Cheltenham decision looms for Fact To File but Mullins 'reasonably happy' ahead of Festival

Willie Mullins revealed he is giving serious consideration to fielding a runner against Constitution Hill in his high-profile Flat race at Southwell Friday week

A month out from Cheltenham, Willie Mullins is struggling with back and hip pain but hopes to be right for the Festival. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

The big injury update from Willie Mullins’ annual pre-Cheltenham media day was not about any of the equine stars in Closutton but the man responsible for training them.

The most successful trainer in the history of the Festival is struggling with back and hip pain, a situation that meant he met the press at The Lord Bagenal Inn in Leighlinbridge, rather than in his yard a short distance away.