Mullins and Geraghty bid to break Irish National duck

The prestigious three mile and five furlong Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is one of the few major prizes to elude champion trainer Willie Mullins and he unsurprisingly has a plethora of entries this year, including Prince De Beauchene, Vesper Bell, Touch The Eden and Away We Go.

Mullins and Geraghty bid to break Irish National duck
Tue, 08 Apr, 2014 - 01:00
Ashley Iveson

Leading jockey Barry Geraghty has also never tasted Irish Grand National glory and he hopes this might be his year.

He said: “I’ve ridden in the race about 15 or 16 times and never won it.

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