Champion Bumper one-two headline strong Mullins team in novice hurdle ranks

James Norris says Sir Gerhard and Kilcruit are in line for more big-race glory

The Irish domination of last season’s Cheltenham Festival was nowhere more evident than in the novice hurdles.

Brilliant and emphatic performances came from Willie Mullins’ Appreciate It in the Supreme, Henry de Bromhead’s Bob Olinger in the Ballymore and Gavin Cromwell’s Vanillier in the Albert Bartlett.

Worryingly for the home challenge, each of those trainers already has a prime candidate for going back-to-back.

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Published on 17 October 2021inSeries

Last updated 20:11, 9 April 2022

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