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Posted by Alan Jones
 - 19 March, 2009, 07:16 AM
The question implies that if a small club is played then someone else will win the trick!
This would make it impossible to "run the suit".
Therefore, logically, a request to "run the Clubs"  must be from the top down.
Posted by Bestdog
 - 12 March, 2009, 10:48 AM
Hi,
The 2007 laws are clear on this. It is top down relevant law is 70E(2) a.
Here's an extract from the Zone 7 interpretation of 2007 laws.

Law 70E2 In adjudicating disputed claims involving an unstated line of play the following
guidelines apply:
(a) Top down
A declarer who states that he is cashing a suit is normally assumed to cash them
from the top, this is especially so if there is some solidity.

cheers
Bruce
Posted by eric
 - 10 March, 2009, 09:06 PM
"Run the Clubs" was called from the declarer, should the dummy play from the top or from the bottom ? 

In the Law, "play a Club" means play the lowest.  To avoid confusion, better say "run the Clubs from the top" instead of "run the Clubs".  However, when "run the Clubs" is called, can the defender asked the dummy to play the card from bottom ?