17:35 Clonmel

Thursday 1 April 2021

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Quirke uPVC Windows (Clonmel) Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 5m 26.9s

Arthur Fonzarelli^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

50/1

Fair hurdler. 50/1, unseated rider first in novice chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 51060U

Danegeld¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

50/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in December. Below-form fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 10 days ago. Makes chase debut with work to do.

Form: 109325

Deburrafield¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: H P Finegan

22/1

Fair hurdler. 66/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when fifth of 9 in novice chase at Naas (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 2F/F25-5

Desire De Joie^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. Not ruled out if shrugging off below-par fifth over C&D last month.

Form: 6B0845

Elusive Star¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

12/1

Fair chaser. 33/1, fifth of 12 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) on debut over fences 12 days ago. More needed now.

Form: 623485

Hesamanofhisword¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 116| BF

7/1

Fairly useful chaser. Remains a maiden after 17 runs but running well when unseated rider 2 out in novice chase (13/8) at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 34652U

Lessofdnegativity^t⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: A J McNamara| D

33/1

Modest hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in January. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy, 22/1) 63 days ago, tailing off 4 out. Makes chase debut with something to prove.

Form: 60701P

Mount Melleray^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: J Motherway

9/2

Fair chaser. 7/2, good second of 3 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 20 days ago, no match for winner. In the mix.

Form: U52342

Oscar Thyne¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| D

3/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Seventh of 13 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 6/1) 105 days ago, considerately handled. Should have more to offer for good yard.

Form: 46-1567

Pino Boy^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M F Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 81| D

150/1

Modest hurdler. Winner at Navan in December. 14/1, below-form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Faces no easy task on his chase debut.

Form: 042819

Sheshoon Sonny^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 115

9/2

4/1, career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Showed promise on both his chase starts previously, so has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3-304F1

Erins Benefit²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: J E Kiely

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/3, below-form third of 13 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 25 days ago. Makes chase debut and she can't be ruled out.

Form: 3232U3

Non-Runners

Breezy Bell¹¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Mister Bells²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 1

Bavarian Girl⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: M Winters J: Reserve 2

Brandy Harbour¹²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J Neilan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Oscar Thyne (3/1), Erins Benefit (3/1), Mount Melleray (9/2), Sheshoon Sonny (9/2), Hesamanofhisword (7/1), Mister Bells (7/1), Breezy Bell (8/1), Elusive Star (12/1), Desire De Joie (16/1), Brandy Harbour (20/1), Deburrafield (22/1), Lessofdnegativity (33/1), Danegeld (50/1), Arthur Fonzarelli (50/1), Bavarian Girl (66/1), Pino Boy (150/1)

SHESHOON SONNY arrives on the back of a career-best hurdling win at Thurles so looks the way to go here given he also shaped with some promise on both his chasing starts previously. Hesamanofhisword is still without a win but seems sure to go well given his fairly useful level of chasing form, with unexposed Mount Melleray another to consider in an open contest.