Townend sits tight as Destiny scores easily Blood Destiny (1/8f) continued Paul Townend and Willie Mullins’ dominance of Listowel’s John J. Galvin Chase today, following in the hoof-prints of Easy Game to provide the pair with a fourth successive win in the race. Grade 1-placed in 2024, Blood Destiny was contesting his first mid-summer race and - against four inferior rivals, survived a final-fence blunder but scored easily having made all the running. Both men were successful in three previous renewals with since-retired 19-time victor Easy Game, with Townend reporting “we’ve found a replacement and this lad (Blood Destiny, aged six) isn’t old either, so will have other options not just to ‘farm’ these races.” Regarding the final-fence error, the champion jockey mentioned “I was expecting ‘a big one’ coming to it as we were getting it so easy.” “His form is good, he was a good juvenile hurdler but was just hard to win with. That win will do him the world of good and he enjoyed it. He handled the ground well enough and did what was expected. “I don’t know if they will stay going with him leave him off but he is better on nicer ground, than heavy winter ground. The way he jumps, you could bring him back to two miles.” Townend and Mullins had earlier today's opening race with La Note Verte.
