13:55 Clonmel

Thursday 2 November 2017

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Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 18.20s

Persian Wind^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 94| D

5/1

Showed a willing attitude to land a minor novice chase at Tramore before finishing in mid-division over hurdles three weeks ago. Not really built to carry big weights in ground as soft as this and others are more appealing.

Form: 6-20216

Tintown Robin²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 93

4/1

Consistent enough but a 1-18 record shows he is hard to win with and the handicapper is not making things any easier.

Form: 227F24

Its Only A Dream²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 95

16/1

Yet to threaten an imminent victory but makes his handicap debut off a mark which would make this 30,000 gns purchase interesting if supported in pre-race trading.

Form: 80-4080

Sunset Sadie^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 92

8/1

Winner at Cork in March when trainer disclosed she would improve over further than this. Handles plenty of give and should be all the better for her latest start at Ballinrobe.

Form: 85514-9

Muroor^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: A E Lynch| T: T G McCourt| OR: 94

16/1

Is still to deliver the goods and arrives on the back of two tame performances on the Flat. Others look much stronger.

Form: 7-60860

Tizme^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 87

14/1

Well beaten in three completed starts over hurdles and there have been few positive signs. Needs to improve considerably.

Form: 9047F

Fairy Court¹³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: S O'Farrell| OR: 86

11/1

Record of 1-31 and last five starts have been particularly poor. Mark is beginning to drop accordingly but he is difficult to enthuse over.

Form: 4PP-000

Queen Khaleesi^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 86

9/2

Three best efforts have come over 2m4f including two efforts at the Listowel festival. Looked one paced over this trip last time, although the ground will be slower here.

Form: 892337

Presenting Champ^h1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Walsh| OR: 82

33/1

Less exposed than many in this and had shown promise under a conditional rider prior to today's pilot taking the reins last time on handicap debut. Hood goes on and she is a potential improver.

Form: 600-008

Pump Road¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B R Dalton| T: J G Lonergan| OR: 82

33/1

Well beaten in three maiden hurdle outings and similar stuff in last month's handicap bow at Punchestown (2m1f, good). Tough to recommend on first run for over three months.

Form: 7-000

Jessicor^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R Loughran| T: D Cullen| OR: 81

10/1

Responded to positive tactics at Down Royal on stable debut before blowing the start and pulling up at Thurles last month. One to consider if overlooking her quirks.

Form: 0-0P03P

Shantelle⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: R Donohoe| OR: 81

16/1

Tailed off on last four completed starts over hurdles and handicapper is reacting slowly to her apparent limitations.

Form: 090-F59

Lizzies Way^p,t1²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 80

33/1

Showed some ability in 2015 prior to a two year absence which has seen a drop in form. Last run was a backward step and the new headgear combination needs to produce significant improvement.

Form: 40/P-600

Loch Luatha^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 80

8/1

Winning point-to-pointer who produced his best effort over hurdles at Thurles three weeks ago. A 0-17 record makes it hard to predict if he will run to that level again but an obvious player if he does.

Form: 104845

Timanora¹⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G A Kingston| OR: 80

16/1

Well beaten on last start in a handicap hurdle and likely to need this after a six month absence from the track.

Form: 056068-

Forecasts

Tintown Robin (4/1), Queen Khaleesi (9/2), Persian Wind (5/1), Loch Luatha (8/1), Sunset Sadie (8/1), Jessicor (10/1), Fairy Court (11/1), Tizme (14/1), Muroor (16/1), Its Only A Dream (16/1), Timanora (16/1), Shantelle (16/1), Pump Road (33/1), Lizzies Way (33/1), Presenting Champ (33/1)

It is not easy to be positive about many of these but QUEEN KHALESI has been running well lately and the softer ground may bring her stamina into play. Persian Wind is also in form but may find his big weight an anchor on this ground. Loch Luatha produced a big run from out of the blue last time and if that is reproduced here he would have a big say in the outcome.