13:15 Clonmel

Thursday 29 September 2022

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Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 55.08s

Jetango^b,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell| OR: 89

9/1

Modest hurdler. Blinkered for first time, fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good, 14/1) 6 days ago. Bit to find on these terms down in trip.

Form: 402904

Very Excellent^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 115

6/1

Fair hurdler. Tenth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 2715/58

Scheu Time^b1,t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 112

9/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 125/1, eleventh of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, good) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkered for first time.

Form: 96-F06U

Light Heidi^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

11/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. Respectable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, good, 11/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 9031-53

Bentham¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 101

10/3

Fair chaser. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.7f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 998756

Politicise^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McGuinness| OR: 113| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form eighth of 15 in claiming hurdle (6/1) at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 37 days ago. Obvious claims on Ballinrobe run prior to that.

Form: 060-028

Sight Nor Seen^p,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara| OR: 99

33/1

Pulled up in novice chase (11/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 13 days ago, losing touch from 5 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 224-00P

Ballycastle Brat^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: L Young| OR: 80

50/1

50/1, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 070608

Emir De Rots^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 94

10/3

Modest chaser. 10/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 507-080

Big Tree³⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: C P McNamara| T: N C Kelly| OR: 83

66/1

Ungenuine type. Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Last of 6 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Wincanton (24.7f, good), going in snatches. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Simon Earle.

Form: 5P6FF6-

Light Fury^b,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: P Roche| OR: 90

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 3U350

Sani Pass^b1,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 87

80/1

250/1, twelfth of 16 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, soft) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 29670-0

Non-Runners

Hermann Clermont⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Niall Moore

Gaius⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: N C Kelly J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Hermann Clermont (2/1), Emir De Rots (10/3), Bentham (10/3), Politicise (4/1), Gaius (5/1), Very Excellent (6/1), Jetango (9/1), Scheu Time (9/1), Light Heidi (11/1), Light Fury (16/1), Sight Nor Seen (33/1), Ballycastle Brat (50/1), Big Tree (66/1), Sani Pass (80/1)

GAIUS ran just about his best race for this yard when third in a big-field handicap at Listowel last week and holds sound claims on these terms. Politicise and Hermann Clermont are a couple of potential threats.