Willie Mullins continued his domination of the Dublin Racing Festival over the weekend as he landed a 863/1 seven-timer.
The Closutton handler won six of the eight Grade Ones at Leopardstown, picking up over €750,000 in prize money across Saturday and Sunday.
Mullins has now won 30 of the 75 races at the Dublin Racing Festival since it first took place five years ago.
Of his seven winners over the weekend, Facile Vega won by 12 lengths, as did Chacun Pour Soi, while Galopin Des Champs scored by nine before Sir Gerhard won by six.
Facile Vega is now a best priced even-money favourite for the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, while Galopin Des Champs will be another of the Irish bankers at Prestbury Park next month.
The six-year-old has been the long-time ante-post favourite for the Festival Novices' Chase, but he could clash with Bob Olinger in the Turners in what would be one of the clashes of the meeting.
Chacun Pour Soi has never shown his brilliant best on British soil, but if he turns up in the Cotswolds in the same form that he was in on Sunday, he will be a massive player in the Champion Chase.
And Sir Gerhard will have his supporters at Cheltenham too wherever he ends up - be it the Supreme or the Ballymore.
Blue Lord was perhaps lucky to keep the Irish Arkle after he crossed in front of Riviere D'etel, but he too will be fancied to follow up at Cheltenham.
Vauban was awesome in the Juvenile Hurdle on Saturday as his odds were slashed for the Triumph as a result. A clash between him and Pied Piper could be special.
Minella Cocooner was the first of Mullins' weekend winners, landing the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle, under a brilliant front-running ride from Danny Mullins.
He was also the trainer's biggest priced winner at odds of 11/1. He is now a general 5/1 for the Albert Bartlett, a race which Mullins has won twice since 2017.
Paul Townend was also brilliant throughout the weekend and he could have some very difficult decisions to make regarding which horses he will partner at Prestbury Park.
Nobody has won more races at Cheltenham than the Carlow handler and 2/5 looks a very fair price for him to retain the top trainer award next month.
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