16:45 Clonmel

Thursday 4 October 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 5m 45.60s

Presentingprincess^h,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 109| D

8/1

Off the mark over hurdles at the sixth attempt at Galway in a maiden (2m5½f, soft) last time. Enters handicaps on the same mark and should again be competitive.

Form: 213531

Sweet Home Chicago²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: C Bowe| OR: 109| D

8/1

Won a Wexford maiden hurdle (3m, good) last year, but 0-7 in handicaps and comfortably held again from this mark last time. Not ruled out of the frame, but more needed for the win.

Form: 173-F45

First To Boogie²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 108

12/1

Has won a bumper, a hurdle and a chase in a 26-race career. Stays 3m and is not ground dependent. Better effort in a Flat race last time and feasibly treated on his best, but it is whether he can produce it that is open to question.

Form: 14P59-P

The Major General^b,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 108

13/2

Placed in a Group 3 over 1m4f at Goodwood in 2016, but has yet to make the frame in eight attempts over hurdles, the last four of which were all from just 1lb higher. More needed to finish in the money again.

Form: 855-557

Father Mattie^p1,t⁴³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 107

25/1

Has put in some respectable effort over hurdles, winning a Sligo maiden contest two starts ago (2m½f, good), albeit in June 2017. Last seen a month later. Returns with fitness to prove, headgear on and on a handy mark. Interesting.

Form: 253/16-

Plan Of Attack²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Geraghty| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106| BF| D

5/1

Has put in several promising efforts over hurdles, all at 2m3½f. Steps up in trip here, which looks positive. Unexposed and has claims.

Form: 1/5-333

Coolmill⁸⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: D O'Shea| OR: 105| D

33/1

Veteran who is without a win since 2015, when 13lb higher. Still capable of being competitive over both hurdles and fences from this sort of mark, but probably wise to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 064-570

Movingswiftlyalong^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 104

8/1

Has won over 2m5f and more recently scored over 2m4f at Ballinrobe, when 8lb lower. Respectable effort in defeat from this mark last time, and not yet fully exposed, but more needed for a third career win.

Form: 487-215

Oighear Dubh^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 100| D

7/1

Maiden hurdle winner whose latest success came in a Tipperary chase (2m4f, good) in July, when 5lb lower. Returns to hurdles in decent form from chasing. Each-way claims.

Form: 531332

Harrys Gift^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 98

10/1

Has gone close on three occasions over hurdles, most recently here over 2m3½f in a maiden. That is encouraging, but less so is her 15L defeat from just 3lb higher when last seen in a handicap. Not written off, but has a bit to prove.

Form: 724922

Yeats Mardy^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

7/1

Reasonably consistent performer who is 0-8 so far, but produced marginally her best effort yet when 2L fourth over C&D last time. Up 1lb, but is an each-way player.

Form: 544334

Queen Khaleesi^b,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A E Lynch| T: P Neville| OR: 94

20/1

1-23. Scored at Killarney (2m4f, good) in July, when 6lb lower. Unable to reproduce that form over either hurdles, or more recently fences, since. Up against it.

Form: 381559

Railway Muice^p,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 80

14/1

Unable to have a say at the business end of any of his 11 starts under rules. Can only watch.

Form: 06P55F

Forecasts

Plan Of Attack (5/1), The Major General (13/2), Oighear Dubh (7/1), Yeats Mardy (7/1), Sweet Home Chicago (8/1), Presentingprincess (8/1), Movingswiftlyalong (8/1), Harrys Gift (10/1), First To Boogie (12/1), Railway Muice (14/1), Queen Khaleesi (20/1), Father Mattie (25/1), Coolmill (33/1)

Not an easy race to call, but FATHER MATTIE is the suggestion. Admittedly, he has fitness to prove, but he is on what looks to be a handy mark for this return from an absence and a first-time cheekpieces/tongue-strap combination could also help. Plan Of Attack is feared now stepping up in trip, while Presentingprincess, Sweet Home Chicago, Olghear Dubh and Yeats Mardy all make some appeal.