• Mullins confirms Douvan will be out of action for rest of this season • Killahara Castle makes history with shock 200-1 win at ThurlesWillie Mullins confirmed on Sunday that his top chaser Douvan will miss the rest of the season. The seven-year-old, who has been defeated only once in 10 starts over fences, is a six-times Grade One-winning chaser. “I haven’t been happy with Douvan over the past few days,” Ireland’s champion jumps trainer said. After the Racing Post had broken the news on social media, another Mullins-trained horse – Min, a six-year-old who has won his last three races in Ricci’s colours – was cut to 3-1 from 6-1 for the Champion Chase. Next Destination was cut to 11-2 from 10-1 by one leading bookmaker for the Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Source: The Guardian December 17, 2017 19:07 UTC