The Willie Mullins trained Bordini maintained his unbeaten bumpers record with a win in the concluding Listed 'Future Champions' Bumper at Navan today, winning under the trainer's son Patrick Mullins.

The 4/7 favourite needed some encouragement from Mullins junior to shake off the challenge of Attribution but the winner stuck to his task admirably well to record a six and a half lengths win.

Following the race, trainer Willie Mullins stated “he's a horse I liked before his first run, and he's done nothing to disappoint me; he looks a real good horse.

"All going well he'll go to Cheltenham in March and he'll probably have one more run before then."

Reflecting on Shaneshill s runner-up effort in the earlier Grade 2 novice hurdle, the Champion Trainer stated “Gordon's horse (No More Heroes) is improving and we got beaten. I'd be hoping for better in the future.”

By Thomas Weekes, quotes from Alan Magee