Henderson predicts bright future for new recruit Willmount

Adam Morgan
August 9, 2023 3:19 pm

Talented five-year-old has moved from Neil Mulholland’s yard.

Nicky Henderson is looking forward to going novice hurdling with Willmount having taken over training duties of the unbeaten five-year-old.

Owned by Olly Harris, he commanded GBP 340,000 at the sales following a maiden point-to-point win at Comea in February 2022 and then went on to make an immediate impact under rules last season.

He created a deep impression when partnered by Jamie Moore for his rules debut at Doncaster, scoring by 13 lengths and followed that up with another victory on Town Moor, winning by four-and-a-half lengths under a penalty.

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GBP 340,000 purchase Willmount absolutely hoses up on rules debut under @jemoore85 for @Neil_Mulholland and Olly Harris at @DoncasterRaces… pic.twitter.com/zAZlY5BvgT
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) January 10, 2023

Those two victories came while in the care of Neil Mulholland, but the talented youngster has now been switched to Seven Barrows ahead of the new jumps season kicking into gear.

“He’s only just arrived, he’s a nice horse,” said Henderson.

“He will certainly be going straight over hurdles. He’s a very nice horse actually and he looked a good horse for Neil last year. He looks very well.

“He did look a bit special, and interestingly we all knew he looked quite good because I bought his sister at the Derby Sale in Ireland over the summer hoping he might turn out to be a good horse.”