Christmas Plan For Exciting Sayar Willie Mullins hopes to have Sayar back in action during the busy Christmas period after a setback ruled him out of the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Formerly trained on the Flat by Mick Halford, the four-year-old made an encouraging start to his jumping career with victories at Kilbeggan and Tipperary. Mullins had been looking forward to testing his powers in a Grade One event he has won on a record seven occasions, including in each of the last three years, but Sayar is currently on the easy list. "Sayar has had a little setback and missed a few weeks training," said Mullins. "The Royal Bond was the plan and hopefully he'll be out again around Christmas."
