14:45 Clonmel

Thursday 2 March 2017

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Lisronagh Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 22.70s

Aaron Lad

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B T O'Connell| T: K Purcell

66/1

Daylami gelding makes racecourse bow this afternoon, trainer has a fair strike rate over hurdles, merits a second look in the betting.

Form: 02

Chapelier¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

25/1

Hard to gauge on two Bumper runs last August, close up in fifth on debut but much less pleasing second time. Hurdles bow comes off a break since.

Form: 67C

Chatham Street Lad

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Winters

16/1

Beneficial gelding cost €30,000 and makes appeal on paper, worth a look in the market ahead of what doesn't seem to be a race boasting great depth.

Form:

Cool Robin¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B M Cash| T: D Howard

14/1

Well beaten at this track last month on debut in two-mile maiden hurdle, upped in trip now and could have more to offer with benefit of that run.

Form:

Fairwood Notorious⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Pulled up on first hurdles start at Leopardstown in December, drops in trip now but trainer has been enduring a quiet time of things.

Form: 6

Give Battle²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: C Byrnes

5/1

His best run (from five) over hurdles came this time last year at Limerick beaten under five-lengths into third. Patchy form otherwise but jockey booking should do his case no harm.

Form: 5030-8

Inspector Caldy^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: J Geoghegan

66/1

Has weakened out of it in two Bumper runs over two-miles at Navan, most recent of which was just over a fortnight ago. Hard to be confident for first hurdles start.

Form: 67866-

Monbeg Chit Chat²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: H De Bromhead

1/5

Going the right way in three hurdles starts, latest over this C&D when chasing home a very easy odds-on winner gives him good claims.

Form: 21-

Ballykea Star²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: G N Fox| T: F J Flood

100/1

Beaten a long way on hurdles bow at Fairyhouse last month over this trip, plenty to work on.

Form: P038

Broadway Babe⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: R Loughran| T: R Tyner

33/1

Returned from more than four years off last month at Fairyhouse over this trip, was completely tailed off and impossible to fancy on the back of it.

Form: 1/0C

Caoimhe Diva²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S G McDermott| T: D Howard

66/1

Made hurdles debut at this track last month over similar trip, finishing well out of contention.

Form: 8-F2P0F

Come Home Quick¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: M Fahey

50/1

Whitmore's Conn mare is bred nicely for this job and may enter calculations on first start.

Form: 57

Get It Back⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

66/1

Form in four starts over flights is off-putting, most recently falling at Punchestown last week.

Form: 700F69-

Littlestickarubarb¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin

25/1

Finished a long way behind some of these rivals at this track last month, major job on to turn around the form with Monbeg Chit Chat.

Form: 60973-7

Queen Oscar³⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P F Mangan| T: J J Mangan

66/1

Last of seven in juvenile hurdle at Limerick when last spotted almost a year ago.

Form: 57/7-

Urban Classic

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J McDonagh

50/1

Arcadio mare is related to classy chaser Monkerhostin, makes debut here and market may be best guide.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bold Frost⁷⁰⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Bernard Crowley J: M A Enright

Forecasts

Monbeg Chit Chat (1/5), Give Battle (5/1), Cool Robin (14/1), Chatham Street Lad (16/1), Bold Frost (16/1), Littlestickarubarb (25/1), Chapelier (25/1), Broadway Babe (33/1), Come Home Quick (50/1), Urban Classic (50/1), Get It Back (66/1), Queen Oscar (66/1), Inspector Caldy (66/1), Aaron Lad (66/1), Caoimhe Diva (66/1), Ballykea Star (100/1), Fairwood Notorious (100/1)

Like the opener, this contest may not have any great depth to it. MONBEG CHIT CHAT was well held in second last time over this C&D behind a long odds-on favourite, but that was a solid effort and entitles him to the call as he seeks a first win at the fourth time of asking of hurdles. Give Battle ran his best race around this time last year and the jockey booking suggests he might be ready to take a step in the right direction again now. Plenty of the others face stiff tasks on evidence seen to date so it may prove wiser to consult the market in regards to some potentially decent newcomers in Urban Classic, Chatham Street Lad and Aaron Lad. 1. Monbeg Chit Chat 2. Give Battle 3. Chatham Street Lad