Willie Mullins and Gigginstown House in split, Gordon Elliott to train Don Poli

The world of National Hunt racing was rocked this morning when it was announced by Willie Mullins that he would no longer be training for Gigginstown House Stud.

Ireland's perennial champion trainer, Mullins' dominance of the sport is so great that he was nearly crowned the leading handler in Britain last season and was only denied by Paul Nicholls on the final day.