12:42 Clonmel

Thursday 17 November 2022

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 5m 15.05s

Corbetts Cross³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| D

4/1

5/1, suited by emphasis on stamina to get off the mark after 5 months off in 9-runner bumper at Cork (19f, heavy) 32 days ago, produced to lead 2f out. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F213-51

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Ahead Of The Posse¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, respectable sixth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 42-366

Badgerisland^h,t1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: T Shanahan| OR: 87

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, seventh of 8 in maiden hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 27 days ago. Down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: FP097

Brucejack⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighteenth of 23 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 150/1) 5 days ago.

Form: FPP77-0

Cheerful Chap³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fared better than on hurdling debut after 4 months off when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 5 weeks ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 6-76P7

Coolavin Boy¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: Louise G Lyons

200/1

80/1, twelfth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good to soft) on NH debut 6 weeks ago. First run for yard after leaving Ciaran Murphy.

Form: P-0

Duncarrig²⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Derintoher Yank and modest chaser Shattered Glass. Dam (b85) lightly raced in bumpers. Pulled up both starts in points (latest Feb 6).

Form: PP-

Easy Fella¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: R P Cody

16/5

9/1, third of 21 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) on hurdles bow 6 months ago. Several winners have emerged from that contest so he's fancied to go close today with Davy Russell taking over in the plate.

Form: 53

Joy Of Life¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville

66/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle 6 months apart so he's tough to make a case for.

Form: 5F28-7

King Otis²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: K Purcell

200/1

Again showed little when eighth of 13 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at this course (16.5f, heavy) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5P3098

Landrake¹⁷

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

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/4, matched previous form returning from 8 months off when third of 10 in bumper at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 17 days ago. One to note on hurdles debut for top yard.

Form: 32P-3

Potters Party²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

13/8

Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (stays 3m) Cotswold Way. One to take seriously having finished runner-up sole start in points (Mar 6).

Form: 2-

Silver Gazette¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

15/2

Fair hurdler. Ran his best race to date when second of 9 in maiden hurdle (12/1) at Thurles (23.3f, good to soft) a fortnight ago, clear of remainder. Should be in the mix.

Form: 47S632

Whatdoyouknow¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: J Motherway

50/1

Fared no better than on debut after 8 months off when eleventh of 20 in maiden hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 25/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 8-0

Big Ears²³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

150/1

80/1, pulled up in bumper at Warwick (16f, good), losing touch quickly 5f out. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Philip Kirby.

Form: 0/8P-

Glenvara Lady¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 25/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 097

Forecasts

Potters Party (13/8), Easy Fella (16/5), Corbetts Cross (4/1), Landrake (9/2), Silver Gazette (15/2), Ahead Of The Posse (12/1), Brucejack (50/1), Whatdoyouknow (50/1), Joy Of Life (66/1), Cheerful Chap (80/1), Glenvara Lady (125/1), Big Ears (150/1), Coolavin Boy (200/1), Badgerisland (200/1), King Otis (200/1), Duncarrig (250/1)

A tricky opening contest to solve but preference is for EASY FELLA, who matched his bumper effort sent hurdling when third in a Punchestown maiden 6 months ago. With plenty of next-time-out winners emerging from that race (including first, second and fourth), he gets the verdict with Davy Russell booked to ride. Potters Party, Landrake and Silver Gazette are just a handful of possible alternatives.