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Top Irish coach Willie Mullins secured a milestone 100th Cheltenham Festival win on Wednesday when Jasmin de Vaux raced to victory within the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
CHELTENHAM, England: Top Irish coach Willie Mullins secured a milestone 100th Cheltenham Festival win on Wednesday when Jasmin de Vaux raced to victory within the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
Mullins is essentially the most profitable coach within the historical past of the celebrated jumps assembly and reached his landmark determine with three wins on the day after earlier victories for Ballyburn and Fact To File.
Jasmin de Vaux triumphed after Mullins had been left on 99 when odds-on favourite El Fabiolo pulled up within the Queen Mother Champion Chase and outsider Captain Guinness took the race.
But he didn’t have to attend lengthy for his century of wins as Jasmin de Vaux completed forward of Romeo Coolio and Jalon D’oudairies.
Mullins had claimed three victories on Day 1 of the competition. El Fabiolo was extensively anticipated to supply the 100th, however a leaping error noticed El Fabiolo pulled up.
“I was very concerned that he reached for an early one and then stood back too far at the fence going away from the stands and didn’t get high enough,” Mullins stated. “He got very low over a couple of them and I know he was a bit chancy before, but I was very concerned. He jumped the last one good and then of course he just stood back too far and didn’t get high enough. It’s very disappointing.”
Edwardstone fell on the final and Captain Guinness, underneath jockey Rachael Blackmore, held off Gentleman De Mee to take the win.
“Obviously after El Fabiolo went you knew then that the race had opened right up and we felt we had a right chance then,” stated Captain Guinness coach Henry de Bromhead, who gained the race for the fourth time. “We’ve been so lucky in this race, it’s such an exciting race. You can’t make any mistake really, it’s about speed and accuracy.”
Queen Camilla watched the race and offered the winner’s trophy.
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