Willie Mullins: Trip no issue for Yorkhill

Willie Mullins is confident a return to two miles will not inconvenience Yorkhill in the 32Red Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown today.

The six-year-old kept a lower profile than some of his stable companions as a bumper horse, but impressed on his second start under Rules at the Punchestown Festival and made a flying start to his hurdling career at the same track in early December.

Ruby Walsh’s mount comes back in distance for his first Grade One assignment, but Mullins is not concerned, with conditions at the Esher venue sure to be testing.