16:05 Clonmel

Thursday 27 October 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:10

www.grahamnorris.com Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 49.30s

Ballykeel¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 12/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, good) 16 days ago. Should come on for latest outing and remains capable of better.

Form: 2512P-5

Portstorm²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 121| BF

18/1

Fell in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good, 3/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4/6842B-

Robinstown^t¹⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 119

16/1

5/1, fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Perth (26.6f, soft), folding. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Others preferred.

Form: 2623P5-

Auckland^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 118

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Killarney in May. Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good, 16/1) 15 days ago. Not certain to back that up.

Form: 02-1804

Bay Ambition¹⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118| D

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, running well fell in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good, 10/1) 178 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 64546-F

Low Lie The Fields^t⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

11/1

14/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Galway (24.3f, soft) 88 days ago too far out to suggest outcome. Yard in good form. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 60UU0-F

Walnut Beach³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 116

14/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good to soft, 9/1) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Ran well on latest outing in this sphere and enters calculations.

Form: 2180-02

Time Marches On^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

7/1

6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Should strip fitter for latest run and looks capable of better.

Form: 4/56-635

Gotthenod²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 107| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in June. 11/2, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 21-6196

Good World^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 106| D

11/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 2/1) 24 days ago. Can get involved if headgear continues to have positive effect.

Form: 3-UP551

Trevena^p⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 106

7/1

16/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (25f, soft) 86 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter John Flood. Booking of McDonagh a plus.

Form: 8/21P84

Winning Rascal^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| OR: 106| D

7/1

10/3, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Merits respect in hat-trick bid.

Form: 00U611

Touch Of Oscar^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Hourigan| OR: 102| C

25/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.9f, good, 7/1) 15 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-8P634

Non-Runners

Bonne Debut¹⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: Mark J Scallan J: R Deegan

Problem Solver²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: A Leahy J: Cian Quirke

Forecasts

Ballykeel (5/1), Good World (11/2), Time Marches On (7/1), Trevena (7/1), Winning Rascal (7/1), Auckland (8/1), Problem Solver (10/1), Low Lie The Fields (11/1), Bonne Debut (12/1), Bay Ambition (14/1), Walnut Beach (14/1), Gotthenod (14/1), Robinstown (16/1), Portstorm (18/1), Touch Of Oscar (25/1)

BALLYKEEL is still relatively unexposed and shaped well for a long way when fifth at Punchestown 16 days ago, so he makes most appeal in a race where a case can be made for plenty. Last-time-out winners Good World and Winning Rascal both warrant consideration.