18:20 Clonmel

Friday 8 June 2018

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Orchard Thieves Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 4m 43.20s

Coolfighter^p⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 109| C

6/1

Winner of his last start taking a Tramore handicap hurdle on Saturday going away to win by 2½L Runs here with a 4lb penalty but capable of running a big race once again.

Form: 856-091

Novano^h⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Neville| OR: 108

28/1

Nothing to show in two handicap hurdle starts to date. Reduced mark is a positive but others preferred in this contest.

Form: 0/420P8-

Tarazani^v²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106

12/1

Plenty to like about his improved performance when finishing second of 18 beaten 3¼L in a Clonmel handicap hurdle last month. Seems to be getting the hang of things and each way claims at least.

Form: 85600-2

Carrigready^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: A E Lynch| T: V Halley| OR: 105

10/1

Third of 12 beaten 10L in a Down Royal handicap hurdle last month but is still racing 9lb higher than Octobers winning mark and may have to settle for the minor honours again.

Form: 142-053

You Can't Catch Me^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: K Purcell| OR: 104| CD

12/1

C&D winner but that was back in May 2016 off a 11lb lower mark. Out of sorts recently and plenty to prove here.

Form: 87786-U

Brogine^t³²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 102| D

25/1

Acts on the ground but needs to recover the form of her Gowran Park win in June last year off a 2lb lower mark. Market likely to be informative.

Form: 340/510-

Derby De Thaix^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E T Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 102

6/1

Improved performance last time out in a Down Royal handicap hurdle over 2m when finishing second of 14 beaten 2¾L behind Misty Millie. Could appreciate step back up in trip here.

Form: 4560P-2

Fleurys Fort^h⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 101| D

10/1

Distance winner and there was plenty to like about his second of 11 beaten 2½L in a Tramore handicap hurdle over 2m5f last Saturday. Will look to improve once again here.

Form: 4930-02

Brontide^t1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 100

25/1

First-time tongue-tie are unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement to play a role in this contest. Hard to fancy on recent evidence.

Form: 37700-6

Tintown Robin⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 100| C

8/1

Improved on his April start when finishing fourth of 11 in a Tramore handicap hurdle last Saturday on good ground over 2m5f. Will need to eek out a bit more here.

Form: 10244-4

Jazz Mine¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J G Lonergan| OR: 98

33/1

May well have needed the run on return when disappointing in a Wexford handicap hurdle last month. Better than that run based on 2017 maiden hurdle starts and worth keeping an eye on the market.

Form: F3443-8

Feeling The Love^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95

20/1

No extra after three out in a Wexford handicap hurdle over 2m4f last month on good ground. Trip a concern once more but worth a market check for leading owner/trainer combination.

Form: 956P-30

All About Alfie^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 90

16/1

Winner of a Limerick handicap hurdle over 2m3f last month but the gelding is not getting any younger and the 4lb extra here may be a telling factor.

Form: 0/864-01

Courtin Bb⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P J Duffy| OR: 87

6/1

Not unbacked when landing a Tramore handicap hurdle for the second year running following a series of below par runs since April. Carries a 6lb penalty here with firm ground a concern.

Form: 6855-01

Something Sweet^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 85| BF

8/1

Beaten favourite in the race won at Tramore by Courtin Bb when finishing fourth of 16 last Friday. Claims with a 7lb turnaround on his conqueror.

Form: 5704-24

Epsilon Indi⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Moore| T: R P McNamara| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly raced type but has only hinted at ability so far and needs to show more before winning of this handicap mark.

Form: 80579P-

Saint Irini^p,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: E D Delany| OR: 87

50/1

Well beaten and no impression in three maiden hurdles since April before being well beaten on handicap hurdle debut behind Ingleby Mackenzie at Tramore on Saturday. Others look to be progressing at a quicker rate.

Form: 9-809

Non-Runners

D'bru Na Boinne¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J J Walsh J: A McCurtin

Forecasts

Courtin Bb (6/1), Coolfighter (6/1), Derby De Thaix (6/1), Something Sweet (8/1), Tintown Robin (8/1), Carrigready (10/1), Fleurys Fort (10/1), You Can't Catch Me (12/1), Tarazani (12/1), All About Alfie (16/1), Feeling The Love (20/1), D'bru Na Boinne (20/1), Epsilon Indi (25/1), Brontide (25/1), Brogine (25/1), Novano (28/1), Jazz Mine (33/1), Saint Irini (50/1)

FLEURYS FORT finished second behind Coolfighter last time out in a Tramore handicap hurdle but can reverse placings here to land the spoils off just a 1lb higher mark. The top-weight Coolfighter and Tarazani both deserve consideration while Something Sweet could easily out-run her large odds here.