14:35 Clonmel

Thursday 1 October 2020

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Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 6m 6.30s

Cailean's Angel¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 100

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in August. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 6-80144

In Your Shadow^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 99

15/8

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 10/3) 24 days ago. Returns to hurdling on a potentially lenient mark, so shortlisted.

Form: 2-F1221

Trickey Trix^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 99| D

22/1

Unreliable sort. Won 10-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.4f, soft) 34 days ago, though very much had the run of the race, so opposable in follow-up bid.

Form: 858-681

Eimear^p⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 97| BF

7/2

Winner in chase at Kilbeggan in July. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (8/11) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 61 days ago, though was reported to be coughing post race.

Form: 60-4215

She'stherightone^h²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 97

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Pulled up before 4 out in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 11/1) 22 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 339-15P

Clancypantz^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 96

33/1

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 12/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 8-04637

Shannon Fields^p1,t1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: E McNamara| OR: 96

6/1

Creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, soft, 11/4) 41 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time. Should remain competitive.

Form: 993-343

Fontainbleau^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 95

80/1

33/1, second of 4 in minor event hurdle at Navan (22f, good) 12 days ago, but beat only a non-stayer home. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 947/00-2

Woodbrook Boy^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| D

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 6/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 5-P11P5

Nameloc¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 93

22/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 13/2, fell fifth in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 6-5675F

Memories Remain³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 92| BF

9/1

6/4, respectable fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 33-4344

My First Symphony^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 92| D

40/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in novice chase (22/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good) 14 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 9-04436

Non-Runners

Caddy Shack⁵⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J A Berry J: Mr J P Berry

Sang Tiger¹⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 12

T: J J Lambe J: D F O'Regan

Da Big Fella⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Eamon Courtney J: Reserve 1

Happie Days⁵²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 2

Mrs Davies²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

In Your Shadow (15/8), Eimear (7/2), Woodbrook Boy (9/2), Shannon Fields (6/1), Memories Remain (9/1), Happie Days (11/1), Cailean's Angel (16/1), Caddy Shack (16/1), Mrs Davies (20/1), Da Big Fella (20/1), Trickey Trix (22/1), Nameloc (22/1), She'stherightone (25/1), Clancypantz (33/1), My First Symphony (40/1), Sang Tiger (50/1), Fontainbleau (80/1)

Progressive chaser IN YOUR SHADOW returns to hurdling from a potentially very lenient mark, so he earns the vote. Shannon Fields ought to give another good account, while it's worth forgiving Eimear's last run given she was reported to be coughing post race.