Race for third is on Hibs emergence, Hearts worst performance of the season, Livingston and St Mirren role
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“All this talk is external, it’s a good storyline for everyone, but we are only five points clear.” Hearts boss Robbie Neilson painted a sobering picture of his team's grasp on third place in the Scottish Premiership. Defeat to Motherwell on Sunday, coupled with Hibs’ comfortable victory over Kilmarnock less than 24 hours earlier saw the fuse lit on the race for the coveted ‘best of the rest’.