-31 RPR 149c OR 142c. Willie Mullins has confirmed Kemboy is likely to join stablemate Al Boum Photo in next month’s WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup.. The ground is key with him, he needs a decent surface. Even though she’s only four, she still looks like a stayer to me. He was very free over that trip at Naas so we’ll have a crack at this prize money over two with Bryan Cooper riding. We’ll look for a winners-of-one or second-season novice chase for him. Then, given he had won a Grade 1 over two miles at Leopardstown, we stuck to that trip at Cheltenham in the Supreme. We’ve got some unfinished business to take care of at Cheltenham. If he doesn’t prove himself to be that, we can go up in trip with him. Micro Manage 4g Rip Van Winkle – Lillebonne Merriebelle Irish Farm Limited 01/1-37 (Flat). Appreciate It 6g Jeremy – Sainte Baronne Miss M A Masterson 3112- RPR 138b. Willie Mullins remains hopeful his son Patrick will be able to ride at the Cheltenham Festival in March. All roads lead to Aintree for the Grand National after his brilliant Irish Grand National win. She’s got some decent form and with a nice mark of 123 she might reappear in a handicap rather than a maiden hurdle. I thought after she ran so well in the mares‘ novice hurdle the previous year, she would win a few novice hurdles. A nice type who I’m looking forward to seeing in a bumper. A very consistent type. She gave us a great day in Galway and I’m hoping she can come back to form. He was good here over Christmas and I’m hoping he can repeat the dose. He won’t be out until the second half of the season, so we will keep him over hurdles when he does reappear. 2019 Supreme Novices‘ Hurdle hero Klassical Dream goes chasing this season, as does last season’s Albert Bartlett Novices‘ Hurdle winner Monkfish. Willie Mullins is just as enthused as everyone else at the prospect of seeing Chacun Pour Soi in action again this season. He’s a horse who excites everybody, including myself. He’s had a busy season already, so he’s getting a break. Some of his form entitles him to be aimed at the top races and I’d love to get at least one crack at a Champion Hurdle with him. He was far too keen when we tried him over two miles six at Leopardstown. This is a very nice new arrival. I think he’s a horse who is well handicapped. She’s been disappointing and has to find her level. I have to admit I was surprised I was bringing her back to Cheltenham for a second time without having won over hurdles. He’s a nice horse who goes hurdling. Burrows Saint is being aimed at the Grand National, while there are a Captain Kangaroo 5g Mastercraftsman – We Can Say It Now Kanga Racing & Brett Graham Syndicate 1- RPR 127b. Mullins admits that he would love to call upon his services earlier in Jockeys Paul Townend, David Mullins, Danny Mullins, Brian Hayes, Things didn’t go according to plan in the Arkle, but he had been very good over fences prior to that. Blue Sari 5g Saddex – Blue Aster John P McManus 12/14P- RPR 122h. We thought we had a big chance of ending the hoodoo with Chacun Pour Soi in March, but he missed the race at the last minute which was very unfortunate. He’s a I know he ran in the Albert Bartlett, but he did all his winning prior to that over two miles. Kemboy led from start to finish to give trainer Willie Mullins an 11th win in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown. I would say she needs soft or heavy in the going description to be at her best. Trainer W P Mullins statistics and form. She’s back in training and very well. His method of jumping and the speed he has means we will start him over two miles. Allaho leads a four-strong team for Willie Mullins in the rescheduled Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase at Thurles. Rachael Blackmore rides him. She will be aimed at the new mares‘ chase at Cheltenham. Die RaceBets International Gaming Ltd, Dragonara Business Centre, Dragonara Road, St. Julian's STJ 3141, Malta, ist in Deutschland vom Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt lizenziert und reguliert und betreibt diese Plattform auf Basis einer am 26.08.2015 erteilten Interneterlaubnis. Mullins was responsible for the first two home in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper as Ferny Hollow pounced late to deny Appreciate It, so the novice hurdling team looks strong, while Albert Bartlett winner Monkfish captains a top-class team of novice chasers. What she did on very soft ground the other day at Cork puts her in the top league of bumper performers. Closutton, the A-team did just that. optimistic. She has a serious finishing kick and if Danny can get her in a position to use that then she might get some nice prize-money. We use cookies to improve your experience on our website Check out an unmissable horse-by-horse guide to his team. He’s in great shape and ready to go. proven Group performer on the Flat this year. Willie Mullins will aim to have one possible last hurrah with Faugheen and Douvan at the Punchestown Festival. Dudfield, Aubrey McMahon Ruaille Buaille 5m Salutino – Cyclone Lorraine Ri Ra Racing Syndicate 3-21146 RPR 128h. You can completely disregard her run at Punchestown. Head men Dick Dowling, John Codd That will determine where she goes for the rest of season. jump racing. There’s a major handicap in her. 156. She’s very sharp over the shortest trip and loves jumping. He’s a stayer and I’m looking forward to sending him over fences. the place too. You won’t see the very best of him until he goes over fences. OFFERS OF THE DAY . She won at Galway and has been a little disappointing since, so we’ve given her a little break. Twitter @WillieMullinsNH, 2019-20 166 It wouldn’t surprise me if today was the day. David Mullins gave her a fantastic ride to win here at Christmas but the softer conditions this time won’t suit her. Unfortunately he met with a setback a few weeks ago, so the winter is off the cards for him. I like that he showed the speed to win over two miles one furlong in France and, with his pedigree, he can improve with age. who started favourite for the Supreme, the Champion Bumper runner-up and the The pair were four and three-quarter lengths clear of Emirates Knight in third He’s always worked very well and I would say the piece of work he did before Cheltenham was one of the best bits of work we’ve seen on our gallop all year. She got Black Type on very heavy ground at Market Rasen last time that mightn’t have suited her. Great White Shark 6m Le Havre – Trip To Fame Malcolm C Denmark 33083-1 RPR 147h OR 145h. We’ll get lots more experience into him before he goes back for the Foxhunter. Willie Mullins Column featuring Janidil and Appreciate It. I think two miles or two and a half is fine for him and he could return in the Clonmel Oil Chase on Thursday. I have to say I loved the way Latest Exhibition learned She’s a really sharp hurdler who should give her connections something to shout about this season. Burrows Saint 7g Saint Des Saints – La Bombonera Mrs S Ricci 111/531 RPR 157c OR 156c. There cannot be a better crop of As anywhere else. He just doesn’t seem to be a chaser, so we’ll stick to hurdles. She’s a real pleasure to own. It’s a tough task for him but the horse he was second to at Gowran on his first run has been running well since and tells me my horse deserves a crack at this level. I’m not sure she’s a real winter-type mare, so we’ll give her a little break now as she’s been busy. We’ll give him a bit of time and it will probably be later in the season when you see him. by Justin O’Hanlon We hadn’t even got on to those beginning with B, but had already spoken about a dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero, a Grade 1-winning novice hurdler who started favourite for the Supreme, the Champion Bumper runner-up and the RSA third. Willie Mullins commenced training in 1988 having worked as assistant to both his father Paddy and to Jim Bolger. When he says he has unfinished business at Cheltenham next year, it Even Anne Robinson would struggle to find the weakest link here. The most precocious of the early-season Mullins novice chasers is This is a big jump in class for him and again it will help determine where we go for the rest of the season. He ran well enough again in the Stayers‘ Hurdle and deserves another go in that. Concertista 6m Nathaniel – Zagzig Simon Munir & Isaac Souede 2/4331 RPR 147h OR 148h. He’s a big unit who jumps well and you’ll see him out in a maiden hurdle before Christmas. He looked unlucky when falling at the last at Fairyhouse. Al Boum Photo, Asterion Forlonge, It was a superb day’s racing, and I was hoping we might get a winner or two. A huge weekend started with three Grade Ones for our star columnist at the Dublin Racing Festival. Patrick Mullins provided an update on a host of stable stars among his father's Closutton team on Wednesday. month, while Lord Royal, Klassical Dream, Elixir D’ainay and Janidil are other It’s looking like it will be the second half of the season when we get him back out. Hollow and Appreciate It, along with well-touted French What age is Willie Mullins and where is he from? horse I like a lot and I thought he ran a big race in the Albert Bartlett to I have a feeling returning to two miles might bring out the best in her. He’s a smashing chaser in the making, but it will obviously be novice hurdling for him this season. Castlebawn West 7g Westerner – Cooksgrove Lady Mrs R Boyd, Mrs M J Armstrong & J B Anderson 4-6514U RPR 151c OR 147c. It’s well within his capabilities to lift the nicest trophy on offer at Cheltenham for his game owner John Turner. We might go back to have another go at the Grand National Trial she won at Punchestown in February, and before then there’s the Porterstown Chase at Fairyhouse coming up. THE Cheltenham Festival is just three weeks away, and top trainer Willie Mullins is set to bring over a powerful team once again. I’ve changed his training methods in an attempt to keep his form throughout the season. He ran a cracker in the Champion Hurdle and for a fleeting moment I thought we might win it coming down to the last. I might even try to find a little conditions race for him before the Porterstown if I can. horse who excites everybody, including myself. She finished third to Power Of Pause at Punchestown in December. He will be aimed at the Grand National and will mix it between hurdles and chases in the meantime. Finest Evermore 4f Yeats – St Helans Bay J Turner 2-111 RPR 136h. We didn’t put him in the Cheltenham team after that, but it could be to his advantage as he’s good and strong now. He’s run four fantastic races at Cheltenham now and we know he acts around the track, but we just need to pick the right race for him to win one in March. He’s another horse who needs to improve to get up into Grade 1s, but I think he could. 2017-18 -80.97 There may not be a more exciting horse than Micro Manage over Two dominant forces in National Hunt racing, Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins have ruled the roost in Ireland for a number of years. That form has been franked since and she won’t have any trouble with the ground either. He was initially bought to be a chaser, and always looked like a chaser, so it was brilliant to win two Grade 1s with him over fences last season. He’s going to be a nice staying novice and he’s definitely a bit better than you’ve seen so far. mares‘ chase at Cheltenham is being spoken of as the target for Benie We’ll see what happens and he has a chance. Paul has chosen her from the team. She actually had quite a disappointing season, but I think you will see a big difference in her now she goes chasing. about a dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero, a Grade 1-winning novice hurdler She will probably emerge in the second half of the season over hurdles. We’ll try to pick and choose some easy options until the hard choices have to be made at the spring festivals. He’s really well at the moment. I’d imagine he’s disregarded his run over hurdles at Christmas and is going back to his excellent reappearance over fences at Punchestown in a race that has thrown up some very good results since. You’ll see him shortly. He was very impressive at Clonmel, but didn’t back it up at Punchestown. health and on course for a hat-trick attempt in the John Durkan at Punchestown Royal Rendezvous 8g King’s Theatre – Novacella Dr S P Fitzgerald P1351-2 RPR 153c OR 153c. Willie Mullins has confirmed his intended runners for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. Kemboy loves be quick out of the gate and bowl along which suits him around here. There’s a good possibility she could travel across the water later in the season. She also has an entry in the big handicap chase at Punchestown on Saturday. It’s her first run for a while. Bon Retour 5m Fame And Glory – Rosy De Cyborg J T Ennis 7P3-134 RPR 134h OR 130h. Willie Mullins lands close to €1 million in prize money and 82,663/1 accumulator over Dublin Racing Festival The Closutton combination might … WEDNESDAY RUNNERS, NAAS. I wouldn’t be afraid to go further with her. his trade as he went along at Punchestown. He’s been disappointing. He’s a stayer. Mt Leinster 6g Beat Hollow – Sixhills Roaringwater Syndicate 72134-6 RPR 148h OR 142h. He was very good in the Ryanair when I thought he jumped particularly well. If one needed reminding of the calibre of horses currently residing in Closutton, … He goes novice chasing and he could be smart enough to go down the Arkle route. He has two real nice runs to his name in bumpers. Things worked out really well. Al Boum Photo will be out to emulate Arkle and Best Mate next March in Yukon Lil 6m Flemensfirth – Dare To Doubt Mrs John Magnier 42/7154- RPR 130h OR 133h. It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that he has another big handicap in him either. Unexcepted is a She’s actually well forward for one of mine and will be out soon. She’s going to have a nice day in her somewhere but again the ground might not be ideal. He could be our Arkle horse. trained as a Gold Cup horse this year, and perhaps he will finally Yard Closutton, Francin 7g Air Chief Marshal – Fulgence Mrs S Ricci 3/6311- RPR 146h OR 141h. Watch out for him in a nice handicap over Christmas. She would stay two and a half miles every day of the week. Willie Mullins Column featuring Allaho, Saint Roi and Concertista. He gave an exhibition of jumping with Patrick [Mullins] in the Marsh and the Gold Cup would have to be on our radar as he certainly stays two and a half miles well. I need to get runs into Blackbow to get more experience into him. Their potent forces have farmed races on this side of the Irish Sea too, with Cheltenham Festival winners aplenty for both yards. Includes date entered, race time and latest betting odds. He’s an easier ride over that trip. Conor McNamara’s five-pound claim should be a great advantage here and he’s a horse who has a big handicap in him. Here is everything you need to know about him. Harmonie Star 3f Boris De Deauville – Tulipe Star Shanakiel Racing Syndicate 5-1111. Jungle Boogie 6g Gold Well – A Better Excuse Malcolm C Denmark Unraced. A former six time amateur champion in Ireland, his greatest moments in the saddle were winning the 1983 Aintree Foxhunters on Atha Cliath and the 1996 Cheltenham champion bumper on Wither or Which However, when a mare is in form and getting stronger that’s a positive. Class Conti 8g Poliglote – Gazelle Lulu Simon Munir & Isaac Souede P/1/P5F2- RPR 129h, 154c OR 142h,147c. whole host of young recruits from France. Willie Mullins is going to the 2021 Cheltenham Festival with one of the best strings of horses he has ever had, and at the time of writing, he has the favourite in 13 of the 28 races.. His first big hope of the week comes in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the very first race of the Festival. He has a lovely racing weight and will handle the ground. is the Gold Cup in March and we know how to get him there in the best possible He’s a real nice type who jumps well and will start off in a maiden hurdle soon. He should be difficult to beat in one of those with his rating. She’s the type of mare you would buy if you wanted to have a proper chaser and she goes novice chasing. the spring as ever. The West Awaits 5m Flemensfirth – Lonesome Dove Mrs John Magnier 261- RPR 111b. He has huge natural talent to jump fences and a very high cruising speed. He seems to jump particularly well and, if he adapts to chasing, he’s going to be a very interesting sort over two miles. 2015-16 185, 2019-20 -137.86 Accountant John Dunne We’ll give him a little breather before upping it again and getting him ready for Tramore. It’s nothing major at all, but she’s one I want to mind rather than rush. Hook Up 4f No Risk At All – Mission Accomplie Mrs S Ricci 30- RPR 120h. Willie Mullins may implement a change of tactics for Melon in Sunday’s Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup, the headline event on the second day of the Dublin Racing Festival. She won her point nicely at Cragmore and will go for a mares‘ bumper now. Check out the latest column from Willie Mullins, Monkfish and Latest Exhibition duel over the last. She could end up in the Mares‘ Hurdle at Cheltenham, N’golo 5g Galileo – Dame Again Mrs S Ricci 1P11 RPR 133h. He’s won twice for me over two miles, but will stay further and could improve for a step up in trip. He’ll be out over hurdles in the next month and jumps very well. In his first run at Punchestown we thought two might be too sharp for him but the money on offer and the way he ran last time persuaded us to have a go. Monkfish 6g Stowaway – Martovic Mrs S Ricci 22111- RPR 154h OR 152h. Janidil 6g Indian Daffodil – Janidouce John P McManus 22/1115- RPR 150h OR 149h. Dandy Mag 7g Special Kaldoun – Naiade Mag Grant Mercer & Mrs Caren Walsh 3/15450- RPR 139h, 134c OR 135h. A nice type of horse, who might show up in a bumper soon. He’s been a great servant to the yard and for his owners. If he brings his A Game he’s another with a chance.
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