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Ruby Walsh on Burrows Saint celebrates winning the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. Photograph: PA
Burrows Saint delivers Irish Grand National glory in style for Mullins at last

Willie Mullins filled another glaring gap on his glittering CV when Burrows Saint and Ruby Walsh led home a famous 1-2-3 for the champion trainer in E(...)

Ruby Walsh and trainer Willie Mullins after winning The BoyleSports Irish Grand National with Burrows Saint. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Burrows Saint gives Willie Mullins a maiden Irish Grand National win

Willie Mullins filled another glaring gap on his glittering CV when Burrows Saint and Ruby Walsh led home a famous 1-2-3 for the champion trainer in E(...)

Noel Fehily onboard Eglantine Du Seuil (left) clears the last ahead of Gavin Sheehan onboard Indefatigable to win the National Hunt Breeders Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival. Photograph: Inpho
Voix Du Reve can take advantage of rare top-flight opportunity

Al Boum Photo provided the ultimate reputational boost to Easter Sunday’s Fairyhouse feature by winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup last month and that se(...)

Trainer Willie Mullins, the biggest transporter of horses to Cheltenham this year, says he is ’not at all’ worried about the UK’s exit from the EU and the potential impact it might have on the movement of animals. File photograph: David Davies/PA Wire.
‘Brexit will be a doddle’ says Willie Mullins

The racing industry had to deal with issues around travel before the EU and will be able to cope after Brexit, said Willie Mullins, the Irish trainer (...)

Presenting Percy wins the RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham last year. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Cheltenham Gold Cup: Clan Des Obeaux can spoil Presenting Percy’s fairytale

Ahead of Friday’s Magners Gold Cup it’s worth keeping in mind how after all the permutations and scenarios have been teased out beforehand championshi(...)

Presenting Percy has only had one run this season.
Presenting Percy heads field of 20 for Cheltenham Gold Cup

Ante-post favourite Presenting Percy heads a list of 20 horses left in the Magners Gold Cup at the confirmation stage, as he seeks to win at the Chel(...)

Davy Russell onboard Presenting Percy comes home to win the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in January. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
Presenting Percy lined up for ‘last chance saloon’ at Gowran

Presenting Percy is set to line up at Gowran this Saturday, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite doesn’t look like scaring off some strong opposition(...)

Kemboy could line up in Sunday’s Leopardstown Gold Cup. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Willie Mullins’ Kemboy in contention for Leopardstown Gold Cup
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  • January 29, 2019, 13:51

Kemboy and Road To Respect are among 13 horses still in contention for the Unibet Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday. The Willie Mullins-traine(...)

Roger Loughran rides Total Recall to victory at Navan Races, Proudstown, Co. Meath in 2016. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Willie Mullins targets back-to-back Newbury victories

Total Recall helped Willie Mullins settle an old score with Newbury’s Ladbrokes Trophy a year ago and the horse could try to win the prestigious handi(...)

Ruby Walsh hopes to return to the saddle in France next weekend. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Ruby Walsh could return to saddle at Auteuil next weekend

Ruby Walsh is hoping to be given the green light to return to the saddle for next weekend’s top-class meeting at Auteuil. The leading rider has been (...)

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