There will be no more popular winner at this year's Cheltenham Festival than Faugheen if he can strike gold in the Cotswolds for the third time in Thursday's Marsh Novices' Chase.
It is six years since the Willie Mullins-trained superstar delighted favourite-backers in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle - and 12 months later he led home a one-two-three for Ireland's champion trainer in the Champion Hurdle.
There have been a few bumps in the road during the intervening period. In fact, it looked as though a glorious career may have come to an end after he was pulled up with a heart problem at Aintree last spring.
But Mullins' decision to not only bring his 12-year-old back this season, but also send him over fences, has proved an inspired one,
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