Willie Mullins: 'Everytime I go out on the gallop in the morning I pinch myself looking at what’s there'

Mullins was speaking during a wide-ranging exchange with the media that ran to just under 100 minutes for the launch of the National Hunt season.

Trainer Willie Mullins pictured at the launch of the National Hunt Season at Willie Mullins' Yard

A landmark birthday can get mind whirling but turning 70 this year didn’t lead to any deep introspection on the part of Willie Mullins.

“I don’t see much difference, I haven’t looked at it that way,” Mullins said during a fascinating and wide-ranging exchange with the media that ran to just under 100 minutes for the launch of the National Hunt season.