17:45 Clonmel

Thursday 13 May 2021

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Clonacody (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 56.00s

Julies Stowaway⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 124

6/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7/32440-

Sevenna Star³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. First run since leaving John Ryan when 20/1, brought down first in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) on NH debut 3 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: B

Aldo The Apache¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

33/1

Twice-raced maiden and fair form shown, unseated rider last in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 16/1) 10 days ago. Up in trip. More needed.

Form: F-U

Asking For Trouble^b1,t1⁵⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in bumper (66/1) at Navan (16f, heavy). Off 18 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Blinkered/tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 640/

Better Than Heaven⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin

150/1

Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 73 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: UP0-

Boherlug²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 28 days ago, going in snatches. Up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 570-

Clondaw Bertie^t¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R M Power| T: M F Morris

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, in third when fell two out in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy). Off 6 months. Back up in trip and not dismissed.

Form: 1/5F-

Fissa⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

7/5

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler. Respectable fifth of 9 in bumper at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy, 5/4) 98 days ago. Back over hurdles and sets the bar high.

Form: 3F35-

God Help Us²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hurley

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, raced on unfavoured far side when sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 24 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 236-

Maybenextyear²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Plenty to find.

Form: 00-

Pipers Meadow⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K J Brouder| T: S Ryan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper (22/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 60 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 229/8-

Shumard¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

80/1

9/1, eighth of 14 in bumper at Thurles (19.3f, heavy) on NH debut 106 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-

Bearwithmenow¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power

200/1

Seventeenth of 22 in bumper (80/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Lot more is required.

Form: 0

Hard Target⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

250/1

Thirteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut 4 days ago. Big step forward is now needed.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Early Derby

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 1

Berliet Express⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

The Gradual Slope

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: S O O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fissa (7/5), Julies Stowaway (6/4), Clondaw Bertie (7/1), God Help Us (10/1), Sevenna Star (10/1), Berliet Express (10/1), The Gradual Slope (20/1), Early Derby (20/1), Aldo The Apache (33/1), Pipers Meadow (50/1), Boherlug (66/1), Shumard (80/1), Better Than Heaven (150/1), Asking For Trouble (150/1), Maybenextyear (200/1), Bearwithmenow (200/1), Hard Target (250/1)

Not nearly so competitive as the numbers suggest. FISSA rates the clear form pick and looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to open his account back in this sphere. God Help Us wasn't seen to best effect at Limerick last time and rates next best with Clondaw Bertie appealing as the pick of the remainder.