Autumn amnesia rife but Mullins will cure the symptoms soon
If you can tell me who beat Istabraq on his hurdling debut, or the odds-on favourite who was only fourth when Big Buck's won the first of his four World Hurdles in 2009, you are automatically excluded from the rant you are about to read.
It might be the time of year when sniffles, sneezes and sore throats ensure chemists' counters are never empty, but there is a far more serious illness spreading in the world of jump racing: autumn amnesia. And the bad news is that symptoms are getting more severe with every October that passes.
Us racing folk have shocking memories; we do. Who won the Irish Grand National in April just gone by? I told you. Last winter and spring seem to have become a complete blur with memories of Minding, Found and Almanzor clogging up our memory. Autumn amnesia is spreading as fast as the flu and a text message from a friend of mine last Saturday made me realise just how serious the latest ailments are.
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