THE Galway Plate winner Early Doors, also successful over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival, and the ill-fated Grade 1 juvenile hurdle winner Mega Fortune have been two of the flagbearers to date for the Group 1 Irish Derby winner Soldier Of Fortune (Galileo), but maybe his best is yet to come.
On Easter Monday, Soldier Of Fortune’s seven-year-old son Soldier In Milan ran away with the Irish Grand National on just his fifth start over fences, and given the ease with which he won this iconic contest, owner Paul Byrne and trainer Emmet Mullins will have a lot to consider in the future.


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