Love Sign d'Aunou

Jockey Patrick Mullins was unambiguous about what he felt underneath him. He described Love Sign d'Aunou as a relentless galloper — big, strong, and the sort of horse that simply grinds opponents into the ground rather than outsprinting them. That style of racing travels. It tends to suit the wide, demanding tracks where stamina counts as much as speed, and Mullins drew a striking comparison: he mentioned Florida Pearl, one of the most admired Cheltenham performers of his era, as a reference point for the type Love Sign d'Aunou could become. That is not a name you reach for lightly.

From just three races, the record reads one win and two placed efforts — winning 1 in every 3 races so far, which is a strong return at any stage of a career. The yard he comes from gives that even more weight. Willie Mullins has sent out 230 winners this season alone, and a horse that earns genuine enthusiasm from that operation is not one to take lightly. With Cheltenham apparently in mind and a profile built on raw power and relentlessness, Love Sign d'Aunou is exactly the sort of horse worth remembering the name of.