Faugheen exit opens path for Annie Power

by CLAIRE SIBLOT THE market for the Champion Hurdle was shaken up recently when Willie Mullins announced that his star hurdler Faugheen will not defend his crown in the premier 2m hurdle race of the season at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Mullins announced that Faugheen had suffered a suspensory ligament injury, which rules him …[Read More]

Cheltenham Festival record in Mullins’ sights

by JAMES HARRISON The record for number of winners in a single Cheltenham Festival must be under threat this year as Willie Mullins assembles a team bulging with talent to send across the Irish Sea. Everywhere you look, Mullins has ante-post favourites for the Festival and it would be no surprise if the record of …[Read More]