It's up to rivals to end Mullins monopoly.

TIGER WOODS won 14 majors in an 11-year streak and once spent 281 weeks as the world's No1 golfer. Did we think his success was boring? No chance. We marvelled at his spectacular exploits and acclaimed him as the greatest golfer ever seen. The West Indies cricket team are still used as a reference point in sport now because of the stranglehold they had on their domain. Did we tire of their exploits? Do me a favour. We continue to talk about them in reverential tones because they showed us a new way of playing. Why, then, are people so eager to dismiss the Willie Mullins era of National Hunt as boring? I've heard that argument, after his clean sweep of eight Grade Ones last weekend, and I'm puzzled as to how this is negative for racing. Sporting greatness is never boring. Ever. The All Blacks, Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, The Chicago Bulls — nobody rolls their eyes when talking about the glorious successes and the memories they created. And the more they won, the more they wanted to win. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]