IT could be viewed as an ominous sign for the future that the juvenile hurdle division of 2025/’26 well and truly belongs to Willie Mullins, and he hammered home that point with Proactif leading home a 1-2-3 for the stable in the Grade 2 O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle.

Having picked up the Dublin Racing Festival Grade 1 for four-year-old hurdlers with the sidelined Narciso Has in February, and followed up with surprise Triumph Hurdle winner Apolon De Charnie, the next generation of senior Closutton stars could be very bright, with Proactif clearly always held in high regard after arriving from France.