Mullins thrilled with Fly

By Colin Wilson

Monday, February 13, 2012

Willie Mullins yesterday expressed his delight with Hurricane Fly as the crack two-miler builds towards the defence of his Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham next month.

Having only recently started to please Mullins in his home work, the eight-year-old made his first appearance since Punchestown last May when cruising to success in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown in January.

Reporting him to have thrived since, Mullins said: "Hurricane Fly is fantastically well at the moment. Paul (Townend) rides him out every day at home and he said he’s jumping out of his skin.

"He had a nice easy week last week and he’ll have another easy one this week before we start building him up for Cheltenham. I’ve been very happy with him."

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, February 13, 2012