Horses for Courses

morrow, under lights on the all-weather at Dundalk, first race is at 4.25 pm. On Saturday the action is at Naas, starting at 1.05 pm and on Sunday at Navan with 2 Grade 2 races, the Boyne Hurdle and Ten Up Novice Chase (1.40 pm start).

On Saturday ITV is covering 7 races, 4 of from Newbury, including Grade 2 races the Denman Chase and the Game Spirit Chase, with 3 races from Warwick, including the Grade 2 Kingmaker Novice Chase.

Honeysuckle to bypass Champion

Hurdle

Willie Mullins enjoyed a very successful DRF, winning over half the races, 8 out of 15, including 6 Grade 1s. On Saturday he won 3 Grade 1 races, the Juvenile Hurdle with Gala Marceau with nephew Danny Mullins aboard, the Arkle Novice Chase with El Fabiola ridden by Daryl Jacob, and the Irish Gold Cup with Galopin Des Champ ridden with stable jockey Paul Townend.

The 4th Grade 1 went to Barry Connell’s Good Land with Michael O’Connor in the plate. Sunday saw Mullins win 5 of the 8 races including 3 of the Grade 1s, the Dublin Chase with nephew Danny aboard (beating Blue Lord and Townend), the Champion Hurdle with State Man (when Townend got it right), and the Novice Hurdle with outsider Il Etait Temps