STATEMENT OF FACT

Impressive Mullins ace lays down a marker for Gold Cup

- BY MELISSA JONES

Fact To File and Mark Walsh on their way to winning the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown

MAN of the moment Mark Walsh steered Fact To File to a brilliant triumph in the rescheduled Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival yesterday.

The jockey had bagged three Grade 1s at the meeting and made it four for himself, owner JP McManus and trainer Willie Mullins by leading home a 1-2-3 for the stable.

A 9-2 chance, Fact To File jumped well and stayed on strongly to beat Gaelic Warrior (4-1), ridden by the trainer's son Patrick, by five lengths.