Soo koob maqaalka:  Willie Mullins wuxuu ku tilmaamay guushiisa taariikhiga ah ee uu ku helay seddexda guryood ee ugu horeeya Stan James Champion Hurdle inuu yahay guushiisa tababarka ee ugu weyn abid. Tababaraha reer Ireland oo sagaal jeer ku guuleystay horyaalka wuxuu caadeystay in uu difaaca difaaca ee dalkiisa ku garaacayo oo uu ku dhaawacayo difaaca guriga isaga oo adeegsanaya weerarradiisa xafladaha oo aad u xoogan. Laakiin waxqabadka Ruby Walsh oo ah 4-5 Faugheen oo ah kuwa ugu cadcad ee hogaaminaya guriga Arctic Fire iyo horyaalka laba jeer Hurricane Fly ayaa qaadan doona xoogaa ka sarreeya xitaa nin ku guuleystay Grand National. Tababaraha kale ee ugu dhow ee la mid ah waxa uu ku guuleystey tartanka casriga ah ee William the Conqueror wuxuu ahaa saaxiibkii Irish Aidan O<unk>Brien, oo u diray Istabraq iyo Theatreworld inay noqdaan kuwa ugu horreeya iyo kuwa labaad labadaba 1998 iyo 1999 Champion Hurdles. Walsh oo faraxsan ayaa soo galaya qolka guuleystayaasha isagoo saaran Faugheen oo ku guuleysatay Champions Hurdle. Waa guushii ugu weyneyd tan iyo markii Michael Dickinson uu tababaray shantii ciyaaryahan ee ugu horeysay Gold Cup 1983. Mullins wuxuu yiri: "Hal-laba-saddex waa riyo. Xaqiiqdiina waa tababbarkaygii ugu fiicnaa. Inaad hesho seddex faras oo xaaladdaas ku jira waa wax qof kasta u fiican laakiin in aad nasiib u yeelato orodka waa muhiim. Waxaa xitaa ka sii cajiib ah marka la eego waxa kale ee Mullins uu ku guuleystey maalintii ugu horreysay ee Bandhigga iyadoo saddex kale oo guuleystayaal ah <unk> Douvan (2-1 jecel) oo garaacay saaxiibkii caadiga ahaa ee Shaneshill ee Novices Supreme <unk> Hurdle, Un De Sceaux (4-6) ee Arkle Challenge Trophy iyo Paul Townend-ridden Glens Melody (6-1) ee OLBG Mares <unk> Hurdle. Ciyaartoyda ku soo boodaya Mullins bandwagon waxay ku kacday warshadaha sharadka qiyaastii £ 10 milyan maadaama ay ku xireen khamaarista uruurinta. Laakiin waxa ay noqon kartaa ka xun. Walsh-ka Annie Power, oo 1-2 ugu jecel iyo faraska Mullins uu u arko inuu yahay xaqiiqadiisa maalinta, ayaa ugu dambeyntii ka baxday Mares<unk> Hurdle markii ay ku dhacday. Walsh ayaa Faugheen ku dabaal dageysa kadib markii todobo jirkaan uu ku guuleystay Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy. Mullins wuxuu yiri: "Annie Power ayaa dhacday si xun waxayna yeelan doontaa qoorta xanuun iyo...
Faugheen ayaa amar ku bixiyay xawaaraha ciyaarta wuxuuna ku guuleystay 4/5. Arctic Fire ayaa kaalinta labaad gashay halka Hurricane Fly ay kaalinta saddexaad gashay. Guushii Ruby Walsh iyo Willie Mullins waxay keentay in ay qaataan seddex dhibcood iyadoo ay afar tartan oo kaliya ka dambeeyeen. Mullins wuxuu ku tilmaamay 1-2-3 inuu yahay tababarkiisii ugu fiicnaa abid.