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Records are meant to be broken and Willie Mullins means to break them. The record of winners trained in an Irish season is smashed with almost three months to spare. His son Patrick has broken the calendar year tally for an amateur jockey. And it must be odds-on Mullins will soon become the most successful Irish trainer ever at the Cheltenham festival. (more…)
Another Record In Sight
February 25, 2013 by Brian O'Connor
Category: Cheltenham Tags: Willie Mullins |
Some More Equal Than Others
February 18, 2013 by Brian O'Connor
National Hunt fans tend to look up their financial noses at the flat when it comes to money, and how the winter sport is resolutely for the ‘small man,’ but it will be hard to argue that at Cheltenham 2013 when the vast majority of big Irish hopes will be in such a tiny minority of hands. (more…)
Category: Cheltenham, money, Racecourses
Flexible Friend
February 11, 2013 by Brian O'Connor
There was a time when rearranging racing fixtures around the calendars of other sports felt defeatist but a noticeable reversal of the attendance trend at the Hennessy meeting means it’s hard to argue with the logic anymore. (more…)
“Mise Eire Mullins”
February 4, 2013 by Brian O'Connor
If there’s any virulent bug circulating around the Carlow-Kilkenny border in the next five weeks, it will be a great relief for everyone hoping for Irish success at Cheltenham should it skirt the Willie Mullins yard. Because if it doesn’t, then get ready for a real festival anti-climax. (more…)
Category: Cheltenham, stewards
