Irish Champion trainer Willie Mullins isn’t a man noted for his nerves but despite Gaillard Du Mesnil heading the betting for the BoyleSports Irish Grand National, the Closutton handler holds reservations about the six-year-old on Monday.
A top class hurdler on his day, he is yet to win over fences though given the level of opposition he has taken on so far – that is perhaps of no surprise.
The grey was third to L’Homme Presse in the Browns Advisory Chase at Cheltenham last month and side-stepped potential opportunities at Aintree to take his chance in this race.
