Bookies quickly remove £200,000 Willie Mullins horse he ‘absolutely loves’ from Cheltenham Festival markets
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BOOKIES have quickly removed a £200,000 Willie Mullins horse from their Cheltenham Festival markets. The genius Irish trainer was said to 'absolutely love' five-year-old mare Karma d'Airy. Owned by the Roaringwater Syndicate, the former French runner was a 16-1 chance for the ultra competitive Mares' Novice Hurdle.
![[Willie Mullins at Leopardstown Racecourse.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/willie-mullins-poses-leopardstown-racecourse-876598858.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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SIGN UP NOW. 18+ Ts and Cs apply. First month membership £1, then £3 per month unless you cancel at least 7 days before your next billing date. For more information contact help@thesun.co.uk. But she has been pulled completely by Paddy Power after her debut under Mullins at Clonmel on Wednesday.
Sent off 1-2 favourite for a 2m1f maiden hurdle, Karma d'Airy was ridden wide throughout by Paul Townend. Two flights from home she was being niggled along and ultimately finished third, beaten a whopping 26-and-a-half lengths. Paddy Power traders decided to remove the horse from their ante-post market on the back of the horror run.
A statement read: "Paddy has taken Karma d'Airy out of the Mares' Novices' Hurdle as we believe her unlikely to go to Cheltenham.". Speaking afterwards, Townend said: "I was never happy on her. That's not her true running.". The defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow for Mullins given he had won four of the past five runnings of the race.
