Appreciate It delivers sixth victory for Willie Mullins by beating Irascible by nine lengths at the Grade One Paddy Power Future Champions Novices’ Hurdle
- Appreciate It claimed a sixth win for Willie Mullins in Future Champions contest
- On his second hurdle start, Appreciate It beat Irascible by a total of nine lengths
- While Monday’s meetings at both Fontwell and Leicester have been abandoned
Appreciate It delivered a sixth victory for Willie Mullins in the Grade One Paddy Power Future Champions Novices’ Hurdle at Leopardstown.
On only his second hurdle start, the Paul Townend-ridden 7-4 favourite easily beat Irascible by nine lengths with Gordon Elliott-trained Royal Bond Novice Hurdle winner Ballyadam a disappointing fourth.
The Coral Welsh Grand National meeting will take place at Chepstow on Saturday, January 9 after it was abandoned yesterday because of waterlogging. Monday’s meetings at Fontwell and Leicester have also been abandoned.
Appreciate It (above) claimed a sixth win for Willie Mullins in Future Champions contest
On his second hurdle start, Appreciate It (right) beat Irascible by a total of nine lengths
Jump jockey Dave Crosse, 38, finished ninth in the final race of his career at Kempton on Sunday. His biggest win came as an amateur on Nicky Henderson-trained The Bushkeeper in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the 2002 Cheltenham Festival.
Trainer Evan Williams will try to win his second Grade One race of the festive period when Star Gate lines up in the Challow Hurdle at Newbury on Tuesday. Williams won the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day with Silver Streak.
