15:00 Clonmel

Thursday 2 February 2017

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Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 34.90s

Brosna George⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95

7/1

Decent run when third of 15 at Fairyhouse in December over this trip, off the same mark now and should go well.

Form: 354P-00

Goodthynemilan¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: D Ahern| OR: 93

16/1

Not shown much in recent starts over hurdles, does go back down in trip for this which ought to be a positive.

Form: F162-08

Like A Demon³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R Loughran| T: N Slevin| OR: 93

4/1

Perhaps given too much to do last time at Naas when runner-up over this trip. Winner has since scored again and has been running consistently of late, strong claims off 3lb higher mark.

Form: 242034

Wee Tiger^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 90

10/1

Fairyhouse effort on penultimate start was promising but didn't run anything like as well when dropped to this trip last time at Punchestown.

Form: 8F7200-

Rapid Fritz^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: M P Flanagan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 89

6/1

Runner-up over this trip at Punchestown on New Year's Eve, upped in trip subsequently and disappointing but has claims now reverting back to two-miles.

Form: 653286-

Wind And Reign¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters| OR: 89

10/1

Should be suited by switch to handicapping and no surprise to see improvement from there maiden hurdle efforts.

Form: 1-687P

Black Kettle²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Christian Delcros| OR: 88

20/1

Makes handicap hurdle debut in first start for new trainer in this, has something to prove based on three runs over timber thus far.

Form: 65/7399-

Knockraha King^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: A Maguire| OR: 88

12/1

Lightly raced eight-year-old drops in trip for first handicap start over hurdles but has plenty to find on what he's done so far.

Form: 80612-D

Be My Vinnie²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 87

8/1

Stayed on late over 2m5f at Fairyhouse last week, drops in trip now and should be competitive.

Form: 756-057

Pajomi^h1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 86

50/1

Returned from near 500 days off when last of 14 in Limerick handicap hurdle in December over 2m3f. Hood goes on now but makes little appeal despite 2lb drop.

Form: 9/60-0

Gold Smoke¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 84

50/1

Not always the most fluent jumper in three maiden hurdles, handicap debut here and has plenty to prove.

Form: 04446-U

Rock On Barney^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M P Fogarty| T: G T Lynch| OR: 83

12/1

Fair effort on handicap debut at Punchestown over 2m4f on handicap debut last month, drops in trip now and should build on that.

Form: 22230-8

Ayelya^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 81

14/1

Below form over 2m4f at Fairyhouse a week ago and has generally been underwhelming of late, hard to fancy at the moment.

Form: 854U70-

Bach Along^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: W Hayes| OR: 80

50/1

Remains a maiden after six starts over these obstacles, very little sign of promise in three handicaps to date and tough to envisage anything bar a struggle again.

Form: 09-007

Millen Dollar Man¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: M P Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: W Harney| OR: 80

14/1

Long-standing maiden over hurdles, is capable and has gone very close on occasion but devilishly tough to predict and most recent run was poor on New Year's Day.

Form: U4880-8

Robyns Approach¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M A Enright| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 80

25/1

Comes here off a break and has been pulled up twice in similar circumstances in his career. Form over hurdles is very modest.

Form: 000P26-

Rock On Lilly^h³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Donohue| OR: 80

20/1

Been off the track form 11 months and had been struggling off a 3lb higher mark then. Best watched on return to action.

Form: 49/3626-

Northern Emperor^p³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 90

20/1

Showed some aptitude for this sort of test in Punchestown maiden hurdle on New Year's Eve, merits a market check on handicap debut.

Form: 7079U-

Non-Runners

Coole Craft²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: J Fogarty J: Reserve 1

Orah Hall⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 10

T: S Spillane J: Reserve 2

Jimmy's Choice⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M Winters J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Like A Demon (4/1), Coole Craft (4/1), Rapid Fritz (6/1), Brosna George (7/1), Be My Vinnie (8/1), Wee Tiger (10/1), Wind And Reign (10/1), Knockraha King (12/1), Rock On Barney (12/1), Millen Dollar Man (14/1), Ayelya (14/1), Goodthynemilan (16/1), Rock On Lilly (20/1), Black Kettle (20/1), Northern Emperor (20/1), Jimmy's Choice (25/1), Robyns Approach (25/1), Orah Hall (33/1), Gold Smoke (50/1), Pajomi (50/1), Bach Along (50/1)

Brosna George ran well enough at Fairyhouse in December to suggest he'll play a part in the finish in this contest while Be My Vinnie should benefit from the drop in trip having run well enough last time out. Northern Emperor could get involved on his handicap debut and should be watched in the market but the nod goes to LIKE A DEMON. He perhaps had a little too much ground to make up against a progressive rival at Naas when second last month and the winner has since given that form a boost. With doubts surrounding plenty of these, Rapid Fritz is given a reprieve now back to this two-mile trip having run well at Punchestown on his penultimate start. 1. Like A Demon 2. Brosna George 3. Be My Vinnie