Daryl Jacob gave El Fabiolo an ideal trip to win the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown for Willie Mullins.

Mullins held an enviable hand within the race with Respect It, Dysart Dynamo, Flame Bearer and Saint Roi giving the champion coach a stranglehold on the Grade One.

The Mullins camp all appeared to aspect with Respect It, with Paul Townend making him his choice after two faultless victories over fences.

However the nine-year-old, who has missed a lot time with numerous accidents, discovered youthful legs an excessive amount of to deal with in a contest that was run at a ferocious tempo.

That was set by Danny Mullins on Dysart Dynamo and after solely 4 fences good horses like Fil Dor and Visionarian had been a great distance behind.

El Fabiolo (9-2) did make a nasty mistake three from dwelling, however Jacob allowed him time to get again into his rhythm and by the second-last, he was in pole place.

As he started to tug away, Joseph O’Brien’s Banbridge started to remain on strongly and he finally received by Respect It and Dysart Dynamo to complete second, however some 10 lengths away.

The Simon Munir and Isaac Souede-owned winner went down narrowly to Jonbon over hurdles at Aintree final season and people two now dominate the betting for the Arkle at Cheltenham subsequent month, with Betfair making Jonbon their 13-8 favorite forward of El Fabiolo at 2-1 (from 7s).

“He is simply enhancing on a regular basis. Initially of the yr we had been considering perhaps we must always exit to 2 and a half (miles), however what he did at Christmas and once more at this time it is positively the Arkle,” stated Mullins.

“You might see each horse had an opportunity at completely different phases of the race. The one unfavorable (was) once we made the error, however Daryl blamed himself for that, he stated it wasn’t the horse’s fault.

“Then he got here again on the bridle once more and I believed ‘this horse is travelling’ and he simply did all the pieces proper.

“Some superb horses had been second, third and fourth so to win 10 lengths in that sort of a race, he goes to Cheltenham with an actual good likelihood.”

On the homeowners, he added: “They each (Munir and Souede) have a fantastic urge for food for the sport and luxuriate in it. They each travelled a protracted technique to be right here on the Dublin Racing Competition this weekend so it is incredible that they’ve had a Grade One winner.”