Mullins holds strong hand at Clonmel Clonmel's rearranged meeting on Wednesday is subject to an 8am inspection and Willie Mullins will certainly be hoping the meeting gets the go-ahead given the champion trainer has four likely strong favourites on the eight-race card. Mullins' Vroum Vroum Mag is the star of the show and will take all the beating in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Hurdle. The Rich Ricci-owned six-year-old is unbeaten in six Irish chase starts and while she reverts to hurdles for her latest assignment, it would be a major shock if she does not prove too strong for five rivals. The Closutton maestro runs Gangster in the rescheduled Kerry Group Stayers Novice Hurdle, as well as unleashing two other French imports at Powerstown Park, kicking off with Gigginstown House Stud-owned Bello Conti in the opening Clonmel Maiden Hurdle. The standard is set by Cork runner-up Madfuninthewest and 2013 Champion Bumper third Joshua Lane, although the latter has questions to answer after finishing well-beaten at Fairyhouse last month. A Toi Phil, second on his only start in France, tackles the Next Meeting Feb 4th Maiden Hurdle for Mullins and Gigginstown, with the trainer's son Patrick doing the steering. Elsewhere on the card, the John Ryan-trained Mic Milano looks a likely candidate for top honours in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle having returned to action with a fine win, following a year long layoff, at Thurles recently. By Tom Weekes
