HE has dominated Britain over the past few months, so it’s probably only natural that Willie Mullins will do the same this week at one of his favourite stomping grounds on home soil.

His haul of 17 winners at the Punchestown Festival 12 months ago wasn’t quite enough to match his record of 19 winners set in 2021, but the Closutton maestro was still utterly dominant here last year. From 91 runners, he emerged with €1,866,850 in prize money at the 2023 Punchestown Festival – no trainer other than Mullins or Gordon Elliott collected as much prize money for the entire season.