13:00 Clonmel

Thursday 3 December 2020

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ClonmelRaces.ie Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 5.6s

Convara¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T Shanahan| OR: 123| D

25/1

Fairly useful chaser. 25/1, first run since leaving A. Slattery when last of 14 in Flat handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 13 days ago.

Form: 7-2F154

Mister Fogpatches²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 123

4/1

33/1, creditable sixth of 17 in novice chase at Navan (17f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Needs to improve his jumping over the larger obstacles.

Form: 7-23226

Notice To Close^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Neville| OR: 120| C

10/3

Career best when winning 14-runner beginners chase (11/2) at Cork (21f, heavy) 11 days ago, holding on gamely. Makes handicap chase debut and could do better still.

Form: P058-41

Great Khan^t²⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 116| C

14/1

One win from 30 NH runs (over hurdles here). Off 8 months. Placed plenty of times last season and wouldn't rule out another prominent showing on return.

Form: P22372-

Brex Drago¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115| C

40/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Last of 11 in handicap chase (50/1) at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 11 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 7-64580

Golden Jewel^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Cooper| T: E Cawley| OR: 111

11/10

Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy, 20/1) 33 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back over fences.

Form: 0532-62

Cluan Dara¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

15/2

8/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy) 13 days ago, driven out. More needed taking on some promising ones now.

Form: B46621

Non-Runners

Got Trumped⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: P D Kennedy

Dakota Moirette¹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Pateen⁴⁰³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: P G Kelly J: K J Brouder

Forecasts

Golden Jewel (11/10), Notice To Close (10/3), Mister Fogpatches (4/1), Dakota Moirette (9/2), Pateen (13/2), Cluan Dara (15/2), Great Khan (14/1), Got Trumped (14/1), Convara (25/1), Brex Drago (40/1)

GOLDEN JEWEL is lightly raced over fences and lurks on a tempting mark after a good run behind a very promising one over hurdles at Down Royal. He's selected over Notice To Close and Great Khan.