Teed Up another example of Emmet Mullins' excellence
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE: Teed Up and Ray Barron (green and mauve silks) turn into the home straight en route to winning the Connachy Hotel Handicap at Galway on Monday. Picture: Healy Racing
Few, if any, in the sport of National Hunt racing will step out from the shadow of Willie Mullins but his nephew, Emmet, has made quite the name for himself in a relatively short time training, and his excellence was once again on show on day one of the Galway festival when Teed Up landed the featured Connacht Hotel Qualified Riders’ Handicap in the hands of Ray Barron.
This has been the plan for quite some time and the smoothness of the success showed just how knowledgeable and capable the young Grand National-winning trainer is. Teed Up, who carries the familiar colours of the local Mee family, won over hurdles at this meeting in 2022 but thereafter had his focus switched to the level.
