Willie Mullins has spoken…
“I thought Galopin was doing plenty up front and I think the Christmas race took a bit out of him. That will put him right for Cheltenham and he’ll come back a lot stronger after that race. What he did in these two runs shows me he still has plenty left in the tank.”
Mullins left options open for runner-up Gaelic Warrior who is entered in the Ryanair and Gold Cup next month, with the trainer encouraged by how he finished the 3m contest having raced keenly.
He said on Racing TV: “Gaelic Warrior was just doing too much throughout the race. Whether that means he goes back to the Ryanair, but he definitely stays three and a quarter miles if we want to go with the Gold Cup. I was very happy with how he finished the race.”