17:00 Clonmel

Tuesday 9 March 2021

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Monksgrange Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 7m 5.00s

Macs Legend¹²

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: G Kelleher| OR: 95| D

10/3

22/1, respectable fifth of 15 in hunter chase at Thurles (24.9f, heavy) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Potentially very well treated in this sphere.

Form: 3-33155

Shantou Sisu⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 94| C

11/1

Course winner. One win from 21 NH runs. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 20/1) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1-00705

Barangarou¹¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 90

40/1

Visored for 1st time, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 112 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Thomas Foley.

Form: 00/27-09

Molly Wedger⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 89

25/1

Below form seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 80/1) 71 days ago.

Form: 05P20-7

The Reanie Rocks³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney| OR: 87

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 250/1) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: PP/800-0

Nicole's Milan^b⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 86| D

15/2

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. 25/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 8 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-P4903

Knock Na Rea^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 85

5/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, heavy, 15/2) 22 days ago, always holding on. Clearly in good heart right now.

Form: 65-4021

More Overdraught²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Henry Daly when bit below form eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 150/1) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 205-2P8

Stolen Moment^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 83

12/1

33/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 8 days ago, having hopeless task from position.

Form: 02803-8

Mcgill^t⁵²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft). Off 17 months.

Form: 00/60-

Chelseas Friend⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Mangan| OR: 81| D

7/2

12/1, excellent second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: 89-P132

Getaway Pippa⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D J McInerney| T: E Sheehy| OR: 81

40/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (21f, heavy) 67 days ago. Booking of McInerney a plus.

Form: 000888

Stowaway To Heaven¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 81

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, last of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, good) 171 days ago.

Form: 009-90

Queen Of Fame^b,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 80

6/1

13/2, 30½ lengths tenth of 15 to Knock Na Rea in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, heavy) 22 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 6P0020

Forecasts

Macs Legend (10/3), Chelseas Friend (7/2), Knock Na Rea (5/1), Queen Of Fame (6/1), Nicole's Milan (15/2), Shantou Sisu (11/1), Stolen Moment (12/1), Molly Wedger (25/1), Getaway Pippa (40/1), The Reanie Rocks (40/1), Barangarou (40/1), Mcgill (50/1), Stowaway To Heaven (50/1), More Overdraught (50/1)

QUEEN OF FAME disappointed at Thurles 3 weeks ago but her much-improved second at Punchestown the time before is backed up by the timefigure so is worth another chance with a promising 7-lb claimer taking over. Old-timer Macs Legend is potentially very well treated on chase form on his belated return to hurdles so is feared most ahead of the in-form Knock Na Rea.