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Punters flock to support Willie Mullins ahead of Trainers Championship showdown

Punters flock to support Willie Mullins ahead of Trainers Championship showdown

Punters are flocking to Willie Mullins as he looks to earn the Champion Trainer title this weekend as he chases down Dan Skelton.
It has been another memorable year for Mullins, seeing his son ride to Grand National victory and had yet another successful Cheltenham Festival.
But Mullins must overcome a £57,477 deficit over Dan Skelton if he is to become the Champion Trainer for 2025 with it all coming down to Sandown this weekend.
And Mullins has sent over a 21-strong fleet to England to capture the title with the trainers title.
Mullins has 10 out of 20 horses running in the Bet 365 Gold Cup, including the top four favourites while Gaelic Warrior is favourite for the Oaksey Chase while punters are finding great value in a double with Kitzbuhel in the Select Hurdle at a price of 9/2.
Such is the size of the fleet Mullins is sending, he has been installed as 1/7 to land the trainers title while Dan Skelton is 9/2 according to BoyleSports.
Brian O'Keeffe, spokesperson for BoyleSports, said: 'There's an air of inevitability about the Trainers' Championship as Willie Mullins unleashes an army of runners at Sandown, and of his 21 strong team, it's Gaelic Warrior and Kitzbuhel that punters think will snatch the title off Skelton on the final day of the season.'
Here are a look at all the runners for both Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton.
Willie Mullins runners:
5/4 Gaelic Warrior (14:25 Sandown)
11/2 Gentlemen De Mee (14:25 Sandown)
20/1 Appreciate It (14:25 Sandown)
20/1 Classic Getaway (14:25 Sandown)
6/4 Kitzbuhel (15:00 Sandown)
11/2 Enurgemene (15:35 Sandown)
13/2 Il Etait Temps (15:35 Sandown)
4/1 High Class Hero (16:10 Sandown)
6/1 Minella Cocooner (16:10 Sandown)
6/1 Dancing City (16:10 Sandown)
13/2 Grangeclare West (16:10 Sandown)
16/1 Lombron (16:10 Sandown)
16/1 O'Moore Park (16:10 Sandown)
20/1 Spanish Harlem (16:10 Sandown)
22/1 Olympic Man (16:10 Sandown)
25/1 Klarc Kent (16:10 Sandown)
28/1 Chosen Witness (16:10 Sandown)
5/1 Jump Allen (16:45 Sandown)
13/2 Bunting (16:45 Sandown)
7/1 Dr Eggman (16:45 Sandown)
18/1 King Alexander (16:45 Sandown)
Dan Skelton runners:
7/2 Riskintheground (13:50 Sandown)
18/1 Boombawn (14:25 Sandown)
13/2 Take No Chances (15:00 Sandown)
16/1 Gwennie May Boy (15:00 Sandown)
25/1 Unexpected Party (15:35 Sandown)
100/1 Harper's Brook (15:35 Sandown)
12/1 Hoe Joly Smoke (16:10 Sandown)
11/2 Mostly Sunny (16:45 Sandown)
8/1 Got Grey (16:45 Sandown)

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