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Man of the century: Mullins still feeling pure pressure of Cheltenham week 

For most of us, Cheltenham is pure pleasure. For Mullins, Cheltenham is pure pressure - but he handles it with aplomb
Man of the century: Mullins still feeling pure pressure of Cheltenham week 

GOING FOR GLORY: Trainer Willie Mullins during the McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle on day four of the Cheltenham Racing Festival last year. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

PERFECTION may be an unattainable ideal but the quest for it is what drives life’s most successful people. That’s certainly the case with Willie Mullins.

In 2018, Mullins surpassed Nicky Henderson as the most successful trainer in Cheltenham Festival history when Laurina cruised to victory in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle.

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