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Partick had the misfortune to encounter a rebuilt home team now firing on all cylinders after the toils of 12 months ago.

Victory took Caley Thistle, now the Championsh­ip’s only unbeaten side, to the top of the table with an unbeaten league run of 16 matches dating back into last season.

The Highlander­s certainly looked like promotion material, tearing the Maryhill men apart in the first half. The late Partick flourish flattered Alan Archibald’s side, in truth.

With 11 minutes gone, Liam Polworth’s shot was turned onto the post by keeper Cammy Bell but White slid in under pressure to claim the opener.

It was 2-0 after 22 minutes with Liam Polworth’s corner poorly dealt with before Shaun Rooney side-footed home from seven or eight yards.

There was verve and fluency in the home side’s passing and movement – and it was 3-0 just after the half hour mark.

The excellent Polworth’s burst of pace into the box was halted by Brice Ntambwe’s grapple, bringing him crashing to the ground, before ex-Partick midfielder Sean Welsh swept in the penalty.

The Maryhill side won a questionab­le penalty just before the break when Polworth was adjudged to have clipped former Caley Thistle striker Miles Storey just inside the penalty area.

Storey, though, saw keeper Mark Ridgers dive to make a fine save.

With their small group of fans booing them off, Partick had to show a second half response – and they did in the second half.

It was only in the last 10 minutes that pressure told, though, with Blair Spittal and substitute Kris Doolan netting consolatio­n goals.

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