Willie Mullins

Malachy Clerkin: Cheltenham’s thrill is gone as the best stories are replaced by the betting, the betting, the betting

Why would you care how many winners Willie Mullins or JP McManus add to their already huge total this week?

Will Willie Mullins, with nothing left to prove, bow out after Cheltenham? Don’t bet on it

Champion trainer has transformed the face of National Hunt racing and begins Cheltenham next week on 103 festival victories

‘My betting policy these days is to slavishly follow Willie Mullins’ - Ivan Yates

We asked a range of well-known racing observers for their Cheltenham Festival tips, and several foresee English horses challenging Irish dominance particularly hard this year

Willie Mullins just 9-4 to train more winners than whole British team at Cheltenham

Record-breaking trainer could have up to 80 runners over the four days topped by Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs

Moving Cheltenham forward a week would ease programming pressure and cut down endless festival run-up

Mere 19-day gap between Cheltenham and Liverpool this year discourages the running of horses at both big festivals

Willie Mullins keeps Imperial Cup option for Batman Girac and chance of big-money bonus

Horse is also entered in the County Hurdle at next week’s Cheltenham Festival

Jack Kennedy returns to action as Brighterdaysahead confirmed for Champion Hurdle

Champion jockey had two rides for Gordon Elliott at Leopardstown on Monday

Willie Mullins just 7-1 to beat his 2022 record of 10 winners at the Cheltenham festival

Mullins ‘dark horse’ Kopek De Mee favourite for three festival races after getting 136 rating from British handicapper

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan ‘packed more into 24 years’ than many would in two lifetimes, funeral Mass hears

Members of racing community gather in north Co Cork to pay tribute to rider fatally injured in fall

Minella Indo back in action over hurdles as De Bromhead team aim for resurgence in form

‘We feel we’re on top of it. You stick to your processes and tweak little things here and there'

Mullins delivers Dublin Racing Festival one-two as shadow boxing with Horse Racing Ireland continues

‘Ink on the press release was hardly dry before threats of legal letters were flying about’

Leopardstown officials content to keep Gold Cup on day one of Dublin Racing Festival despite Willie Mullins comment

Champion trainer says Gold Cup horses like Galopin Des Champs deserve top billing and €250,000 feature should be on the Sunday

Relief at Leopardstown as Lossiemouth emerges unscathed from dramatic fall

State Man completes Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick as Willie Mullins completes four-timer at Dublin Racing Festival

Leopardstown crowd show their love as Galopin Des Champs completes Irish Gold Cup hat-trick

Willie Mullins’s star chaser stamped his authority on the race to win by four and three-quarter lengths

Galopin Des Champs has pride of place in massive Willie Mullins squad as he pursues Irish Gold Cup hat-trick

Champion trainer on the verge of a ‘half century’ of winners at Dublin Racing Festival

Gavin Cromwell aiming to breach Mullins domination with Grade One success at Dublin Racing Festival

Co Meath trainer’s unbeaten Hello Neighbour a leading fancy for Saturday’s big Juvenile Hurdle prize

Galopin Des Champs takes on nine rivals in Irish Gold Cup hat-trick hunt

Banbridge connections in no rush to firm up future big-race plans

I Am Maximus favourite to emulate Tiger Roll and land back-to-back Grand National victories

Hewick team waiting on ground conditions at Leopardstown ahead of Irish Gold Cup

Galopin Des Champs tops big Willie Mullins’ team for Dublin Racing Festival

Brighterdaysahead skips Irish Champion Hurdle to wait for Cheltenham and late decision will be made on her festival target

Grade One Scilly Isles option at Sandown open for Impaire Et Passe

State Man half-brother Soir De Garde hoping to be promoted from reserves and follow in family footsteps

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