15:51 Clonmel

Thursday 3 March 2022

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Cloneen Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 4m 30.20s

Plassey House¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P A Fahy| OR: 100

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form thirteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Naas (15.6f, soft) 19 days ago. May yet do better, so worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 0040

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Seangoell^b1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 98

7/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap chase at this course (20f, heavy, 6/1) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 469835

Lily Of Dromard¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 97| CD

9/2

20/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago, pushed out. Improving all the time recently and looks capable of following up.

Form: 9P0771

Tango Theatre^t¹⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 96

17/2

10/1, last of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 166 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-00020

Three By Two¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: A McIntyre| OR: 95

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy) 126 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery.

Form: 39-908

Caletta Storm^h1⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 93

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 40 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4F/79-70

Glorious Singer³⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Ian Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 92

18/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, soft, 7/2), going with enthusiasm and likely to have finished second. Off 10 months. Back down in trip. Could get involved if she's fit for this return.

Form: 06675-F

Deo Bellator¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 91| C

66/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in September. Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Not firing at present.

Form: 712056

Little Token^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Keeffe| OR: 91

4/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 40/1, very good second of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (18.9f, heavy) 14 days ago. Looks well in if she can back that up.

Form: 5-27592

Island Glory^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Niall O'flynn| OR: 89

20/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 089097

Oh Dear Me²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 87

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 22/1) 22 days ago. Booking of Sexton a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 150-98F

Can U Believe^h,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 86

33/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P48-589

Dazzling Dove³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 86

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to up her game.

Form: 00-096

Shean Glory^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 86

5/1

Respectable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Thurles (16.3f, soft) 7 days ago. Could make presence felt.

Form: F36293

Golden Symphony¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Donoghue| OR: 84

40/1

9/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy). Fell first sole start in points (Feb 12). Returns with something to prove.

Form: 645/20-F

Johanna Yeats^t⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 84

9/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.8f, heavy, 16/1) 56 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 978452

Non-Runners

I'vedoneitall⁶¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 1

Costalita⁵⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Ballyeden Lass³¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: Miss E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Little Token (4/1), Lily Of Dromard (9/2), Shean Glory (5/1), Seangoell (7/1), Tango Theatre (17/2), Johanna Yeats (9/1), Plassey House (11/1), Glorious Singer (18/1), Dazzling Dove (20/1), Island Glory (20/1), Ballyeden Lass (25/1), Three By Two (28/1), Can U Believe (33/1), Golden Symphony (40/1), Caletta Storm (50/1), Oh Dear Me (50/1), Deo Bellator (66/1), I'vedoneitall (66/1), Costalita (100/1)

LILY OF DROMARD was impressive in making a successful handicap debut over C&D a fortnight ago and, while she's been hit quite hard for that she's taken to improve further and follow up in a race that lacks depth. Little Token posted a big effort in novice company at this course last time and, with a similar effort, she'd also be a big player.