20:45 Clonmel

Thursday 16 May 2019

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Friday June 7th BBQ At Clonmel Races Mares Flat Race

Off time: 20:45 | Winning time: 4m 0.8s

Bernienosteps

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey

66/1

Fruits Of Love mare who belatedly makes her racecourse debut here. Unraced dam from family of sueful Shadow Leader. Likely to need the experience.

Form:

Bigbadandbeautiful¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

8/15

Ran well in snatches on debut at Navan last December when third and one better next when second at Leopardstown in February. Form looks rock-solid and has very strong claims.

Form: 32-

Glint In Her Eye¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Hourigan

66/1

Daughter of Presenting out of a mare who ran twice on the Flat was tailed off at Limerick in November last year, her only start so can only be watched.

Form: 0-

Hansom Lady⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Blake⁽⁷⁾| T: S J Treacy

100/1

Remote 17th of 18 on debut and over hurdles latest she was pulled up before 5 out. No cause for optimism.

Form: 0P-

Lady Loretto¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

4/1

Placed in all four bumpers to date including third of 14 in each of last two at Wexford. Not open to as much improvement as some but a bold bid looks assured.

Form: U3/233-

Midnight Monsoon⁴⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Walton⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

25/1

Little to recommend her in two UK bumpers for former handler Ben Case and off over a year since.

Form: 6P/

Coosan Clover

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr S Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

(not sold £2,000 yearling); second foal; dam 2m5f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful 1m-1m4f Flat/2m hurdle winner Dawn Invasion out of 7f winner. Unlikely sort on debut.

Form:

Could Be Trouble

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

€6,000 Y; eighth foal; half-sister to point/2m hurdle winner Hes No Trouble; dam unraced sister to Gold Cup winner Looks Like Trouble. Prospects boosted by jockey booking so market check essential.

Form:

Hill Of Truth

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes

7/1

(€15,000 vendor F); first foal; dam useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Connectivity out of 2m2f/2m4f hurdle winner. Likely need more time and distance.

Form:

More Lies Ahead³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery

9/1

Only beaten 2¾L into third of 12 in a Tramore bumper last month. Improve for that experience no doubt and respected with her four-year-old weight allowance.

Form: 3-

Non-Runners

Lady Breffni⁹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Mr T Hamilton

Forecasts

Bigbadandbeautiful (8/15), Lady Breffni (5/2), Lady Loretto (4/1), Hill Of Truth (7/1), More Lies Ahead (9/1), Could Be Trouble (10/1), Midnight Monsoon (25/1), Coosan Clover (50/1), Glint In Her Eye (66/1), Bernienosteps (66/1), Hansom Lady (100/1)

Gordon Elliott can land this with Leopardstown second BIGBADANDBEAUTIFUL who boasts as good a form as any in two starts yet remains open to further improvement. Lady Loretto has achieved form of a similar level but after four starts may not have the same scope as the selection. Four-year-old More Lies Ahead will be a danger with her allowance after a sound third on debut at Tramore.