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Willie Mullins Pulls Most Of His Runners At Thurles Today, With Fast Ground To Blame

Andy Newton Written by Sports EditorAndy Newton
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Horse racing punters had been ready to tuck into a stack of Willie Mullins Thurles runners today – with the Closutton handler having many top chances of ending up in the winners’ enclosure.

However, during the late morning the news that came out of the track was that most of today’s Willie Mullins Thurles runners WON’T RUN.

Willie Mullins Declares NINE (of his 10) Horses Non-Runners At Thurles

In midweek Willie Mullins pulled all his runners from the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day at Kempton and in a separate incident the top Irish trainer is at it again – this time on Thursday at Thurles.

Mullins had intended to run an army at the County Tipperary venue, but with Ireland not getting much rain in recent weeks the ground at the course remained quicker than normal for this time of the year.

The going description is stated as ‘good’ at Thurles and this is thought to be the reason behind the Willie Mullins runners being declared non-runners. In total he’s pulled out NINE horses (so far).

Horse racing fans had been looking forward to the likes of Mistergif, Nick Rocket and former Cheltenham Festival winner Appreciate It, who was going to face Fil Dor in a Listed Chase over 2m 6 1/2f.

However, due to Appreciate It now not running – plus Mullins also taking out Nick Rocket and Embassy Gardens from that same race – this means the 152-rated Fil Dor will face just one other rival – Hazelhatch Lady, who is rated 38lbs lower at 114.

Willie Mullins Runners (and Non Runners)

Foreverwalking ✅
Mistergif ❌
Appreciate It ❌
Western Diego ❌
Embassy Gardens ❌
Nick Rockett ❌
Fishery Lane ❌
Karamoja ❌
Baby Kate ❌
Karafon ❌

Foreverwalking The Only Willie Mullins Runner Left

If you were looking forward to seeing a Willie Mullins Thurles runner today – then all is not lost as he’s still got one runner (at this stage).

Foreverwalking goes in the 1:50 – which is a 2m 4 1/2f Maiden Hurdle – with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK making this former winning Pointer long odds-on to win.

Andy Newton Written by Sports EditorAndy Newton
Andy is a horse racing journalist and betting expert who specializes in trends and stats. With his long association with FromTheStables, Andy has also built up solid contacts with some of the best stables in the UK. Has written for GeeGeez and bookmakers Matchbook and BetBright in the past too, plus was the former sports betting editor of odds comparison site Easyodds and Juicestorm. Has also appeared on betting podcasts for MatchBook and has featured in the popular Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide in the past. Andy's also ghost written for former top jockey Richard Dunwoody and continues to have a monthly column in the Racing Ahead horse racing magazine. Now a regular on Sportscasting giving his views, trends and tips mainly on horse racing - if there's a stat to be explored and it's a sport, Andy is sure to find a betting angle to use. You can also hear Andy's weekly horse racing views and best bets on the popular Final Furlong podcast.
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