20:30 Clonmel

Thursday 3 May 2018

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Camida (Q.R.) Maiden

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 4m 17.08s

Bellgrove¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S F O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: P M Cloke| D

50/1

107-rated chaser who finished fifth of 10 beaten 21L in a Tramore handicap chase over 2m. Interesting on Flat debut but has struggled on this ground in the past.

Form:

Days Without End¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| BF

2/1

Son of Dubai Destination cost €20,000 as a yearling in 2014. Half-brother to the useful Silk Affair and Direct Bearing. Beaten favourite on Flat debut last month finishing second of 13 in a Navan maiden. Likely to be popular here.

Form: 2

Fort Montagu²⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: J W Nicholson| D

5/1

Gelding by Fuisse out of a Pistolet Bleu mare who is a solid 118-rated hurdler. Market likely to be best guide here on first start since October.

Form:

Great Trango^b⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D H Kelly| OR: 73| D

5/2

Without a win in six starts on the Flat but has a couple of solid appearances to his name at Navan and Naas towards the end of last season. Initially with Aiden O'Brien and worth a market check.

Form: 0/42242-

Hidden Diamond²⁹⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms M Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Kelly| OR: 40| C

66/1

Just the one chase win from 37 career starts and without success in six runs on the Flat. Veteran unlikely to play a part in the finish here.

Form: 5069/06-

Racing Again^t¹²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr C O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

66/1

Poor form in two dismal performances in May and August last year. Hard to construct much of a case for the gelding in this contest.

Form: 0P-

Ted Bach¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E W Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| D

50/1

No impression over 2f out on Flat debut in a Limerick maiden over 1m last month. Poor 82-rated hurdler and looks up against it here.

Form: 0

Val De Ferbet^t³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| C| D

7/2

Kept on inside the final furlong when last seen on the Flat finishing fifth of 11 beaten 3½L on heavy ground in October. Chasing recently without success but one for the shortlist here.

Form: 35-

Bluegrass Princess¹¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| D

14/1

Modest 109-rated hurdler last seen finishing last of five beaten over 12L in January. Well beaten on this surface and difficult to make a case for on Flat debut.

Form:

Courtin Bb¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Duffy

28/1

Poor 84-rated hurdler who finished third of 11 behind Airlie Beach on last appearance on the Flat in August. Filly may need a sounder surface.

Form: 73-

Run For The Roses¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy

80/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly who showed precious little in the way of any ability in three starts on the Flat and easily passed over here.

Form: 0/880-

Forecasts

Days Without End (2/1), Great Trango (5/2), Val De Ferbet (7/2), Fort Montagu (5/1), Bluegrass Princess (14/1), Courtin Bb (28/1), Bellgrove (50/1), Ted Bach (50/1), Hidden Diamond (66/1), Racing Again (66/1), Run For The Roses (80/1)

DAYS WITHOUT END is likely to be a warm order here following a fine seasonal bow when second of 13 beaten 2¾L in a Navan maiden over 1m4f with the gelding shaping as though a step up in trip would suit. The David Kelly-trained Great Tango ran solidly at Navan and Naas towards the end of the last turf season and can hit the frame with the Patrick Mullins-ridden Fort Montague.