Dominant start by Mullins and Townend with storming wins in Dublin Chase and Irish Arkle
Earlier Gaillard Du Mesnil made no mistake in the Grade 1 opener. By Press Association Saturday 6 Feb 2021, 2:09 PM Feb 6th 2021, 2:09 PM 1,596 Views 0 Comments
CHACUN POUR SOI produced another imperious display to dominate his rivals in the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase while Energumene was unstoppable from the front in the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown today. Paul Townend and Chacun Pour Soi after winning the Dublin steeplechase. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Willie Mullins and Paul Townend combined for those victories along with the Grade 1 opener as Gaillard Du Mesnil made no mistake.
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Willie Mullins believes Chacun Pour Soi is the horse to end his Champion Chase hoodoo and it is hard to argue with him judging by what we have have seen from him this season.
Victory here would simply provide reassurance that he is still top of the pops when it comes to two-mile chasers in Ireland. The fact of the matter is that Chacun Pour Soi does not need to do anything he has not done before.
Rewind 12 months and he dominated Min by three and three-quarter lengths. It was emphatic and came on the back of a shock defeat by A Plus Tard over Christmas too. This time he is coming here on the back of two decisive wins which earned him RPRs of 171 and 176.