‘More quirks than a barrel of monkeys’

THERE were three outstanding performances on Thursday; Allaho’s sublime retention of his Ryanair Chase crown, the ability of Galopin Des Champs to make Bob Olinger look vin ordinaire in the Turners Novices’ Chase, until capsizing at the last, and Danny Mullins’ ride to retain his championship title in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle on Flooring Porter.

We all know about Mullins the trainer but Danny Mullins the jockey is, for my money, the best male jockey in Ireland