Mullins set for further Ascot success with Il Etait Temps

IT is very difficult to envisage II Etait Temps being beaten in the BetMGM Clarence House Chase at Ascot.

- By NICK ROBSON

(PA WIRE)

Willie Mullins loves sending his top two-milers from Ireland for the Grade One and the brilliant Un De Sceaux won three in a row for him, albeit one took place at Cheltenham.

His last victory actually came courtesy of that magnificent horse back in 2018, and in recent years he has relied on Energumene, although the best he could manage was finishing second in an epic to Shishkin in 2022 and he also chased home Jonbon last year. Jonbon is back once more and while it seems harsh to say about a horse yet to finish out of the first two, his best days appear behind him and he had absolutely no answer to II Etait Temps in the Tingle Creek. Barring accidents, the grey seems to have all bases covered.