Willie Mullins denies Dermot Weld the champion trainer crown at Galway

It’s only the second time in 31 years that Weld hasn’t won.

Willie Mullins ended the long reign of Dermot Weld as he was crowned champion trainer at the 2016 Galway Festival.

Not since Aidan O'Brien in 1997 had Weld's name not been top of the roll of honour, but a score of 58 to 54 on the recently-introduced points-based system meant the laurels went the way of Mullins.