Thread Of Gold Wins Big For Willie Mullins At The Galway Races

Sent off the 3-1 favourite and stepping up to a mile and a half for the first time, the three-year-old still had plenty in front of him rounding the home turn but picked up strongly once angled wide to win comfortably by a length and three-quarters on day five of the meeting, as RTÉ Sport reported.

A big night for Mullins at the Galway Races

“He’s improving hugely and the step up in trip was fantastic for him,” Mullins said. “He was very free early on but Billy got him settled in behind. When you look at the head-on you’d say he had no chance coming through that wall of horses, but Billy said he had so much horse underneath him he was just waiting for an opening. He’ll be out of handicaps now so we’ll look at Listed or Group races.”