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Thief and Min ready to roll
- Updated: December 24, 2016
Views from connections ahead of the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown where Min and Identity Thief clash.
Identity Thief and Min clash in what promises to be an enthralling renewal of the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown.
Willie Mullins has saddled three of the last five winners of this Grade One event, with the brilliant Douvan destroying his rivals 12 months ago.
Having made a winning start to his career over fences in the same Navan beginners’ chase won by Douvan and Vautour before him, Supreme Novices’ Hurdle runner-up Min is set to line up as a hot favourite.
But he faces a formidable rival in the form of Henry de Bromhead’s Identity Thief.
Mullins’ son, Patrick, got the call-up to ride Douvan in last year’s renewal, but will be an observer this time, with Ruby Walsh in attendance.
Mullins jnr said: “Min is hugely exciting and his chasing debut in Navan was everything you’d …
