Mullins dominating in the Morgiana Hurdle

Punchestown, Sunday 20 November: The next steeplechase classic is up for decision today at Punchestown with the Morgiana Hurdle (5th race/15.05pm/100,000 euros/3310m). Five participants are saddled by trainer Willie Mullins, who has won the fixture ten times in the last eleven years.

This time everything speaks for another triumph, because State Man (Paul Townend) has not lost a race yet this year and was already successful here in the Champion Novice Hurdle (Group 1). The five-year-old will be supported by last year`s winner Sharjah (P. Mullins), who later added the Matheson Hurdle (Group 1) to his banner. For him it is the first start after an eleven-month break. Teahupoo (Jack Kennedy) started last season with three wins but acted haplessly as the season progressed, which is also the case with Saldier (Danny Mullins). For Jesse Evans (B. Cooper), the Group 3 Hurdle triumph in Tipperary speaks volumes about the experienced Abacadabras.