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I don't recall any such outcries in the 80's and 90's when Ireland couldn't buy a winner for love nor money. Blaming Mullins and JP is simplistic and is part of the reason why British NH racing is in decline, sort out their own house first. Dan Skelton, who I detest btw, learnt his lesson. I remember him crying about Mullins hoovering up soft Grade Ones in Ireland until he realised he was talking through his hat, When that penny dropped he looked at himself and his operation and has improved beyond all recognition since. Apart from this paid for interviews nonsense of course but a leopard never changes its spots!!

It's a very observation to say that the sheer volume of top horses in Ireland is greater rather than to look at the reasons. The amount of shite racing in the UK is a massive problem and as a result you have crap prizemoney and its just far too easy for the top horses to avoid each other. The racing programme needs binning and start again.

Irelands economic growth and the ability to hold on to there best horses is definitely a factor but doesn't come close to explaining the shift in power. Two minor things that have always amazed me is firstly the reluctance of British trainers to send their horses to Ireland which smacks of an unfounded arrogance and secondly the apparent disdain a number of British trainers have for bumpers. Mullins, Elliot and De Bromhead have always run their best horses in bumpers

<blockquote data-quote="Beef or Salmon" data-source="post: 2696371" data-attributes="member: 66171">I don&#039;t recall any such outcries in the 80&#039;s and 90&#039;s when Ireland couldn&#039;t buy a winner for love nor money. Blaming Mullins and JP is simplistic and is part of the reason why British NH racing is in decline, sort out their own house first. Dan Skelton, who I detest btw, learnt his lesson. I remember him crying about Mullins hoovering up soft Grade Ones in Ireland until he realised he was talking through his hat, When that penny dropped he looked at himself and his operation and has improved beyond all recognition since. Apart from this paid for interviews nonsense of course but a leopard never changes its spots!!It&#039;s a very observation to say that the sheer volume of top horses in Ireland is greater rather than to look at the reasons. The amount of shite racing in the UK is a massive problem and as a result you have crap prizemoney and its just far too easy for the top horses to avoid each other. The racing programme needs binning and start again. Irelands economic growth and the ability to hold on to there best horses is definitely a factor but doesn&#039;t come close to explaining the shift in power. Two minor things that have always amazed me is firstly the reluctance of British trainers to send their horses to Ireland which smacks of an unfounded arrogance and secondly the apparent disdain a number of British trainers have for bumpers. Mullins, Elliot and De Bromhead have always run their best horses in bumpers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beef or Salmon, post: 2696371, member: 66171"] I don't recall any such outcries in the 80's and 90's when Ireland couldn't buy a winner for love nor money. Blaming Mullins and JP is simplistic and is part of the reason why British NH racing is in decline, sort out their own house first. Dan Skelton, who I detest btw, learnt his lesson. I remember him crying about Mullins hoovering up soft Grade Ones in Ireland until he realised he was talking through his hat, When that penny dropped he looked at himself and his operation and has improved beyond all recognition since. Apart from this paid for interviews nonsense of course but a leopard never changes its spots!! It's a very observation to say that the sheer volume of top horses in Ireland is greater rather than to look at the reasons. The amount of shite racing in the UK is a massive problem and as a result you have crap prizemoney and its just far too easy for the top horses to avoid each other. The racing programme needs binning and start again. Irelands economic growth and the ability to hold on to there best horses is definitely a factor but doesn't come close to explaining the shift in power. Two minor things that have always amazed me is firstly the reluctance of British trainers to send their horses to Ireland which smacks of an unfounded arrogance and secondly the apparent disdain a number of British trainers have for bumpers. Mullins, Elliot and De Bromhead have always run their best horses in bumpers [/QUOTE]

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