John Anthony reports as the Closutton Cotswolds raiding party limbers up

Willie Mullins and Guy Lavender

Willie Mullins, the most successful trainer in Cheltenham Festival history, has his eye on yet another breathtaking haul and warned: “I think the string couldn’t be in better order.”
The 103-time Festival winner said: “We’re very happy with how it how it is. I think, the prep since Christmas has been very good.”
Mullins added: “I think maybe unlike other years, we have a lot of our plans fairly well made. I think there’s very few horses that are 50-50 for different races. At least in m...