Posts tagged Willie Mullins
Golden Silver wins Tied Cottage Chase
Jan 30th
It was fifth time but there was no hint of luck about it as Golden Silver beat Big Zeb at Punchestown. The Grade Two boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase was Big Zeb’s prep run before he defends his crown in the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/golden-silver-proves-precious-in-tied-cottage-chase/news/1338441
Willie Mullins quiet about Hurricane Fly
Jan 21st
It might be the meeting on everyone’s mind but Willie Mullins was not about to let mention of it pass his lips. “I’m not mentioning the C-word,” Mullins said in mock fear before Hurricane Fly runs in the Grade One BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday. The vow of silence is the [...]
Mikael d’Haguenet flops at Leopardstown
Dec 30th
For the second day running Willie Mullins ran one of the bankers of the day at Leopardstown and probably wished he had not. Mikael d’Haguenet, like Zaidpour 24 hours before, was backed with the enthusiasm of those who were looking to pay the Christmas bills, but those backers may still be trying to settle up [...]
Mourad asked to take on the world
Dec 28th
Pretenders to the crown of champion staying hurdler, currently held by Big Buck’s, may be thin on the ground. That much is proved by the fact that only five are prepared to take on the Paul Nicholls horse in the Long Walk Hurdle at Newbury on Wednesday. But Mourad put himself in with a shout [...]
Willie Mullins may be tempted by Gold Cup for Mikael d’Haguenet
Dec 19th
It is a temptation that has tested many trainers before. To take a raw novice, whose potential almost goes off the scale, and then ask them to scale the greatest peak of them all. The list of promising novice staying chasers who have been pitched into the cauldron of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and been [...]
No racing in Britain on Sunday
Dec 18th
There will be no racing in Britain on Sunday, after the all-weather card at Kempton was scrapped because of snow, and the Irish jump cards at Navan and Thurles both have to pass morning inspections. Looking further ahead, Monday’s cards at Ffos Las and Taunton are already cancelled, Punchestown hinges on an 8am inspection on [...]
Hurricane Fly is ready for take-off
Dec 18th
Ruby Walsh is still making his recovering from a double fracture to his right leg from a fall at Down Royal in November and does not expect to be back riding until late January at best. But events at Fairyhouse’s meeting on Wednesday gave the jockey even more reason to look forward to his return [...]
Mullins may yet up the ante
Jan 4th
An earlier than usual start to the silly season or the first inspired punt of the decade? A look at the ante-post markets for the four feature races for the Cheltenham Festival shows that there is a need for something to stir as the Paul Nicholls yard has a stranglehold on three of them. His [...]
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