Not all plain sailing but Willie Mullins machine looks powerful as Cheltenham looms
Out of Cheltenham, out for the rest of the season.
Even in Allaho’s absence, however, there is a serious depth of talent clip-clopping around the yard in front of you. There’s the Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs, and the Champion Chase favourite Energumene, and the Arkle favourite El Fabiolo, and the Champion Bumper favourite It’s For Me, and the 1-2-3 in the Triumph Hurdle market, Lossiemouth, Blood Destiny and Gala Marceau. All there. And the Champion Hurdle second favourite State Man.
“I remember when they had the first running of the Vincent O’Brien Irish Gold Cup,” muses the trainer. “I remember thinking then, wouldn’t it be brilliant to just have a horse who was good enough to run in it.” That would leave Gentleman De Mee to join last year’s Champion Chase hero Energumene in the two-mile race.Nations Analysis Get Murray Kinsella’s exclusive analysis of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign this springMorgan Treacy / INPHO Paul Townend after Energumene's win at Punchestown last year. Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
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