17:45 Clonmel

Thursday 2 September 2021

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Clonmel Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 9.0s

(3)

Dare To Flare¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 78| D

7/1

Unreliable type. 20/1, won 16-runner handicap at Naas (10f, soft) 11 days ago by neck from Insignia of Rank, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Looks vulnerable up 4 lb.

Form: 7518-31

(8)

Pin Your Hopes^v³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 78

4/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Roscommon (11.9f, good) 3 days ago, faring best of those held up. Back down in trip and he's one to consider.

Form: 085574

(4)

Coill Na Sionainne³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 77

9/2

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 9/1, good third of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Yard having good spell. Another bold bid expected.

Form: 120103

(6)

Insignia Of Rank¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77| D

9/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, good neck second of 16 to Dare To Flare in handicap at Naas (10f, soft) 11 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Should be in the mix.

Form: 09-9052

(1)

Ratib^b1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

9/1

16/5, fifth of 6 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 46 days ago, not ideally placed. Blinkers on 1st time. Chance on old form.

Form: 51-7295

(2)

Annexation^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 72| BF

4/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, below par ninth of 17 in handicap (3/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Has good chance on form.

Form: 0/122-69

(9)

Aurora Princess^v1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77| D

8/1

Latest win at Gowran in June. 9/2, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good) 29 days ago, badly hampered. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 1174D4

(7)

Star Image¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 77

22/1

66/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Naas (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 6047-04

Non-Runners

(5)

Blue Shadow³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: C P Hoban

Forecasts

Pin Your Hopes (4/1), Annexation (4/1), Coill Na Sionainne (9/2), Insignia Of Rank (9/2), Blue Shadow (11/2), Dare To Flare (7/1), Aurora Princess (8/1), Ratib (9/1), Star Image (22/1)

PIN YOUR HOPES is just 1-17 overall, but he took a step firmly back in the right direction when a strong-finishing fourth in a first-time visor at Roscommon on Monday. If ridden more prominently back down in trip, the 4-y-o may prove the answer to this competitive handicap. Blue Shadow was runner-up in that at Roscommon race and should be on the premises once more, along with Annexation.