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Final Demand (IRE)
7yo b g 24th Apr 2019
Final Demand (IRE)
b g 24th Apr 2019- Form
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Early days
Final Demand was foaled on the 24th April 2019 and is by hugely popular National Hunt sire Walk In The Park. His dam, Zuzka, was also trained by Willie Mullins and she won five times under rules, which includes a couple of Grade 3 victories.
He was initially purchased as a three-year-old for a substantial fee of 230,000. He made his debut as a five-year-old in a maiden point-to-point at Lingstown and left a very good visual impression, scooting clear to score by six lengths.
Willie Mullins then swooped to pick up the gelding and connections decided against wasting any time putting him in a bumper.
Final Demand made his first start under rules in a 2m5f maiden hurdle over Christmas in 2024 and it was immediately obvious that he was special.
Star potential as a novice hurdler
Victory was never in doubt at Limerick and Danny Mullins made all the running on him, leading at a steady pace. The further they went, the more obvious it was that he was in a league of his own. Scoring by an official margin of 15 lengths, Mullins didn't have to move a muscle.
A step up to Grade 1 company was next on the agenda and he contested the 2m6f Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle. The higher grade made no difference and he was just as impressive as he was in maiden company beforehand.
Stablemate Jasmin De Vaux could only manage fourth that day but still went on to win the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham the following month. Final Demand lined up in the Turners Novices??? Hurdle but looked a tad below his best, eventually finishing third behind The New Lion.
Getting right back on track at Punchestown next time, he returned to winning ways with a very impressive 16-length success in the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle.
More to come over fences
Many of Mullins' horses were needing their first runs of the season in November but that wasn't an issue for Final Demand. He kicked clear in impressive style to win his first start over fences at Navan by 13 lengths and jumped noticeably well.
The seven-year-old was always going to flourish over fences and there was more to come when stepped back up into Grade 1 company at Limerick last time out. Jumping well once again, no one could get near him as he finished eight lengths clear, and expectations are now very high.
We could see him at the Dublin Racing Festival next, although it wouldn't be a huge surprise if he heads straight to the Cheltenham Festival.
Three miles is probably going to suit in the long run and you would imagine he is certainly capable of developing into a Gold Cup contender.
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Cheltenham Festival: Day two confirmations
Thu 05th Mar
Mighty Park looks mighty exciting to Mullins
Wed 11th Feb
Cheekpieces prove just the trick for Kaid D'authie
Sun 01st Feb
Drew anticipating further progress from Final Demand
Fri 09th JanDemand dominant in Limerick highlight
Final Demand enhanced his ever-growing reputation as he easily dismissed three rivals in the Christmas highlight at Limerick, the Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase. Sun 28th Dec
Patrick Mullins eyeing Christmas cheer at Limerick
Thu 18th Dec
Drew entitled to dream with ‘real deal’ Final Demand
It has already been a dream season for owner Bryan Drew, but the best could still be to come when Final Demand continues his exciting chasing journey. Sun 07th Dec
Ayiko to start off over fences at Hexham
Tue 18th Nov
Connections ready ahead of Kopek Des Bordes’ eagerly-awaited chasing debut
Any day a brilliant hurdler goes chasing is an exciting one, so Kopek Des Bordes will be the focus of much attention when he lines up for the Pat Sheils Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase at Navan on Monday. Sun 16th Nov
Final Demand impresses on chasing debut
Final Demand got his chasing career off to a perfect start when easily justifying odds of 2/7 in the Race And Stay Irish EBF Beginners Chase at Navan. Sun 16th Nov
Navan's Troytown meeting passes an early morning inspection
Today’s meeting at Navan, which features the €100,000 Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase, goes ahead following an early morning inspection with the first on an eight-race card getting underway at 11.47am. Sun 16th Nov
'Awesome' Final Demand wins by 16 lengths
Final Demand (7/4) demolished seven rivals to win Punchestown’s Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle by 16 lengths and more today, giving UK and Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins a seventh Grade 1 success this week. Fri 02nd May
The New Lion stars in battling Turners success
The New Lion lived up to the hype with a battling victory in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Wed 12th Mar
Mullins set for further success on Day 2 at the Festival
Willie Mullins saddled two winners on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and the record-breaking trainer has plenty of good chances of adding to that tally this afternoon. Wed 12th Mar
Snow falls ahead of second day of Cheltenham Festival
After a Champion Hurdle that had to be seen to believed, there was another surprise at Cheltenham on Wednesday morning, with snow falling. Wed 12th Mar
Galopin Des Champs powers his way to Irish Gold Cup hat-trick
Leopardstown and Galopin Des Champs are simply a match made in heaven and that was proven as Willie Mullins' star chaser won the Grade 1 Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup for the third year in a row. Sat 01st Feb
Majborough - 'He's a monster, isn't he?'
Majborough put himself firmly in the frame for an epic clash with Sir Gino at Cheltenham after he blitzed his rivals in the Grade 1 Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown. Sat 01st Feb
Final Demand impresses in Dublin Racing Festival opener
Final Demand was roared home by favourite backers in the opening race of the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown - the Grade 1 Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle over and extended 2m6f. Sat 01st Feb
Derby Sale graduates win at Limerick and Leopardstown
A pair of expensively bought, and identically-priced, 2022 Derby Sale graduates won in the space of 15 minutes today, with €230,000-purchase Final Demand (4/7f) beginning by landing Limerick’s CUBE Maiden Hurdle. Sat 28th Dec
He jumped fantastic but was very lairy on his own in front. I looked through my legs after the third last and saw that something had obviously gone amiss with Danny (Mullins aboard stablemate Jimmy Du Seuil). After that it was just a case of getting him home. At the last I said ‘just don’t do anything silly’ and he came back and was very good. He was like riding an armchair. I wanted to be going a stride faster all the way as I thought Jimmy Du Seuil might be a faster horse. Going down the back the last time I asked him to go on and he did. I wish I could have gone around again!. I think in a more competitive race he’ll travel better. He was so lazy today which is great.
W P Mullins
It was (scintillating), he was just so natural, wasn't he? Jumping down the back watching him taking fences in his stride. I got a little worried coming to the third-last that he was getting a little tired and I thought Jack (Kennedy on Wingmen) was getting a little closer. When they were over the third-last, Paul just gave him a squeeze and a shake, and next thing he just started opening up again. His jumping was so natural, it was fantastic. He looked it (real deal) at this minute. I mean that is just a beginners' chase, but it was still a deep enough beginners' chase. I'm hoping there is still plenty of improvement in him. He wouldn't have been wound up for today or anything. On to Christmas maybe, Dublin Racing Festival, and fingers crossed after that.
W P Mullins
it was an awesome performance over that trip, for that horse. Paul felt he didn’t go fast enough in Cheltenham and said to Caroline (Tilsdale, part-owner) ‘today I’m going to show him off’. I saw him jumping the first and second hurdles but wasn’t happy that he was jumping well until he jumped the third. He was then getting lengths at his hurdles and for a big chaser (type) to jump the way he did when it mattered, he was electric. I thought he was going to tire due to the pace but then he’d go down to the hurdle and just take a length out of a horse behind him. If you can jump fences like that he’s one to look forward to. he hasn’t schooled over fences at home but there will be time enough next Autumn. He won his point-to-point so he’s well able to jump. To have this horse with his size and scope, these horses don’t come along too often - if we can just keep him sound. He’s not a horse you’d want to stand on your foot!
W P Mullins
That was a huge performance, Paul was in the perfect position the whole way and when he pulled him out, it was a question of what was left in the tank – it turns out there was plenty. He was probably going better at the winning post than he had the whole way. There was a good few disappointments there but for him to be able to do that is huge. It’s a nice start but we need a few more!. Jumping the last today was the first time I realised he was a bit above average, but what he did from the last today sets him apart from a lot of other horses.
W P Mullins
It was a huge performance, absolutely huge. Paul was in a lovely position the whole way and the horse did everything fairly right. Turning for home, when he started to niggle, I wondered what was going to be in the tank. Little did I think that he was going to have that much in the tank and he was probably going better at the winning post than he was at any part of the race. There was a good few disappointments there, including plenty of mine. For him to be able to do that on his second run over hurdles was a huge achievement.
W P Mullins
