‘I showed him to Willie and he loved him as well’ – Mullins and Kirk find what they’re looking for in Joshua Tree sale-topper

When it comes to picking a winner of the Goffs Defender Bumper, there isn’t much that Robert Tyner or Willie Mullins would have to learn, with both trainers enjoying notable success in the race at the Punchestown festival over recent years. So John Flood and Niall Bleahen, vendors of the horses bought to join Tyner and Mullins during Part Two of the Goffs Arkle Sale on Thursday, might well harbour hopes of driving a new Land Rover Defender into Kildare Paddocks this time next year, as that is the prize for the vendor of the winning horse. Mullins and Harold…