Willie Mullins The Observer Faugheen defeat only disappointment on great day for Willie Mullins • Rich Ricci hopes his former champion has one last big run in him• Footpad impresses for Mullins as he lands Arkle Chase Supasundae, left, jumps lthe ast flight on his way to beating Faugheen in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leoapardstown. Faugheen was one of the outstanding Champion Hurdle winners of the past quarter-century when he took the race in 2015. He was brilliant first time out, so we’ll try to recapture that.”Faugheen’s defeat was the only major setback for Willie Mullins, his trainer, on the first day of the new Dublin Racing Festival. “A lead probably wouldn’t do him any harm, but as long as he can keep winning like that, I’m happy enough,” Mullins said. “He worked nicely in the week, but as far as anything else goes, I don’t know,” Mullins said.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2018 18:03 UTC