Appreciate It headlines Thurles treble for absent Mullins

Appreciate is 'like a big armchair, he’s a big, big unit of a horse but he’s so consistent,” according to winning jockey Paul Townend said.

STILL GOT IT: Appreciate It and Paul Townend win for trainer Willie Mullins. Pic: Healy Racing

He wasn’t physically present at Thurles on Sunday but that didn’t stop Willie Mullins from making his presence felt.

The perennial champion trainer is currently on holiday but his absence hasn’t affected the form of his all-powerful team and a treble was bagged with a minimum of fuss, headlined by Appreciate It winning the Grade Two Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase for the second successive year.