Mullins in big Auteuil raid again Champion trainer Willie Mullins launches a three-pronged attack on the Prix La Barka at Auteuil on Sunday. Last year's one-two Thousand Stars and Zaidpour will be joined by stablemate So Young. Thousand Stars went on from winning this 12 months ago to winning the French Champion Hurdle and a similar campaign will be on the agenda again. He was last seen chasing home another stablemate, the mighty Hurricane Fly, at the Punchestown Festival. "Thousand Stars is running again and he'll be ridden by Ruby Walsh," said Mullins. "He ran a great race at Punchestown and he's returning to a track he likes. I hope he can win it again. "Zaidpour also ran a stormer in it last year finishing second. He'll be ridden by Paul (Townend). He won a Grade One (Hatton's Grace) this season but he hasn't lived up to that sort of form since. "This is the first time we've been back to France with So Young since we've had him. David Casey rides. He's a bit like Zaidpour in that we know he is capable of smart form but he doesn't always show it." Joining the Mullins trio in the valuable contest is the Paul Nicholls-trained Celestial Halo, who will be partnered by Daryl Jacob, and the Tom George-trained Saindor, the mount of Paddy Brennan.
