'A lot of these horses don't need Davy Russell on them'

Myself and Willie had a bit of an argument about three weeks ago as he wanted to school him over fences and I was saying he should stay over hurdles. We won one argument with him, which is unusual!
Patrick Mullins points out he and father-trainer Willie had differing opinions on how Apple's Jade's Lismullen Hurdle conqueror Bacardys should be campaigned this season

I hope she's beyond the childbearing age when she retires – she's a racehorse we want. We won't be writing her epitaph just yet. A lot of Gordon's seem to have needed the run this year so we're hoping that it was the same for her. If not, so be it
Gigginstown's Eddie O'Leary remains upbeat following the disappointment of Apple's Jade's below-par return at Navan