13:50 Clonmel

Thursday 12 November 2020

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Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 7m 5.7s

Bothar Dubh^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 132| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Very good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy, 12/1) 19 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 30-0642

Westerner Point³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E O'Grady| OR: 125| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Twelve wins from 37 NH runs. 25/1, good third of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy) 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and is much lower in the weights.

Form: 15/01-43

Benkei¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H Rogers| OR: 123

12/1

125/1, sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7319/0-6

Mon Lino^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: N P Madden| T: P Nolan| OR: 122| D

9/1

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy, 25/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 020P3-5

Sweet Sting¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 120| D

13/2

Two wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in October. 13/2, good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 294114

Desire De Joie²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

7/1

16/5, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Sligo (24f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P3435-1

Impatient Partner^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 116| BF

4/1

7/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy) 19 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 55/745-4

Sassy Yet Classy^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

14/1

12/1, eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy) 19 days ago, held back by a bad mistake 2 out. Enters calculations.

Form: 65761-8

Ballycastle Girl⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D P Dunne| OR: 112| D

16/1

Two wins from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in August. 17/2, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, good) 40 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: 480-11P

Dedanann¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 363225

Forecasts

Westerner Point (7/2), Impatient Partner (4/1), Sweet Sting (13/2), Desire De Joie (7/1), Bothar Dubh (15/2), Mon Lino (9/1), Dedanann (11/1), Benkei (12/1), Sassy Yet Classy (14/1), Ballycastle Girl (16/1)

SWEET STING advanced his form despite failing to complete the hat-trick over C&D a fortnight ago and given he wasn't seen to best effect, the strong feeling is that he remains well handicapped. Impatient Partner and Westerner Point are just a couple of dangers in a useful contest.