15:45 Clonmel

Thursday 1 November 2018

All13:0513:3514:0514:4015:1015:45

Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 50.60s

Tintown Robin¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: V Halley| OR: 99| C

9/2

Appeared to bounce back to form on return to action in a Tramore handicap hurdle last month. Strong claims but needs to find more consistency.

Form: 44-4802

Whatsinthecorner^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99

16/1

Distance winner over the larger obstacles and still without success in ten hurdle starts. May find a couple of better handicapped sorts lurking.

Form: P77402

Thisonesforollie¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| OR: 98

2/1

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins following a couple of gallant wins over 2m5½f. Leading player but 6lb worse off with Tintown Robin for 1L defeat last month.

Form: 69-4811

Double Windsor^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 96| CD

14/1

Course winner that has also won over the trip. Out of sorts on his last couple of starts and looks up against it here.

Form: 1P2304

Russellstown^h,t1⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G J Power| OR: 96

20/1

Without a win over hurdles in 19 starts and has only disappointed new connections in recent starts. Opposable in first time tongue-tie.

Form: 9U0590

Trendsetter^t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 92

7/1

Eight-race maiden, largely well held, over hurdles and will need to raise overall performance to play a role in this contest.

Form: 6S/4-687

Desertmore Dreamer²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: D Leahy| OR: 91

11/2

Last win over timber was over two years ago but recent starts at Tramore and here over 2m4f has offered plenty of encouragement. Place claims at least.

Form: 68-0292

Hughies Bay^t¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss C Daffy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 88

20/1

Longstanding maiden whose best form has come at Thurles. Well beaten and never nearer in a couple of starts between April and May. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: P7270-5

Takemeback^t1⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: P C O'Connor| OR: 87

40/1

Poor in a number of point-to-point starts and well beaten over 35L in three maiden hurdle starts since April. First time tongue-tie unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: PP69-90

Nancy Maher¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 84

10/1

Left something to build on when finishing eighth of 12 in a Tramore maiden hurdle last month on her first appearance for 10-months. Any market move should be monitored.

Form: 707P-8

Redwood Boy^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 81| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner in May off a 1lb lower mark who slipped up early-on here over a similar trip last month. Too early to write off.

Form: 60442S

Rock On Bach^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cummins| OR: 80

50/1

Made it 29 starts over timber without tasting success when well beaten ninth of 11 at Downpatrick last month. Hard to place any faith in.

Form: 5P-0099

Forecasts

Thisonesforollie (2/1), Tintown Robin (9/2), Desertmore Dreamer (11/2), Trendsetter (7/1), Redwood Boy (10/1), Nancy Maher (10/1), Double Windsor (14/1), Whatsinthecorner (16/1), Russellstown (20/1), Hughies Bay (20/1), Takemeback (40/1), Rock On Bach (50/1)

TISONESFOROLLIE can hit the target here to claim a hat-trick of wins in the space of a little over five weeks, defying another 8lb penalty to land the closing race of the afternoon. Tintown Robin meets the selection on 6lb better terms here and can emerge as the biggest danger. Distance winner Whatsinthecorner and C&D winner Redwood Boy are capable of hitting the frame.