16:20 Clonmel

Thursday 29 October 2020

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Clonmel Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 18.3s

Tiantu^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 112| BF| D

7/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft, 10/3) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back down in trip.

Form: 5911P3

Whatsinthecorner^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 112| CD

9/2

Latest win in hurdle here in September. 9/2, good second of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Yard having good spell. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 661332

Fag An Bealach²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 108

3/1

5/1, career best when winning 12-runner novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 20 days ago by 1½ lengths from The Abbey. Makes handicap chase debut. May well do better.

Form: 34273-1

The Abbey²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 108| BF

9/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 12 to Fag An Bealach in novice chase (2/1) at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 276-222

Port Rashid^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 100| D

11/1

Second of 7 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good, 18/1) 24 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 051-572

Gold Sun²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 98

8/1

Winner in chase at Sligo in September. Has fallen either side of that, latest in handicap chase at Punchestown (22f, soft) 29 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 00F-F1F

Bellgrove¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P M Cloke| OR: 95| D

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 70-7934

Cluan Dara⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85

9/1

One win from 43 NH runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. 9/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Tipperary (20f, heavy) 9 days ago, finding little.

Form: 23B466

The Broom Squire^p⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84| D

40/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Wexford (16f, soft, 25/1) on reappearance 85 days ago. Must now back that up.

Form: 00PPP-1

De Bennette²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 9-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 81| C

25/1

40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 71086-0

American Image⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Miss A O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

28/1

14/1, 24½ lengths eighth of 10 to Tiantu in handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 4PP-528

Forecasts

Fag An Bealach (3/1), The Abbey (9/2), Whatsinthecorner (9/2), Tiantu (7/1), Gold Sun (8/1), Cluan Dara (9/1), Port Rashid (11/1), Bellgrove (22/1), De Bennette (25/1), American Image (28/1), The Broom Squire (40/1)

FAG AN BEALACH did well to overcome the run of the race when making a successful chase debut at Downpatrick 3 weeks ago and this mark ought to be within his compass with progress assured. Whatsinthecorner and The Abbey head the opposition.