Another Golden day for Mullins

LITTLE more than three weeks before the Cheltenham festival, champion trainer Willie Mullins was in tremendous form again at Naas yesterday, following his recent ‘nap hand’ at Punchestown with a four-timer.

Mullins was successful with Johnny McGeeney, Dare To Doubt and Golden Silver, providing Paul Townend with a treble, plus Samain, which was cut to 10/1 (from 25) by both Paddy Power and Stan James for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham following his facile win in the finale.

Conqueror of two-mile champion Big Zeb in a Grade 1 at Punchestown last time, Golden Silver continued to mop-up Grade 2 prizes when justifying 2/13 favouritism and earning a ‘pot’ of €30,225 in the paddypowercomChase.