Douvan can deliver again for Willie Mullins in his Irish trainers’ championship battle with Gordon Elliott
A calculator will be an essential accessory for committed racegoers at Punchestown’s Festival meeting this week as, for the second year running, Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins throw everything at the final five days of their year-long tussle for the Irish trainers’ championship.
For one of the pair, disappointment awaits on Saturday and, if it is Mullins who gets over the line to win his 11th straight title and his 12th in all, Elliott will spend the summer wondering just what he needs to do to get his name on the roll of honour for the first time.
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Tuesday 24 April
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