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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Port Joulain 'a notebook horse' as he brings up Mullins' treble

Sat 9th Mar 2024, 18:56

Port Joulain heads for homePort Joulain heads for home
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Port Joulain marked himself out as a horse to follow when he delivered in the bumper at Gowran Park.

The five-year-old gelding tanked along for Patrick Mullins and readily passed His Nibs inside the final quarter of a mile.

That rival soon gave best as Good N' Kind picked up the chase. Patrick Mullins asked his mount for more in the final furlong and Port Joulain galloped in by two and a-quarter lengths to justify 11/8 favouritism.

Good N' Kind, who was punted from 5/2 to 7/4, couldn't match him but you'd think a bumper would be well within his remit soon. He was some 19 lengths clear of His Nibs (9/1).

Port Joulain graduated to the track after winning a point-to-point by six lengths in December for Denis Murphy.

Willie Mullins said: “He was on my Cheltenham Bumper team but I couldn’t get him ready in time, so I put him by for this race and I’m very pleased with him.

“We’ll probably have a look at a winners' bumper at the big Festivals.”

Mullins' other winners on the card were Aime Desjy (2/7f) and Annamix (9/2).

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.