19:55 Clonmel

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Botanica International Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 4m 57.8s

My Manekineko²⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 109| D

11/1

14/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap chase at Haydock (25.6f, good to firm) 26 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Switches from chase to hurdles. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 803142-

Look Dont Touch^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 107

12/1

50/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 524790-

Ciankyle¹⁶⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 105| D

20/1

18/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 168 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Claims if he's tuned up.

Form: 94P621-

Lizrona⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 105

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (18.9f, heavy) 84 days ago. In good hands and looks the type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 639-

Punters Poet^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 105| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Not discounted.

Form: 431P38-

Lusis Naturea^t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 103| D

22/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good, 22/1) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 168/410-

Na Caith Tobac¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn| OR: 103

5/1

Bit below form eleventh of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 000250-

Toms Courage^h²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 103

16/1

50/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Something to prove.

Form: 608F08-

Father Jed²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| D

18/1

Three wins from 11 runs last season. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 33/1) 20 days ago, finishing with running left. Switches from chase to hurdles. One to consider.

Form: 119086-

Bear Claws^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 100

18/1

Bit below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 20/1) 35 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 9/50700-

Our Dylan¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 96

14/1

Below form eighth of 20 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Naas (18.8f, soft) 147 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 460488-

Dylan Lombardy^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95| BF

3/1

7/2, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 21 days ago. Going the right way and should put up another bold bid.

Form: 6U5732-

Well Joey^t¹⁷⁵

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

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 12 in handicap chase (10/1) at Thurles (22f, good) 175 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 524770-

Falcon Park¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy| OR: 92

33/1

33/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, soft) 161 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 50UU08-

Non-Runners

Paula's Prayer²³⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Misty Millie¹⁷⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: D A McLoughlin J: C D Maxwell

Early Arrival³⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: L Casey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dylan Lombardy (3/1), Punters Poet (7/2), Na Caith Tobac (5/1), Early Arrival (6/1), My Manekineko (11/1), Look Dont Touch (12/1), Lizrona (12/1), Our Dylan (14/1), Toms Courage (16/1), Paula's Prayer (16/1), Father Jed (18/1), Bear Claws (18/1), Well Joey (20/1), Ciankyle (20/1), Misty Millie (20/1), Lusis Naturea (22/1), Falcon Park (33/1)

DYLAN LOMBARDY has a un upwardly-mobile profile and could go one better than his recent second at Kilbeggan. My Manekineko is worthy of interest from his lower hurdling mark and Lizrona is a notable handicap debutant.