15:30 Clonmel

Thursday 6 January 2022

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2515:0015:30

Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 5.70s

Ask D'Man^t1³²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie

7/4

Form: F/D1-211

Chato Santana³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

33/1

Little promise for Denise Foster in bumpers. Winning pointer, unplaced last time (Nov 28). Others make more appeal.

Form: 40-1455

Cloudy Wednesday¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 40/1) on debut over fences 10 days ago, beaten 3 out.

Form: 77P-14P

Handy Headon³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 13 in hunter chase (12/1) at Downpatrick (23.4f, good to soft) in March 2020. Dual winning pointer, unplaced last time (Nov 28). Has some potential under Rules.

Form: 3/P13-45

I Often Wonder⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: R Tyner

5/2

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles in 2019/20. Point winner in October, so worth a market check back under Rules.

Form: 00/2-1

Is A Real Champ¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/2, first run since leaving Paul Nicholls when second of 12 in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 3-P1212

Three Loud Knocks¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Mortell| OR: 89

28/1

Fair chaser. Bit below form fifth of 12 in hunter chase (18/1) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 10 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 25D225

Time To Bite^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 90

33/1

Modest hurdler. Maiden pointer, made frame last 2 starts (latest Dec 30). Hard to make a case for.

Form: 523524

Aghmorough Bridge¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: William P Murphy

20/1

Easily off mark in points at third attempt. Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/1, unseated rider in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 10 days ago.

Form: P-P153U

Call Me Merry³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: S M O'Donoghue

16/1

Modest hurdler for Paul Cashman. 18/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good). Winning pointer, third last time (Nov 28)

Form: 75-4803

Midway To Getaway¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark J Scallan| OR: 87

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving P. J. Rothwell when very good third of 12 in hunter chase (20/1) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 10 days ago, keeping on well.

Form: 90-P123

Forecasts

Ask D'Man (7/4), I Often Wonder (5/2), Is A Real Champ (4/1), Midway To Getaway (9/1), Handy Headon (16/1), Call Me Merry (16/1), Aghmorough Bridge (20/1), Three Loud Knocks (28/1), Chato Santana (33/1), Time To Bite (33/1), Cloudy Wednesday (80/1)

ASK D'MAN has an excellent record between the flags and bids to land the hat-trick on his first try under Rules, so he takes marginal preference over Is A Real Champ, who made a positive start for this stable when second in a hunter at Limerick, with Midway To Getaway also running creditably in third that day.