12:35 Clonmel

Thursday 8 December 2022

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Kilsheelan Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 4m 25.40s

Bal Kauto^t⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 85

28/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 40/1) 67 days ago.

Form: 660-009

Benjis Benefit²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 4-09

Comeback Tiep⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Eamon Courtney

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 200/1) 76 days ago.

Form: 0P/0P

Conna Cottage¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

4/7

Promising type. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 11/2) 12 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 24-84

Coole Vision^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: N Lee

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 857

Johnny Clarke⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 88

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, heavy) 42 days ago.

Form: 7P6-04

Joy Of Life²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (66/1) at this course (19.3f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 5F28-78

Suture Self^b1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 150/1) 39 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 000

What Ever Oscar²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M Hourigan| OR: 91

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good, 33/1), reminders after third. Off 7 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 060-P

Coco Lightning³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 100

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy, 150/1) 39 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: PP0U95

Kadys Dirha^b1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 32 days ago, pulled up after 4 out. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: P0PP

Man After Midnight²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

100/1

Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (200/1) at this course (16.3f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 409-700

Mrs Macker²⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 88

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 740-

Rathnaleen Kal^t1³⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, good to soft). Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 858-

Run Getaway Run^t1,v1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: S Braddish

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 300/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 16 days ago. Visored for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00PP0

Running Scared³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 91

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (40/1) at Wexford (20f, heavy) 38 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: P96-7P

Shamror Lass³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan.

Form: 2P2-08P

Forecasts

Conna Cottage (4/7), Benjis Benefit (13/2), Johnny Clarke (7/1), Coco Lightning (10/1), Joy Of Life (11/1), What Ever Oscar (22/1), Rathnaleen Kal (25/1), Running Scared (25/1), Bal Kauto (28/1), Mrs Macker (40/1), Coole Vision (40/1), Shamror Lass (66/1), Man After Midnight (100/1), Comeback Tiep (125/1), Suture Self (150/1), Run Getaway Run (150/1), Kadys Dirha (200/1)

CONNA COTTAGE showed more than enough in maiden hurdles at Naas and Gowran last month to suggest that a race of this nature should be within his grasp. He remains open to improvement in this sphere and gets the nod ahead of Coco Lightning, who appeared to take a significant step forward last time and should be in the mix if able to build on that here. Benjis Benefit and Johnny Clarke can do battle for minor honours.