There was a big reaction on social media this week to the comments attributed to Willie Mullins on prize money levels. Many formed the opinion that the trainer was being greedy but anyone who knows him would find that hard to accept.

Perhaps the message he was trying to get across was somewhat lost in translation, and I am not here to act as a spokesman for the leading trainer. However, buried in his reported comments are some salient points about the viability of the training game for most of his peers at this time.