WILLIE Mullins was crowned Tramore Festival’s leading trainer on Sunday, when the champion jumps trainer completed a treble on the day, supplied by three different jockeys.

With Mullins’ stable jockey Paul Townend suspended, jockey Brian Hayes filled in on Mullins’ opening winner Lady Lena (5/6 favourite) in the Frank King Memorial Maiden Hurdle.

Debuting over hurdles, Lady Lena raced prominently throughout and, having led at the second-last, held on well to score by two and a quarter lengths from Market Ready.

Assistant trainer Patrick Mullins said: “We have her leased from Jamie Codd and she is probably the smallest in the yard, but we took a chance with her as she is by Flemensfirth and they’re not making any more of them. She has plenty of ability. We could end up at Listowel and hopefully she will win again.

“Aubrey McMahon does a great job running Temple Bloodstock [owners] and they’re having a lot of success. He buys some of their horses, leases others and I couldn’t recommend Aubrey highly enough; he works hard and is very likeable.”

Slevin success

Just 35 minutes later, trainer Mullins landed a 1-2-3 in the Victoria House Tramore Mares Beginners Chase, scoring with the J.J. Slevin-partnered La Notre Verte (2/1 into 13/8 favourite), for owners Isaac Souede and Simon Munir.

Mullins’ morning-favourite Future Prospect raced keenly and was eventually no match for La Notre Verte, who defeated that rival to win by six lengths. A further 10 lengths were back to third-placed stablemate Straight Home.

Slevin stated: “I wanted to keep it fairly straightforward. Danny [Mullins, on Future Prospect] took the lead off me after a mile and I was happy to follow. The trip suited her and she galloped on well.

“She jumped a little to her left but on the whole was pretty good. If we could find some blacktype over fences, that would be brilliant and hopefully she’ll be capable of doing that.”

Dream delivers

Willie Mullins was present for his final winner, Village Dream (4/5 favourite) in the concluding Irish Stall Farms EBF Mares INH Bumper.

Ridden by son Patrick for owners Blackrock Racing Syndicate, Village Dream was kept wide throughout and scored readily from Myluckymaker.

The champion trainer said: “She’s a nice filly and it might be best to go jumping now, but I’ll discuss with Patrick and see what he would like to do.

“It has been a great week, the horses have just come right and I’m looking forward to the rest of the autumn.”

Further Mullins family success came via trainer Mags Mullins and son Danny, with the enterprisingly ridden A Snow White Park (9/2 co-favourite) in the McCarthy’s Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase. The multiple Grade 1-winning rider improved the five-year-old mare to lead from the fifth fence, with the pair maintaining a big lead from halfway, to score easily from Pourquoi Poi.

Regarding her jointly-owned winner with Molly and Paul Willis, Mags Mullins said: “It was a great ride and we’ve had great fun with A Snow White Park, as she runs well most days. I don’t give Danny any instructions, he does his own thing and he knows the mare.

“She wants top of the ground and gets lost when it goes soft. She loved it today and we’ll see where we go now. There are mares’ chases for her and she has the option of going back hurdling as well.”

King collects

Recent Galway Festival hero Dan King was on the mark in the opening Tramore Directors Maiden Hurdle, scoring on the Harry Kelly-trained Louiescall (9/2).

Racing prominently throughout and saving ground on the inner, Louiescall held on well to score by a length from Speed For Fun.

Kelly commented: “He was unlucky not to have won at this festival last year when he missed the last hurdle. Today was the plan and going on the inside is a big help to a horse like him, so Dan gave him a great ride.

“He had been slow coming to himself this year but when he starts to bolt with you at home, that’s a sign he is back. He goes to the start early. He defied his penalty and the handicapper might leave him on the same mark, so we’ll see.

“He is owned by [Galway Hurdle-winning owner behind Putapoundinthejar] Ray Grehan’s son Bryan and Gerry Hughes, who is a foreman in their building company.”

THE Terence O’Brien Racing Syndicate were again in good voice following their latest winner Ina Mina (3/1 favourite), in the Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle. Ridden by John Shinnick, the ex-flat mare defied a 13lb hike for a recent Cork success when scoring readily from Lanzhou.

Trainer Terence O’Brien said: “Ina Mina had previously won here on the flat by 15 lengths, so the course suits her.

“I thought she was well handicapped at Cork but I wasn’t sure about her form.

“She did it very well again today, so you’d be very happy with her.

“We’ll mix between hurdling and flat for the summer now and it is great for the syndicate. There are 30 in it, we’ve had great luck together and we’ve won with most of our horses.

“It is a brilliant idea, the syndicate are patient and for handy money they get a great kick out of it,” he said.

Kingdom comes good

Trainer Eoin McCarthy’s Kingdom Calling registered a first success since scoring at odds of 250/1 at the 2024 Listowel Festival, when landing the Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase at 15/2. Wearing the colours of the Killarney Racing Syndicate, jockey Gary Noonan corrected Kingdom Calling following a wayward left-leaning jump at the second-last, with the pair scoring a battling success from Presenting Lad.

McCarthy explained: “He jumped to the stable yard at the second-last, but he actually likes this track. I’m delighted for the lads who stuck with him as it has been a frustrating time since he won his maiden hurdle.”