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WILLIE MULLINS BRINGS US HIS FESTIVAL THEORY PREVIEW FOCUS, INTRODUCING US TO
HIS
2014 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL TEAM.
By David Jennings
Team Mullins Festival
Team 2014
'Squad is out
of this world - best yet'
"WILLIE
MULLINS is not prone to hyperbole, but yesterday he had no hesitation in
proclaiming the team he is sending to next month's Cheltenham festival as the
biggest and the best - even going so far as to say the exciting squad is
"out of this world" .
"Mullins
has been leading trainer at two of the last three festivals and is a general
2-5 chance to land another title next month on the strength that his seven
anti-post favourites in the 27 contests, and a team likely to number about 40.
"However,
with so many leading contenders - and runners - comes intense pressure
"Mullins
admitted at yesterday's media visit to his Closutton yard that relief will be
the overriding emotion should Hurricane Fly win a third Stan James Champion
Hurdle and Quevega, whose preparation has
not been plain sailing it was revealed, surpass Golden Miller by winning
at a sixth festival on the trot in the OLBG Mares' Hurdle. That pair hold the
key to his week. Mullins said: "I hope Quevega wins, I hope Hurricane Fly wins, they'd be
huge for us on the Tuesday, " but
to continued: "Every winner is just
a relief, pure relief.
Willie Mullins eyes 'out-of-this-world' challenge - BBC
Willie Mullins eyes 'out-of-this-world' challenge - BBC
· 19 mins ago - Willie Mullins is ready for an
"out-of-this-world" challenge to be the leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival again. ... Mullins and his team have at least one
leading contender for most of the major prizes, though not the Gold Cup.
Two-time Stan James .... Watch video First glimpse of one of
Frankel's foals
"Fenton steroids hearing likely to be
adjourned"
THE case involving Philip Fenton and the
Department of Agriculture, which was due
to be heard in the District Court in Carrick-on-Suir today is unlikely to go
ahead and may be adjourned to a later date,, the Racing Post understands,
writes Tony O'Hehir.
"Fenton, trainer of Betfred
Cheltenham Gold Cup candidate Last Instalment, is charged with being in
possession of prohibited substances, including anabolic steroids, when his yard
was visited by Department of Agriculture
officials in January 2012.
"Sources closer to the case
indicated last night they are expecting the case to be put back.
"Another case involving trainer Pat
Hughes, who was recently charged in Carlow District Court of being in
possession of unauthorised drugs, including anabolic steroids, in February
2012, has been adjourned by Judge Eamonn
O'Brien until May 8.
"Speaking last night Denis Egan
chief executive of the Turf Club, said: "We cannot cut across what is
going on in the courts and must wait until we see what happens in the two
cases. We will be monitoring the situation but at this stage we cannot do
anything.
"The BHA have asked us to talk to
them after the hearing of the Philip Fenton case and we will have to wait and
see whether that happens tomorrow or at a later date" .
"In addition to Last Instalment,
who crowned his return from a long absence through injury by landing the
Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown 11 days ago,
Fenton trains Dunguib, who won the Boyne Hurdle at Navan on Sunday on
his second start following a three year layoff with leg problems. He is being
aimed at either the Coral Cup or the County
Hurdle at Cheltenham .
"Duel Grade 1 winner The Tullow
Tank is entered for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle and the Neptune
Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at the festival. "
BRUCE MILLINGTON
(media journalist for
the Racing Post)
In the Thursday column Bruce Millington gives his opinion on the above theme page 89
With a pic: of Banned Godolphin trainer : Mahmood Al Zarooni
BRUCE MILLINGTON is Bloodhorse Illiterate he does not
belong in the Equus Zone so what he says here is not factually correct. (his opinion only) (p89)
This handler rider
belongs in the true Equus Zone
Jock Brown a finely tuned
athletic artist of the very highest order
Newmarket
Banned Godolphin trainer : Mahmood Al Zarooni
was banned unjustly he was used as a scapegoat by the bloodhorse illiterate powers that be. To frighten and confuse (fact)
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