14:55 Clonmel

Thursday 28 October 2021

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Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 36.20s

Fox Watch¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 102

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, below form ninth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty of improvement required.

Form: F/3-069

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Go Gill Go^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr J J Codd| T: J Grace| OR: 99| D

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 715324

Rose Milan¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 97

40/1

Fair winner at 24f in chases. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: P635F0

Lucky Max²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 96

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Thurles (23.9f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: PP5800-

Shantou Sisu¹⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 96| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in April and shaped as if still in good form at Downpatrick on final start in May.

Form: 5531-66

Mullins Cross⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| BF| D

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft, 7/2) 6 days ago. Expected to be bang there with a repeat.

Form: 046172

Kate Ill Know²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 94| C

7/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, heavy, 7/1) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 13-8793

Lake Chad⁷⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 93

80/1

Failed to improve when twelfth of 17 on handicap hurdle debut at Listowel (20f, good). Off over 2 years.

Form: 680060/

Truckers Angel³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S J P Baragry⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 93

16/1

Shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off when fifth of 10 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Into handicaps now and remains unexposed.

Form: FPP63-5

Hot On My Heels²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 91

9/1

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 11/2) 25 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 08-2358

Strong Roots¹⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr S Perry⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 89

12/1

6/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 154 days ago. First run for yard after leaving R. P. Rath. Remains with one standout effort over hurdles.

Form: 096F-20

Carry On Buddy^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Patrick Baragry| OR: 88

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Galway (19.1f, heavy, 300/1) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and may do better.

Form: 4-0PP06

I Sea The Moon²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 88| BF

4/1

Proved a disappointment when fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good) 27 days ago, finding little. Still early days but has something to prove on the back of that.

Form: F00024

Ballea Fox^t¹⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: S Spillane| OR: 86

25/1

Modest winner at 21f in chases. Eleventh of 15 in handicap chase (18/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 172 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 651PF-0

Arctic Ambition²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 85

25/1

Offered little after 9 months off when seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 008/6P-7

Non-Runners

Master Cornwall⁷⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 4

T: J Dullea J: Mr D O'Connor

Makfils¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Mr F Maguire

Will You Win¹¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: Mr T P Harney

Lovely Moon¹⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

I Sea The Moon (4/1), Go Gill Go (4/1), Lucky Max (11/2), Kate Ill Know (7/1), Mullins Cross (15/2), Hot On My Heels (9/1), Makfils (10/1), Master Cornwall (10/1), Strong Roots (12/1), Will You Win (12/1), Truckers Angel (16/1), Shantou Sisu (16/1), Ballea Fox (25/1), Arctic Ambition (25/1), Rose Milan (40/1), Carry On Buddy (50/1), Lake Chad (80/1), Fox Watch (80/1)

A competitive handicap and the suggestion is KATE ILL KNOW, who got back on track with a good third at Galway earlier in the month and now returns to the scene of her sole success. Go Gill Go, Mullins Cross and Truckers Angel are a trio of others to consider.