Brian O’Connor was on the ground for us in the Cotswolds and here’s his on-the-whistle report from another stunning day of Willie Mullins dominance.
Townend was cool as you like there, not a bother on him all the way around. He sat at the back and let everyone else battle each other up front. “That was push-button stuff,” he tells ITV. “It’s very simple when you’re on a good horse.”Tellmesomethinggirl comes down to the last in front. But here comes Lossiemouth! She’s away and gone. That couldn’t have been easier.You Wear It Well and Theatre Glory are doing all the running at the front. You’d imagine neither has a chance.
What contrasting emotions for Kim Bailey. In the end, he had the winner but his heart must have been in his mouth after Trelawne went out so early. That’s a brilliant win for David Bass who hasn’t won at the festival in four years. This horse was fancied in plenty of places in the run up but he won it like defeat was never an option. Bass held on to him and held on to him until he could hold no longer.
For the next four days at least, we can put the real world to one side and indulge ourselves in a little bit of fantasy. The biggest week in National Hunt racing has clearly lost a little of its sheen over the years but it still beats the usual grind. Mary Harney used to say that the worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition and there’s a bit of that here.
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