Piece from Mark Howard on Sporting Life with an interesting little comment at the end:
Earlier in the week, Willie Mullins unleashed another potentially top notch mare at Tramore on Tuesday. Dolcita raced twice in France for Guillaume Macaire before being bought during the summer on behalf of owner Jared Sullivan.
The Saint Des Saints filly made her Irish debut in the same mares’ maiden hurdle which stablemate Laurina had triumphed in two years earlier. Despite the inclement weather conditions, the four year old proved a class apart from her rivals winning hard held by eleven lengths. The Grade 3 Solerina Mares’ Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse in late January was nominated as her next target before she is presumably aimed at the Dawn Run Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Mullins has won all four renewals of that Grade 2 event, including with the aforementioned Laurina in 2018. Speaking to Dolcita’s owner during the summer, he stated that her former trainer was keen to keep hold of her. I think we now know why.