John Anthony reports on the final day of the Festival
Vauban
TRIUMPH HURDLE
Vauban (6-4 favourite) landed a third Triumph Hurdle success for Willie Mullins.
He got the better of Gordon Elliott pair Pied Piper and Fil Dor but ran out a comfortable winner.
Winning trainer Mullins said: “He has a lot of ability and his Flat racing experience helped him. He could be a nice horse for the future. It is just inexperience with his jumping, but he has got so much speed. It was a great decision by Rich (Ricci) as I wanted to keep him as a novice for next season but he said no, we are going ra...
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