Ted Walsh: Like O'Brien, Mullins has changed the face of National Hunt racing

Walsh is left in no doubt that just like O'Brien, Mullins is destined to be remembered as a man who changed his sport.

LEGEND OF THE GAME: Trainer Willie Mullins on day two of the 2024 Randox Grand National Festival. Pic: Bradley Collyer, PA Wire.

Ted Walsh believes even if Willie Mullins does not manage to emulate Vincent O'Brien by being crowned champion trainer in the UK when based in Ireland, both have played their part in changing the face of National Hunt racing.

Given the feats will be over 70 years apart - O'Brien was champion trainer for successive seasons in the early 1950s - Walsh feels it is difficult to compare their achievements.