A blunder at the final fence cost Beef Or Salmon dear in the Clonmel Oil Chase today as British raider Edredon Bleu made virtually all the running for a famous success.
The Michael Hourigan-trained Beef Or Salmon ran as if in need of the race and his jumping was not always fluent in the early stages of the Clonmel Grade Two contest.
However, he made up plenty of ground after the second-last to jump the final fence upsides Edredon Bleu but he hit it hard and Timmy Murphy did well to stay in the plate. But their chance had gone although he ran on to finish third.
It was left to Arctic Copper to throw down a challenge to the bold-jumping Edredon Bleu, and he looked to have got level at least with Henrietta Knight's remarkable 11-year-old on the run to the line.
But Edredon Bleu once again showed he is as tough as they come and he rallied to score by a head.