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Nightmare Week For Willie Mullins And Punters Continues As Faugheen Pulls Up

Michael McCarthy
By Michael McCarthy
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It has not been a good week for Willie Mullins.

Yesterday, the racing world was in shock as Nichols Canyon fell and was fatally injured at the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

With the shock of that loss still fresh, Mullins put out his great Faugheen today in the Ryanair Hurdle today, hoping to continue his successful comeback from injury.

The 2015 Champion Hurdle winner, had lost only one race before today, ironically to Nichols Canyon, and had made his long awaited comeback with an impressive win in Punchestown last month on his first start in nearly two years.

Unfortunately, the comeback did not continue in the way punters or Mullins would have hoped for today, with jockey Paul Townend pulling the horse up before the second last fence having fallen completely out of the running.

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The somewhat good news for Faugheen fans is that initial reports would suggest there didn't appear to be an obvious injury setback with the horse, at least according his owner Rich Ricci

It was a massive blow to punters who had backed Faugheen to an incredible 2/11 starting price for the race, which looked to be a foregone conclusion.

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