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Willie Mullins believes Chacun Pour Soi is the horse to end his Champion Chase hoodoo and it is hard to argue with him judging by what we have have seen from him this season.
Victory here would simply provide reassurance that he is still top of the pops when it comes to two-mile chasers in Ireland. The fact of the matter is that Chacun Pour Soi does not need to do anything he has not done before.
Rewind 12 months and he dominated Min by three and three-quarter lengths. It was emphatic and came on the back of a shock defeat by A Plus Tard over Christmas too. This time he is coming here on the back of two decisive wins which earned him RPRs of 171 and 176.
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8:00AM, FEB 2 2021
Al Boum Photo is set for a key workout this week as his preparation for a historic Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick intensifies, with Willie Mullins pleased by the staying star s progress since winning at Tramore last month.
The Joe and Marie Donnelly-owned nine-year-old is following his tried-and-tested route to the festival in March with an 11-week gap between races as he bids to emulate the likes of Golden Miller, Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate. He s in great shape, said Mullins. He ll do a major bit of work this week because he s not running at the Dublin Racing Festival. I need to get a really tough bit of work into him.
UPDATED 8:43PM, JAN 31 2021
The countdown to the Dublin Racing Festival is on, with the two-day meeting at Leopardstown attracting some of the most talented horses, trainers and jockeys in Irish jump racing.
Held each February, there are seven races on the Saturday card, highlighted by the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle, while Sunday showcases an eight-race fixture, spearheaded by the prestigious Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup.
When and where does the Dublin Racing Festival take place?
First introduced in 2018, the Dublin Racing Festival has quickly become a vital element of the Irish jump racing calendar, held at Leopardstown racecourse, just 8km south of the capital s city centre.
UPDATED 7:42PM, JAN 28 2021
Coko Beach was the youngest horse in the field, the sole six-year-old to turn up, but he showed no respect for his elders whatsoever as he tore apart what is traditionally one of the toughest handicaps of the entire season.
The last six-year-old to win the Thyestes was Djakadam in 2015 and he went on to chase home Coneygree in the Cheltenham Gold Cup two months later.
Gordon Elliott is not setting his sights quite so high for his grey, but suggested the National Hunt Chase would be on Coko Beach s agenda now, and Paddy Power have chopped him into 14-1 from 33-1 for it. Ladbrokes go 16-1.