On his second start for Willie Mullins, Dorset Square scored his third career win in the Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle. Paul Townend was always going well on the bottom-weight and he kept the four to one shot up to his work to see off Back Me Up by half a length.
Owners, the Shanakiel Racing Syndicate also had the top-weight, Convincing in this three miler, that fellow dropping out to finish a tailed off last. Whinstone Boy fell at the hurdle in front of the stands with a circuit to go, badly hampering and forcing Ruby Walsh to unseat from Financialregulator and the eventual second, Back Me Up was also hampered in that incident.
Willie Mullins said afterwards: "The trip at Punchestown the last day (two miles) was too short and he had a nice light-weight on his back for that ground. He'll stick to longer trips now."
Mullins was doubling his tally on the day having landed the opener with Fionnegas
