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16:20 Clonmel

Tuesday 26 March 2019

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Suir Valley Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 10.9s

1^st

Acapella Bourgeois

911-2

7/4

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Disputed lead, led after 2nd, almost joined approaching straight, stayed on best to assert from last op 9/4 tchd 5/2

2^nd

8 ½

Yorkhill

911-2

11/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Took keen hold, slight mistake 3rd, soon chased leaders in 3rd, 2nd after 9th, slightly slow 4 out, improved to be close up on inner approaching straight, switched left approaching 2 out where jumped left, not fluent and left again last, no extra op 6/4 tchd 5/4

3^rd

Polidam

1011-8

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Soon chased leaders in 4th, slight mistake 5th, 3rd from 10th, not go with front pair from before straight, pecked slightly last and one pace op 6/1

4^th

Arctic Fire

1011-2

10/1

T: D CullenJ: D F O'Regan

Waited with, soon well off pace towards rear, disputed 4th but still well off pace before 3 out, soon distant 4th and one pace op 9/1

5^th

St Stephens Green

811-8

14/1

T: E MullinsJ: B Hayes

Waited with, soon well off pace towards rear, disputed 4th but still well off pace before 3 out, weakened after op 10/1

Also Ran

Poli Roi

711-8

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Disputed lead, headed after 2nd, remained prominent, jumped left 3rd, slight mistake 4th, dropped to 3rd after 9th, 4th from 10th, soon under pressure, weakened and not fluent 4 out, pulled up straight op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.30Pl:€1.50, €1.10EX:€4.60Trifecta:€14.70SF:€4.89

Forecasts

Yorkhill (11/8), Acapella Bourgeois (7/4), Polidam (8/1), Arctic Fire (10/1), Poli Roi (12/1), St Stephens Green (14/1)

Willie Mullins has a devilishly strong hand with three contenders, all having questions to answer, in the mix. The simplest solution is to trust the one in possession of the most talent and that is clearly 2017 JLT winner YORKHILL. He's been enigmatic since then but was showing positive signs last summer over hurdles in France. If the champion trainer has managed to find the solution to this puzzling character, he's got too much class to oppose. Stablemates Acapella Bourgeois and Polidam are be best placed to take advantage if he's not up to it, while St Stephens Green is one with potential for better things than he'd done to now.