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A merry Mullins Christmas as Willie takes the spoils on last day of Leopardstown Christmas Festival

It's all done and dusted after four bumper days of racing.

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
Tuesday 29 December, 2020
in Horse Racing
Reading Time: 1 min read
Paul Townend on board Monkfish at Leopardstown.

Paul Townend on board Monkfish at Leopardstown. Photo: Caroline Norris/Racing Post

It’s all done and dusted at Leopardstown for another Christmas Festival and after today Willie Mullins either needs a new trophy room or at the very least, a car with a bigger boot.

The one thing @WillieMullinsNH needs for Christmas 🎁….

A car 🚗with a bigger boot! #LRCChristmas pic.twitter.com/9GYmQ6OTpb

— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) December 29, 2020

Sharjah (11/2) emulated equine legends like Istabraq and Hurricane Fly when landing a sensational hat-trick in the Grade One Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown today for the father and son combination of Willie and Patrick Mullins.

Patrick Mullins on board Sharjah. Photo: Caroline Norris/Racing Post
Patrick Mullins on board Sharjah. Photo: Caroline Norris/Racing Post

Sharjah continued his love affair with Leopardstown when pouncing late under the younger Mullins with the champion amateur rider declaring that the seven-year-old “is like Santa as he rocks up every year at Christmas”.

It was another epic afternoon for Willie Mullins with the champion trainer also landing the other Grade One of the day – the Neville Hotels Novice Chase – when Monkfish (1/2 favourite) got the better of an epic clash with the Paul Nolan-trained Latest Exhibition (4/1).

Champion trainer Willie Mullins. Photo: Caroline Norris/Racing Post
Champion trainer Willie Mullins. Photo: Caroline Norris/Racing Post

Monkfish finished three lengths to the good under Paul Townend to cement his place at the head of the RSA Chase market at next year’s Cheltenham Festival while the champion jockey also took the other graded prize on offer with Concertista (4/5 favourite) delivering another scintillating performance.

Concertista stalked Minella Melody (17/2) at the last before assuming control by six and a half lengths in the Grade Three Advent Insurance Irish EBF Mares Hurdle with Townend’s victory aboard Statler (13/8 favourite) in the Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle completing a 55/1 four-timer for the all-conquering Mullins.

And that’s all she wrote after a solid four days of racing in Leopardstown.

A strange one with no crowds, no glitz or glam, no best dressed, but no shortage of action from the course to make it another memorable year.

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