Mullins looking to Chacun to end his Champion Chase wait
Trainer has yet to win the two-mile Festival highlight.
Chacun Pour Soi faces a critical Cheltenham mission as he bids to complete master trainer Willie Mullins’ full set of Festival titles in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The short-priced favourite will be joined by stablemate Cilaos Emery against eight other heavyweight contenders on Wednesday. But there is no doubt the hopes of Closutton will be centred chiefly on Chacun Pour Soi to deliver the one Cheltenham championship event that has as yet eluded the Festival’s all-time most successful trainer. Among his record-breaking tally of victories, at the start of business this week Mullins could count two Gold Cups – after Al Boum Photo conquered that Everest for him in each of the last two years – four Champion Hurdles, two Stayers’ crowns and three Ryanair Chase successes.Chacun Pour Soi – some talent
🏇 7 runs for @WillieMullinsNH 🥇 6 wins🏆🏆 Ladbrokes Dublin Chase🏆 Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase🏆 Ryanair Novice Chase🏆 Hilly Way Chase⭐️ Superstar Successive wins in the Dublin Chase for Chacun Pour Soi under @PTownend @LeopardstownRC pic.twitter.com/M8tGUs8pBz — Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 6, 2021
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