Maximus respect for Grand National hero at homecoming parade
STILL FULL OF LIFE: Grand National hero I Am Maximus rears up outside the Lord Bagenal Hotel with jockey Paul Townend, grooms Rachel Robins and Steven Cahill and trainer Willie Mullins at Tuesday's homecoming celebrations. Picture: Ben Brady/Inpho
It is likely to be the Cheltenham Gold Cup rather than a Grand National repeat that is on the agenda for I Am Maximus next season, as Willie Mullins sees his Aintree hero as the perfect candidate for the Cheltenham Festival blue riband.
It is barely a month since Galopin Des Champs enjoyed receiving the adulation of the locals after providing the master of Closutton with his fourth Gold Cup triumph and I Am Maximus appears set to be trained with the Cotswolds in mind as it was his turn to be paraded through the streets of Leighlinbridge in County Carlow on Tuesday evening.
