Yorkhill to drop in trip Yorkhill is set to drop back in distance for his next assignment. Last season's JLT Novices' Chase winner was well beaten in the Leopardstown Christmas Chase on his first start over three miles for Willie Mullins, and a Cheltenham Gold Cup campaign is now seemingly off the agenda. Mullins told the Irish Times: "I've no doubt he would stay (three miles) if he had a better temperament. He's bred to stay. "But at the moment we're looking at shorter trips for him. I think his next run will be at a shorter trip over fences. "I don't think he has to go left-handed. He'd be a lot easier to ride left-handed, but if we're stuck for opportunities we'll have to go right-handed. "Over a shorter trip, going faster, he may not have a problem."
