Talking Horses: Hoping that fiery tearaway Yorkhill follows Gold trail


One can go mad hoping that Willie Mullins sends a particular horse a certain way but the signs are encouraging about this Festival winner

Those of us who want to see Yorkhill in a Gold Cup got some encouragement from an Irish Times piece yesterday, predicting he may make his return to action at Leopardstown over Christmas in the race formerly known as the Lexus (or the Ericsson if you go back a bit further). “Leopardstown at Christmas looks a good possibility,” Willie Mullins was quoted as saying.

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