Irish weekend tips: Bronn set to give Willie Mullins landmark success

Ireland's champion trainer is on the brink of a 4,000th career victory

SIMPLY THE BEST: Having won the Thyestes Chase with Carefully Selected on Thursday, Willie Mullins looks certain to saddle his 4,000th career winner this weekend. 

The feature on Saturday afternoon’s card in Fairyhouse is the Grade Three Awardsandgifts.ie Solerina Mares’ Novice Hurdle and Ashroe Diamond, who has been in such good form in open Grade Ones, can make a winning return to mares’ company.

A Grade Two bumper winner at Aintree, she made a winning start over hurdles in November at Naas, and then ran a super race to finish third behind Marine Nationale in the Grade One Royal Bond at this venue. She was beaten further when third behind Facile Vega in a Grade One last time, but it was another fine effort in the context of this race.