Clonmel report: Willie Mullins ponders Topham option for Blackbow
Klarc Kent was a first winner in his own silks for owner Colm O'Connell in the Russellstown Flat Race. Picture: Healy Racing.
Willie Mullins is considering a crack at Aintree’s Topham Trophy for Blackbow after the nine-year-old’s wide-margin victory under Paul Townend in the Suir Blueway Chase, the first leg of a double for the champion trainer in Clonmel on Tuesday.
A 30-100 favourite, Blackbow made all, jumping well, and had only serious rival Spyglass Hill in trouble with a half-mile to race before coasting home 36 lengths clear of Rachael Blackmore’s mount.
