Willie Mullins fit and fired up for all that lies ahead in ‘the National Hunt season proper’

The run to a 20th Irish trainers’ championship is about to find another gear, as is the bid for a third UK title. Buckle up and enjoy another Mullins masterclass.

A happy Willie Mullins pictured this morning at hos County Carlow stables. Pic: Healy Racing

The summer season is not and probably never has been a focus for Willie Mullins, and the one just past was the perfect example of that.

But this one is behind us now and Mullins’ recent success in the Kerry National, with Spanish Harlem, was an apt tee-up to what is fondly known as ‘the National Hunt season proper’.