Mullins pair arrive in Nashville The Willie Mullins-trained pair Nichols Canyon and Shaneshill have arrived in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of the Grade One Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle on Saturday. If either is successful in the three-mile contest, they will be able eligible for a 500,000 USD bonus, the Brown Advisory Iroquois Cheltenham Challenge, if going on to win the World Hurdle at Cheltenham next March. Both horses competed in this year's Festival, with Nichols Canyon third in the Champion Hurdle and Shaneshill runner-up in the RSA Chase. Ruby Walsh is set to partner Nichols Canyon with Danny Mullins aboard Shaneshill. Both horses are owned by Andrea and Graham Wylie. Mullins, who will be having runners in the USA for the first time, said: "Nichols Canyon and Shaneshill have arrived on the track and it's so far, so good with them. We are happy with them." "It was quite a tough trip as it was 15 hours airtime and then they had to go into quarantine. They are now out of quarantine. "I will hopefully be travelling over later in the week. Ruby will ride Nichols Canyon with David in Shaneshill. "We will see how conditions look on the track - hopefully the promised nice ground will be there.
