Faultless Faugheen motors to Irish Champion hurdle glory

Faugheen gave Willie Mullins a sixth successive triumph in the BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle with an emphatic performance at Leopardstown.

Faultless Faugheen motors to Irish Champion hurdle glory
Sun, 24 Jan, 2016 - 15:14

Faugheen gave Willie Mullins a sixth successive triumph in the BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle with an emphatic performance at Leopardstown.

After Hurricane Fly’s five wins in the race, it was the turn of Faugheen (3-10 favourite) to strut his stuff ahead of his bid to repeat last year’s victory in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

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