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PATRICK MULLINS was left to ponder if his father Willie Mullins could win the UK trainers’ title for a third time after proudly watching him emulate the great Vincent O’Brien at Sandown on Saturday.
The master of Closutton became the first Irish-based handler to claim the UK jumps crown in over 70 years when topping the British table for the first time 12 months ago and he followed in the footsteps of O’Brien by edging out Dan Skelton to lift the trophy for a second year running.
It was Patrick’s emotional Grand National victory aboard his father’s Nick Rockett that proved the catalyst for the Mullins juggernaut invading Britain over the subsequent three weeks to spoil the Skelton party.
