14:55 Clonmel

Thursday 4 March 2021

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Clonmel Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 6m 15.40s

Brawler^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| BF| D

6/5

Fair chaser. 11/4, first run since leaving Mrs D. A. Love when good second of 14 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 158-332

Cala Di Volpe²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy, 9/1) 24 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6745P-4

Desire De Joie^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Fairly useful chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse 24 days ago. Should be thereabouts in a weak race.

Form: 16B084

Fort William¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Fair chaser. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 40/1) 11 days ago, tailing off before halfway. Switches from hurdles to chase. Open to improvement.

Form: 09555P

Granny Knot⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: P F McEnery

33/1

Modest hurdler. Modest winner at 21f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 33/1) 93 days ago, behind when pulled up before next. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6/0616-P

I'mstillyourbaby³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Modest hurdler. 50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 35 days ago, beaten before home turn. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip.

Form: B053P-P

Mister Bells^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Blinkered for 1st time, fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Navan (21f, heavy) 11 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 44540

Optum⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 109

20/1

Fair hurdler. 66/1, tenth of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) on debut over fences 47 days ago. Set for another struggle.

Form: 042050

Sheshoon Sonny^t1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: S G Carey| OR: 115

15/2

Fair hurdler. 10/3, fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Leicester (15.9f, heavy) on debut over fences 50 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Alan King. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 723-304

Southerner^h⁶⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin| D

16/1

Fair hurdler. 12/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 65 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4/11P-30

Blackjack Boy³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

33/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. 80/1, twelfth of 14 in novice chase at Gowran (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 35 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 351570

Colonel Lesley⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

66/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tramore in October. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy, 7/1) 62 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 391077

Hazran^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: E M O'Sullivan

15/2

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in October. 25/1, closing in third when fell 3 out in novice chase at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 17 days ago. Up in trip. Looks a player.

Form: P-7317F

Non-Runners

The White Volcano²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: R K Watson J: D J Hand

Forecasts

Brawler (6/5), Desire De Joie (7/2), Sheshoon Sonny (15/2), Hazran (15/2), The White Volcano (8/1), Southerner (16/1), Cala Di Volpe (16/1), Optum (20/1), Granny Knot (33/1), Blackjack Boy (33/1), Mister Bells (66/1), Colonel Lesley (66/1), I'mstillyourbaby (80/1), Fort William (100/1)

HAZRAN was in the process of showing improved form when coming down at the third last on chasing debut at Thurles and, with more to come, he gets the marginal vote over Desire de Joie, whose fourth at Fairyhouse last time represents the best piece of form on show. Brawler is another one to consider.