18:10 Clonmel

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 5m 0.40s

Big Island¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Lanigan

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 5/1, won 17-runner handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Feane. Check betting.

Form:

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Big Kitten²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Twenty first of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 66/1) 25 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 00-

Scott Lang^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| BF

4/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 5/1, fourth of 20 in handicap at Navan (13f, good) 19 days ago, running on. One to note in the market on hurdle debut.

Form:

Ask Philip

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

10/1

Ask gelding. Closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Malton Rose. Lieutenant Highway looks the yard first strong but this one needs keeping a close eye on in the betting.

Form:

Ballycastle Brat²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 250/1) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 009-

Champagne Rebel^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Ian Power| T: Gearoid Brouder

300/1

First run since leaving Patrick G. Kelly when 300/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 110 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 4 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9807/9P-

God Help Us^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hurley

5/1

Fair hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 18 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 236/475-

Goldwin Magic³³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Kiely

7/1

Fair hurdler. Creditable seventh of 15 in bumper (20/1) at Listowel (20f, good). Off 11 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Likely to figure prominently if ready to roll after a break.

Form: 5802/27-

Lieutenant Highway^p1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form fifth of 16 in novice hurdle (5/2) at this course (16.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Leading claims on best form.

Form: 33335-

Malinas Glory^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady| OR: 99

4/1

Modest hurdler. Bit below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 3/1) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 20/5045-

Sir Rock²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: Olivia Hegarty

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, ninth of 10 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) on bumper debut 21 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 909-

Vale Of Glory^h,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 00/2P6-

Celine Man³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

Ishan²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, eighteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

We Had It All Said

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

The Connector²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: M Hourigan J: Simon Torrens

Dovlator⁶⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

Maciver⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E O'Grady J: Reserve 2

Vintage Writer⁵¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lieutenant Highway (3/1), Malinas Glory (4/1), Scott Lang (4/1), God Help Us (5/1), Goldwin Magic (7/1), Ask Philip (10/1), Vale Of Glory (12/1), The Connector (14/1), We Had It All Said (16/1), Maciver (20/1), Big Island (25/1), Celine Man (33/1), Dovlator (33/1), Vintage Writer (33/1), Sir Rock (50/1), Big Kitten (50/1), Ishan (100/1), Ballycastle Brat (300/1), Champagne Rebel (300/1)

One final chance is given to LIEUTENANT HIGHWAY in the hope that first-time cheekpieces give him just a little more. Goldwin Magic was runner-up at Kilbeggan on his latest hurdle start so rates a danger on his return to action, while Scott Lang and Big Island are a couple of interesting recruits from the Flat. The selection's debuting stablemate Ask Philip is one who needs keeping an eye on in the betting.