It might have been a quiet few days for me, but it certainly hasn’t been for the Willie Mullins juggernaut which had a weekend to remember.

Faugheen, Douvan, Vroum Vroum Mag and A Toi Phil all enhanced their Festival credentials, but for me the pick was Un De Sceaux winning at Ascot.

Some had questioned his jumping and the quality of what he’d previously beaten – but he didn’t put a foot wrong at Ascot and jumped impeccably. He beat former champion, two-miler Sire De Grugy with a fair bit of hand and could be the most solid of Willie’s hot-pots.

People have said the trainer’s domination of the Jumps scene is boring and taking the fun out of the sport: I can’t have that.

Why begrudge a team their success? They have earned it. The whole operation, from buying in France to the training, planning and riding, runs seamlessly and very, very effectively so fair play to them.

You also have to think about how the likes of Martin Pipe, Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson have all dominated the sport at some point and it will be someone else’s turn in a few years.

Willie’s Djakadam is quite rightly a red-hot favourite for the BetBright Trial – the highlight at Cheltenham this weekend. His win at Punchestown last month set the standard for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and I would be very surprised if he hasn’t reinforced his position at the head of the market come 2pm.

I will be hoping to sneak into a place on Theatre Guide. He might be 50-1 but he’s certainly entitled to be in the field.

He’s been placed in two Hennessys, including his last run when second to Smad Place in November. He rarely runs a bad race and his consistency is illustrated by finishing in the frame in 12 of his 22 starts. Colin’s horses are running well and I’m two from seven for him this season.

My best chance of the day lies with Tenor Nivernais, who runs in the Freebets.com Trophy Chase.

He’s been in the form of his life this season, winning at Ascot, before finishing second and third in valuable handicaps at Cheltenham.

He’s on a career high mark of 148 but is for a reason and has as good a chance as any in the line-up.

Astigos could be value for a place in the Timeform Novices’ Chase, but I would be wary about backing him to win. He still hasn’t broken his duck in the UK and is quite a tricky customer.

That said, he only just failed by a neck in this race last year and is rarely out of the frame.

Colin also runs Royal Vacation in the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle and has a similar chance to Theatre Guide, according to the bookies. I have never sat on him before and he was beaten nearly 20 lengths by Champers On Ice so it will be tough to turn that around on the book. That said, he won well at Wetherby and Colin obviously thinks enough of him to step him up to Grade Two level.

Tom Scudamore has the pleasure of riding Colin’s Thistlecrack in the Galliard Homes Cleeve Hurdle. I actually rode him in the Imperial Cup last season and it was clear then he had real ability. He’s really progressed this year and his easy win in the Long Walk at Ascot make him the staying hurdler they all have to beat this season.

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