Willmount makes big impression on Doncaster debut Willmount made a dream start under rules for Neil Mulholland with an effortless success in the Good Luck “Beep Beep Burrow” Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race at Doncaster today. The Blue Bresil gelding won his sole point-to-point start as a four-year-old for Colin Bowe and then changed hands for £340,000 before being sent to Mulholland’s yard. The 5-2 favourite from a field of 14, the Jamie Moore-ridden bay made light work of both the testing ground and his rivals to saunter home 13 lengths ahead without ever needing to hit top gear. “He’s a very nice horse, whatever he did today he’ll improve from it,” Mulholland said. “He’s only a baby but he cost a lot of money so I was a little bit harder on him, trying to get him ready first time out. “That took the edge off him, so whatever he did today he will improve from. “He’s a long-term prospect, he won’t be going novice hurdling this year. The owner is very relaxed, he’ll just go in bumpers because he’s just a baby. “We’d go for one of the good bumpers — I’ll have to talk to the owners, but definitely. Why not?” Mulholland had another victory on the card with Feel Good Inc, who built on earlier promise shown to land the Betting Better With Sky Bet Maiden Hurdle under Richie McLernon. The gelding, a five-year-old by Westerner, fell when holding every chance in his sole point-to-point start for Paul Power and was then third on his hurdles debut at Uttoxeter in November. The form from that race has panned out well, and at Doncaster he was a good winner at 9-1 when finishing a length and a half ahead of Nicky Henderson’s Issuing Authority — the 4-6 favourite. “He’s a very nice horse and we’ve always liked him, hopefully he can continue on an upward curve,” Mulholland said. “He’s a big baby but he’s a nice horse. When he was placed last time out, the horse behind him came out and won a Listed bumper and the winner has come out and won since — the form seems pretty good.”
