Mullins delighted with Walsh commitment Willie Mullins is delighted jockey Ruby Walsh has pledged himself to Grand National specialist Hedgehunter. The 2005 winner, who was second a year later and ninth 12 months ago, ran a pleasing race behind Afistfullofdollars last time, finishing in front of stablemate Snowy Morning. "I thought he (Walsh) might ride the other horse (Snowy Morning) but he´s elected to ride Hedgehunter," said Mullins. "I´m happy as Ruby knows him very well and hopefully it will be a good result. "I think he is coming back to himself and he appears in good form, he worked this morning and Ruby came to ride him. "He loves the track and if it keeps drying that will be in his favour, if it rains that will probably favour horses with lighter weights. "I probably ran Snowy Morning too soon after the Hennessy," Mullins told At The Races. "Hedgehunter loves Aintree and hopefully he doesn´t get brought down. If he doesn´t, I think he is really coming to himself and he should be there or thereabouts turning for home. "It´s a big ask for Snowy Morning because he is really a second-season novice with very little preparation for Aintree because we decided to mind his handicap mark for this race. "We´ve got the weight concession, but we probably lack a little in experience."
