WHILE we settle into a time of classics, Derby talk and Royal Ascot notebooks coming to hand, last weekend’s headline act on Sunday was again Willie Mullins landing a Grade 1, this time in France.

Taking a quick look back at the jumps season, it’s a pretty strong gauge of your success to look at how you fared on foreign soil and, looking at the National Hunt Grade 1 list in Britain, Willie Mullins again heads the table with 10 wins. The five top-rated chasers in Britain and Ireland are trained in Closutton.