Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight, with Mark Zahra on board. Willie Mullins’ Vauban and Absurde finished out of the placings. Photo: Reuters
This was the one he wanted and he made no bones about saying it, so coming up some way short in the Melbourne Cup will have hurt Willie Mullins.
The all-conquering Irish champion jumps trainer made the trip Down Under with high hopes as it was his “best chance” to land the race that stops a nation, with Vauban going off 9/2 favourite for the Flemington showpiece.
