Il Etait Temps gives Willie Mullins his tenth victory in the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase

“He was very settled early and for a long way I was wondering was he too settled,” admitted Paul Townend.
Il Etait Temps gives Willie Mullins his tenth victory in the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase

Il Etait Temps and Paul Townend win for trainer Willie Mullins. Pic: Healy Racing.

Willie Mullins enjoyed yet another profitable afternoon in Clonmel as Il Etait Temps gave the champion trainer a tenth victory in the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase, little more than half an hour after Spindleberry had done likewise in the listed T.A. Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares’ Chase.

Il Etait Temps has the Tingle Creek in Sandown as a likely next target but starting off over two miles and five furlongs, he was ridden patiently by Paul Townend.

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