Willie Mullins star cut to 5/1 to pull off another hat-trick in Champion Chase at Cheltenham
Energumene got back to winning ways after a long absence by claiming the Hilly Way in Cork. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Townend put down to “miscommunication” a blunder at the third last that was the sole blip on a performance that underlined Energemune’s sustained excellence. A potential clash with Jonbon in Ascot’s Clarence House next month could be on the cards next for Energumene who famously chased home Shishkin in that race almost three years ago, one of only two defeats over fences in his career.
“Training has gone more intense now as years ago, you could run them every second Sunday but it has gone very competitive, so you have to have them right on the day. The reigning British champion jockey guided Giavellotto to a spectacular success in the €2.9m Hong Kong Vase in which O’Brien’s pair Luxembourg and Continuous didn’t make the frame.
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