Pat Keane: Power not to blame for Benie Des Dieux’s demise

So, was it Robert Power or Paul Townend who was responsible for getting the “unbeatable’’ Benie Des Dieux beaten in the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday? Here’s a thought, perhaps it was actually the genius of the remarkable Rachael Blackmore, writes Pat Keane.

So, was it Robert Power or Paul Townend who was responsible for getting the “unbeatable’’ Benie Des Dieux beaten in the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday? Perhaps it was actually the genius of the remarkable Rachael Blackmore, writes Pat Keane.

Team Willie Mullins certainly did not react kindly to seeing their pride and joy failing to reel in Honeysuckle and Blackmore up the Cheltenham Hill, going down by half a length.