in recent years, it has become more like willie mullins against the rest, because the favourite in nearly half the races this week will be trained by him. the whole yard is so chilled here, from tea in the kitchen to an impromptu press conference in willie s lounge. everywhere you go there is a nod to his winners. and success now runs in the family. down the lane, another mullins emmet, his nephew can already boast the grand national winner from last year in noble yeats. all i know is willie s model. generally, i don t appreciate it enough and realise what a big thing it is. i suppose if i had a few more years of heartache, i would probably have appreciated it a bit more one challenge to the mullins monopoly will be from the queen of irish racing, rachael blackmore, who rides for henry de bromhead and is the first female jockey to have won the grand national and cheltenham gold cup, over the last couple of years.
how different will it feel going in there is the defending gold cup champion? yeah, yes, it s pretty cool heading out with that on your back, i suppose. but it s trying to hold onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something and you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard and munching on extra carrots in this part of ireland. mike bushell, bbc news, in carlow. we are building up to the signature race gold cup on friday. it will be a festival different in many ways in look and feel. worth pointing out there is a new dress code in place this year. a little more relaxed for racegoers arriving here. many will still be dressed to impress. ladies day on wednesday. another big changes on the jockeys and use of
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their man for the big moment, striker paul mullin, the club s top scorer this season, has scored in each round and now made it 1-1. whoever won this game would face spurs in round five. now, remarkably, wrexham had the chance to lead. a second foul, a second penalty. but this time mullins shot was saved. and so in stoppage time again, sheffield united struck. a winning goal in the 94th minute and one more on 96. the two games between them have brought incredible twists, but the hollywood cup story has come to an end. joe lynseky, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. hello. seems like this behind me quite commonplace at this morning. it was a cold, frosty and foggy start that much of england and wales. in fact, start that much of england and wales. infact, parts start that much of england and wales. in fact, parts of oxfordshire saw temperatures of 7. but once the sunshine gets going, it was quite a pleasant afternoon. just take a look
a few months ago, you d get mostly blank faces if you mentioned chatgpt. now it s all anyone in tech can talk about, and microsoft says this is just the start. james clayton, bbc news, seattle. let s look at the football. non league wrexham have been knocked out of the fa cup. they were beaten 3 1 by sheffield united, who are in the championship, in theirfourth round replay. it brings an end to a remarkable cup run for the national league side. joe lynskey was watching. for the non league team owned by hollywood stars, bramall lane was the set for the sequel an fa cup replay at sheffield united, a side three tiers above wrexham and more used to the spotlight. just like in the first match, it had looked a simple script. united broke through to go 1 0 up, but once again, wrexham found a way back. mullins aground, penalty.