Willie Mullins to consider French test for Djakadam

Mullins will consider sending Djakadam to France later this year after he finished second for the fourth time in the Punchestown Gold Cup.

Willie Mullins will consider sending Djakadam to France later this year after he finished second for the fourth time in the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup yesterday.

Having chased home Don Cossack in 2015, Carlingford Lough in 2016 and been narrowly denied by Sizing John 12 months ago, the nine-year-old this time found only stablemate Bellshill too strong.