THE bumper on the third day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival has been won on five of the last 10 occasions by a Willie Mullins-trained runner. Four were partnered by his son Patrick, but he was deployed to Limerick to ride a Grade 1 winner this time, and so Jodie Townend came in for the ride on Bentraghhill (Getaway). The pair won with ease, and this is a horse to keep an eye on.

Bred by Frank Motherway and Kevin Curtin, Bentraghhill has already been in the news. Back in May last year he was the joint sale-topper at Tattersalls Ireland when selling for €150,000 to Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins.