Sober - entered in Sky Bet Moscow Flyer

Irish weekend entries: Willie Mullins set to unleash French imports

By Sporting Life

Horse Racing

Tue January 06, 2026 · 2d ago

Willie Mullins looks set to take the wraps off some of his exciting young prospects over the weekend.

The champion trainer has entered both Macho Man and Proactif in the The Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Saturday. The pair are as low as 14/1 and 10/1 respectively for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

They have moved to Closutton after winning in their native France, the former, now owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly, was successful at Auteuil in October. Proactif was snapped up by JP McManus following his success at the same course a month earlier.

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The trainer is responsible for three of the eight entries in Sunday’s Sky Bet Moscow Flyer at Punchestown.

Saint Baco holds an alternative engagement in the rearranged Grade One Ballymore Novice Hurdle at Naas on Sunday while Sober, winner of the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot, was successful on his sole start over timber at Killarney in May.

The third entry is Free Spirit, who was bought by Audrey Turley, owner of Galopin Des Champs, after he finished second in a conditions hurdle at Auteuil in October 2024.

Mullins could also give Bambino Fever her second start over obstacles in the Sky Bet For The Fans Maiden Hurdle on the same card.

Sky Bet Moscow Flyer - Sponsors bet: 11/8 Sober, 11/4 Sons And Lovers, 4 Theflyingking, 11/2 Free Spirit, 6 Saint Baco, 10 Thedeviluno, 12 Port Authority, Road Exile, 16 Frankie John

Irish weekend entries: Willie Mullins set to unleash French imports

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