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Davy Russell on Apple's Jade comes home to win

Apple's Jade win marred by Nichols Canyon's fatal fall

Apple's Jade had to dig deep to land the Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown but the race was marred by the fatal fall of Nichols Canyon.

Racing • 28 Dec 17

Apple's Jade has won on her last three starts

Apple's Jade and Nichols Canyon to clash at Fairyhouse

Cheltenham Festival winners Apple's Jade and Nichols Canyon will do battle at Fairyhouse on Sunday after both featured among seven declared runners for the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle.

Racing • 01 Dec 17

Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins (R) celebrate with the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle trophy

Mullins and Walsh bounce back in style at Cheltenham

Casting a spell at the Cheltenham Festival has rarely proved a problem for Willie Mullins and after a miserable first two days, the master Irish trainer worked his magic to roar back with a sensational 179-1 four-timer.

Racing • 16 Mar 17

Ruby Walsh punches the air after his win on Nichols Canyon

Nichols Canyon scores in Stayers' for Mullins and Walsh

Nichols Canyon reeled in the courageous Lil Rockerfeller after benefiting from a superb waiting ride from Ruby Walsh.

Racing • 16 Mar 17

Unowhatimeanharry looks to go off as favourite for he Stayers' Hurdle

Unowhatimeanharry heads Stayers' Hurdle field

Unowhatimeanharry is one of 16 declarations for the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday.

Racing • 14 Mar 17

Petit Mouchoir defied a lack of market confidence to win the feature race on the final day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival

Petit Mouchoir runs Ryanair Hurdle rivals ragged

Petit Mouchoir bounded into the frame for the Champion Hurdle after running out an impressive winner of the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 16

Nichols Canyon hammered his rivals in the Morgiana Hurdle on his seasonal reappearance

'Exceptional' Nichols Canyon on Ryanair mission

Connections of Nichols Canyon feel he does not get the credit he deserves as he goes in search of an eighth Grade One win in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 16

Nichols Canyon clambers over the final flight at Punchestown

Nichols Canyon enjoys more Morgiana glory

Nichols Canyon added another Grade One victory to his already impressive tally as the 8-13 favourite won back-to-back runnings of the StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.

Racing • 20 Nov 16

Annie Power was an impressive winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham

Annie Power and Faugheen ruled out of Morgiana

Future plans for Annie Power and Faugheen are up in the air after Willie Mullins was forced to rule two of his superstars out of Sunday's StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.

Racing • 18 Nov 16

Willie Mullins: 'He's got some great qualities - the way he jumps and battles - and his attitude in a race is very good.'

Mullins has high hopes for Nichols Canyon

Nichols Canyon has big boots to fill ahead of his run in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown on Tuesday.

Racing • 28 Dec 15

David Mullins on Nichols Canyon clears the last ahead of Ruby Walsh on Faugheen and Paddy Mullins on Wicklow Brave

Nichols Canyon shocks Faugheen at Punchestown

Willie Mullins made no excuses for Faugheen after the Champion Hurdle hero tasted defeat for the first time when upstaged by stablemate Nichols Canyon in the StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.

Racing • 15 Nov 15

Nichols Canyon ridden by Ruby Walsh clears the last fence on his way to winning

Nichols Canyon clinches Champion Novice Hurdle

Nichols Canyon (4/5f) followed up his impressive win at Aintree in the Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Racing • 01 May 15

Ruby Walsh pushes Nichols Canyon out to win the opener on Grand National day

Nichols Canyon claims Mersey honours

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh combined to claim the first race on Grand National day at Aintree as Nichols Canyon claimed a comprehensive victory in the World Famous JUST EAT Mersey Novices' Hurdle.

Racing • 11 Apr 15

Jockey Ruby Walsh onboard Nichols Canyon clears the last hurdle to win

Canyon on song in Deloitte Novice Hurdle

Nichols Canyon bounced back after unseating his rider at Leopardstown over Christmas with a convincing all-the-way win in the Grade One Deloitte Novice Hurdle back at the track.

Racing • 08 Feb 15

Nicholas Canyon, ridden by Paul Townend, clears the last to win

Canyon capitalises on Colombieres' woes

Willie Mullins' second string Nichols Canyon took the Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle after his better-fancied stablemate Allez Colombieres was pulled up early on with what transpired to be a fatal injury.

Racing • 30 Nov 14

Nichols Canyon