13:30 Clonmel

Thursday 2 December 2021

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Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 25.20s

Whirling Dervish^p⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 130

22/1

Handy dual-purpose performer, fourth in Flat handicap at Gowran 44 days ago. Bit more to find over hurdles at this level but he'll relish things if it becomes a good test.

Form: 66415-7

Western Victory¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 139| C| D

85/40

Useful hurdler. 11/2, creditable 1¾ lengths third of 8 to Dysart Diamond in listed mares' event at Punchestown (18.1f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Consistent, but stronger stayers may have her measure.

Form: 231213

Bothar Dubh^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 126| C| D

28/1

Useful handicap hurdler at best but well held this season. Fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at this course (19.9f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 642P-05

Burrows Saint^t²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 149

4/1

2019 Irish National winner who ran a stormer in the Grand National in April, jumping and travelling well but faltering late on. Presumably Aintree is the main aim again, but he can go well here.

Form: 31/2624-

Morosini²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132

17/2

Useful hurdler but hard to catch right and couldn't have shown any less on return, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft, 20/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 46P87-P

Rebellito⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Useful Flat winner for Willie Mullins this year. Previous efforts over hurdles uninspiring.

Form: 6PP/

Scarpeta^b1¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 144| CD

33/1

Useful hurdler for Willie Mullins (won this in 2018) but well held in 3 maiden chases and a Flat handicap since joining this yard (latest run 12 days ago). Blinkers on. Tricky to fancy.

Form: P4-2590

Minx Tiara²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 132

11/8

Useful hurdler. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft, 8/1) 26 days ago, going off too hard. Could go well again from the front.

Form: 1210-34

Non-Runners

Pencilfulloflead³⁰⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Minx Tiara (11/8), Western Victory (85/40), Pencilfulloflead (3/1), Burrows Saint (4/1), Morosini (17/2), Whirling Dervish (22/1), Bothar Dubh (28/1), Scarpeta (33/1), Rebellito (100/1)

PENCILFULLOFLEAD may have plenty more to offer and given his decent record fresh this could be a good stepping stone to further glory. Burrows Saint, fourth in the National, presumably has the second Saturday in April and another trip to Aintree as his main target, but he's a force over hurdles and seems sure to go well again having been second in this last year.