I need to say something unpopular: Willie Mullins is so dominant in National Hunt racing that it is starting to affect the betting market in ways that damage the product. When one trainer has 40% of the runners in Grade 1 chases and regularly takes the top three positions, the each-way market collapses into something unworkable. Last Cheltenham he saddled the first four home in the Champion Hurdle. That's extraordinary training achievement but it makes the race boring to follow if you're not a Mullins fan. Gordon Elliott closes the gap every year but the structural advantage Closutton has in raw horse quality is becoming difficult to overcome without extraordinary luck.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/topic/165/willie-mullins-dominance-excellence-or-is-nh-racing-becomingRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 12:13:30 GMTTue, 21 Apr 2026 06:35:00 GMT60I need to say something unpopular: Willie Mullins is so dominant in National Hunt racing that it is starting to affect the betting market in ways that damage the product. When one trainer has 40% of the runners in Grade 1 chases and regularly takes the top three positions, the each-way market collapses into something unworkable. Last Cheltenham he saddled the first four home in the Champion Hurdle. That's extraordinary training achievement but it makes the race boring to follow if you're not a Mullins fan. Gordon Elliott closes the gap every year but the structural advantage Closutton has in raw horse quality is becoming difficult to overcome without extraordinary luck.

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