13:45 Clonmel

Thursday 8 December 2022

All12:0512:3513:1013:4514:1514:4515:15

Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 6m 39.30s

Diol Ker^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 146| D

3/1

Useful chaser. Below form ninth of 17 in handicap chase (11/1) at Cork (28f, heavy) 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 92410-9

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Eklat De Rire³¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| D

5/2

Very smart chaser. Latest win in chase at Wexford in October 2021. 13/2, below form tenth of 18 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, soft). Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Considered.

Form: 11U/1P0-

Floueur^b1,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 135

5/1

Useful chaser. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 33/1) 18 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Needs headgear to perk him up.

Form: 130P-P0

Jimmy Jimmy^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in bumpers. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, soft) 26 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 121/P-P0

Milan Native^t³⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 134

20/1

First run since leaving Mrs Denise Foster when pulled up in handicap chase (12/1) at Fairyhouse (29f, good), dropping away soon after. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to prove.

Form: 2P09P/P-

Robinstown^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 126| CD

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner.12/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 23P5-10

Ronald Pump^p1,t⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 145| D

5/2

Useful chaser. 18/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, good) 78 days ago, slowly away. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Matthew J. Smith.

Form: 2F-7239

Non-Runners

Chinx Of Light¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Mr B W Harvey

My Design³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: D Queally J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

Ronald Pump (5/2), Eklat De Rire (5/2), Diol Ker (3/1), Floueur (5/1), Chinx Of Light (6/1), Robinstown (10/1), My Design (20/1), Milan Native (20/1), Jimmy Jimmy (33/1)

RONALD PUMP is the class act in this field and he gets the nod starting out for a new stable returned to hurdling. Diol Ker is also back over the smaller obstacles and should strip fitter for his reappearance, so he appeals as the likeliest danger ahead of Eklat de Rire.