Fan De Blues bolts up despite some poor jumping

Perhaps a shade unfair on his rivals to say that Fan De Blues turned the Co-op Superstores Handicap Chase into a procession, but Willie Mullins’ horse was able to throw in a few modest leaps along the way and still post a wide-margin victory.

The runners splash through puddles on their way to the start after heavy rain at Cork Racecourse at Mallow yesterday. Picture: Healy Racing

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Perhaps a shade unfair on his rivals to say that Fan De Blues turned the Co-op Superstores Handicap Chase, the feature on Sunday’s card in Cork, into a procession, but Willie Mullins’ horse was able to throw in a few modest leaps along the way and still post a wide-margin victory.