18:45 Clonmel

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Team Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 4m 57.70s

Glenabo Bridge^p,t³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 95

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in March. 5/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: P57812-

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Kilkenny Star¹⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 94

8/1

Bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.4f, good, 9/2) 175 days ago. Enters calculations on Punchestown fourth prior to that.

Form: 644840-

Crimson Chief²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 93| D

18/1

One win from 34 NH runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 835400-

Viking Hoard^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: C Byrnes| OR: 91

16/1

Temperamental sort. One win from 27 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Betting the best guide to expectations with this one.

Form: 35037P-

Choice Of Mine^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 89

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0600-

Steppenwolf⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 50/1) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. From a good yard and one to keep an eye on in the betting.

Form: 90U0-

Frazel Express^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 88

4/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft, 15/2) 31 days ago, well on top finish. 8 lb rise may not prevent another bold bid.

Form: 066741-

Arrycan⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 87

7/4

Fair chase winner. 9/2, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 9 days ago, despite pulling hard early on. Leading claims.

Form: 5P31F-2

Eaton Lady^h²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 84

22/1

Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good, 14/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 0/84928-

Fairy Orchard¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 84

100/1

80/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 101 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: PP/09PP-

Shean Glory^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 83

12/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Bit below form seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 15/2) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 293607-

Princess Mahler^t⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 81

33/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (16f, soft) 51 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: FP0/508-

Can U Believe^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 80

25/1

50/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 8/58900-

Fainche^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 80

40/1

28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0070P-0

Nomadic Star^p²⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 80

20/1

Good sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 0/07076-

Quins Court²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Duffy| OR: 80

40/1

50/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good). Off 8 months. Down in trip.

Form: 00P850-

Non-Runners

Red Finch²²⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 1

Power Drive¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 2

Gregory's Gift²⁰⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: S Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arrycan (7/4), Frazel Express (4/1), Glenabo Bridge (5/1), Kilkenny Star (8/1), Shean Glory (12/1), Viking Hoard (16/1), Crimson Chief (18/1), Steppenwolf (20/1), Nomadic Star (20/1), Eaton Lady (22/1), Can U Believe (25/1), Princess Mahler (33/1), Gregory's Gift (33/1), Fainche (40/1), Quins Court (40/1), Power Drive (50/1), Red Finch (50/1), Choice Of Mine (66/1), Fairy Orchard (100/1)

ARRYCAN's latest Ballinrobe second after a break suggests he's more than up to taking advantage of his much lower mark in this sphere, particularly as he pulled hard in the early stages (that first outing in 6 months will have hopefully knocked some of the freshness out of him). Last month's Tramore scorer Frazel Express and Oliver McKiernan's veteran Glenabo Bridge can give the selection most to do.