Mullins at fever-pitch for King George

When Willie Mullins won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle with the mare Tourist Attraction in 1995 you would have needed more than a crystal ball to predict how dominant he would become in the world of National Hunt racing.

At the time he was still riding as an amateur, and the following season partnered his own Wither Or Witch to win the Cheltenham Bumper, a race he has continued to dominate.

A year on and Mullins sent his first superstar, Florida Pearl, to contest the Bumper, and one of Ireland’s most popular horses delivered the first Grade One of a stellar career.