14:35 Clonmel

Tuesday 19 January 2021

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Munster Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 51.50s

Balinaboola Steel^p³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 124

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 4 wins from 11 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in October. Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.5f, heavy, 18/1) 30 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 351107

Lord Schnitzel^t³¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 123

11/1

Useful chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase at Cheltenham Festival when last seen in March. Switches to hurdles on return. Possibly best watched.

Form: 32340P-

French Light^t1⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: G J Galligan⁽³⁾| T: Keri Brion| D

12/1

Point winner here in 2019. Won twice over hurdles in American since. Fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle over there in November. Perhaps best watched here.

Form: P1-2115

Tucanae²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| BF

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Won maiden at Fairyhouse in November. Slipped up early in handicap at Limerick since. Likely to be very competitive if none the worse for that.

Form: 612-21S

Gevrey⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. 6/1, creditable third of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 42 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 79-2213

Conquredalofeurope^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway| OR: 119| CD

16/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. C&D winner in November. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 64-109

Pepite De Belle^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 119| CD

14/1

Fair hurdler. C&D winner. 80/1 and net muzzle on for 1st time, tailed-off fourth of 8 to Farouk D'alene in Grade 2 at Limerick (23f, heavy) 22 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 374014

Broomfields Jeremy^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 117

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Shaped well when third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 7/1) 39 days ago, faring best of those held up. Has good chance on form.

Form: 3F2133

Coolbane Boy⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: I J Power| T: W J Burke| OR: 116| D

17/2

Fair hurdler. 15/2, fourth of 7 in novice at Cork (24.2f, good) 93 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: F1-2324

Stand Off⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Fenton| OR: 113| C

10/3

Promising type. Not helped by late errors on hurdle debut and improved to win 14-runner maiden here (2m) 3 weeks later. Open to further improvement and should go well.

Form: 44-51

Forecasts

Stand Off (10/3), Broomfields Jeremy (7/2), Tucanae (5/1), Gevrey (6/1), Coolbane Boy (17/2), Lord Schnitzel (11/1), French Light (12/1), Pepite De Belle (14/1), Conquredalofeurope (16/1), Balinaboola Steel (66/1)

STAND OFF displayed a really willing attitude when making his second hurdles start a winning one in a 2m novice here last month and is taken to improve again and follow up. Broomfields Jeremy and Tucanae head the opposition.