Patrick Mullins interview: 'What sets Willie apart? He doesn't take no for an answer'

Willie Mullins will be 68 next September but his son, while keen to one day take over at Closutton, doesn’t expect a retirement announcement any time in the near future

Patrick Mullins with Embassy Gardens on the gallops ahead of the Cheltenham Festival: 'He definitely ticks all the boxes'. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

There exists a possibility that Willie Mullins could train his 100th Cheltenham Festival winner in the 100th edition of the Gold Cup.

Of course there also exists the possibility, the probability even, that Mullins will get the six winners he needs to hit that astonishing landmark before Galopin Des Champs lines up to defend his crown in the Festival highlight.