Racing pays homage to Paddy Mullins

JONJO O’NEILL and Frankie Dettori led the tributes following the death of legendary Irish trainer Paddy Mullins who passed away peacefully, aged 91, at 7am yesterday morning.

He is best remembered for training Dawn Run to win the Champion Hurdle (1984) and the Gold Cup (1986) at the Cheltenham Festival, a feat which has yet to be matched.

“It’s a sad day,” said O’Neill, who rode the brilliant mare in both races.