Despite holding a small prize-money advantage over his Irish rival for the British jumps trainer’s championship, Skelton appeared to concede the race on Thursday
Dan Skelton appeared to have accepted his fate in the gripping 2024-25 British trainers’ championship battle with Willie Mullins on Thursday. Skelton, who has yet to win the crown, has led the title race for most of the campaign and will go into Saturday’s bet365 Jumps Finale day at Sandown still holding a small prize-money advantage over his Irish rival.
Yet such is the firepower at Mullins’s disposal that he has made 21 declarations for the meeting, including 10, half the field, in the bet365 Gold Cup, while Skelton has declared nine, a mismatch that bookmakers believe make victory for 1-12 chance Mullins inevitable..
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Skelton, who has trained 175 winners and earned more than £3.3 million in prize-money this season, added to his score at Warwick and has more chances on Friday before the weekend.
Yet after a win at Warwick, he…
