Mr Incredible to join Mullins’ raid on Ayr

Having made it no further than The Chair in the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, Mr Incredible is set to make a swift reappearance as part of Willie Mullins’ assault on this weekend’s Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr.

The victory of I Am Maximus in the world’s most famous steeplechase put Mullins in pole position to be crowned Britain’s champion trainer in less than a fortnight, and the Closutton team are keen to press home their advantage by sending a formidable squad to Scotland.

Mullins (right) has made 33 entries across this weekend’s eightrace card, with six standing their ground for the £200,000 main event.

Patrick Mullins, assistant to his father, said: “We’d a good look at what we could enter and what could be competitive and what races were worth nice money. We’ll definitely be doing our very best after the position we find ourselves in now.

“We’ve just got to find the right horses for the right races. Obviously Punchestown is very high in our thoughts as well. We were in a very similar position eight years ago and

Paul Nicholls came back and beat us, so we’re not taking anything for granted.”

The sponsors make the Mullins-trained Fairyhouse scorer Macdermott their 6/1 favourite for the Scottish National, with Mr Incredible’s odds slashed from 8/1 from 16s after he was left in the race at yesterday’s confirmation stage.

Other Mullins-trained entries on the card include popular veteran Sharjah, entered in the opening Scotty Brand Handicap Chase and the CPMS Novices’ Champion Handicap Chase, both worth £50,000, with impressive Punchestown winner Billericay Dickie one of 10 in the £20,000 Tennent’s Novices’ Hurdle.