19:48 Clonmel

Thursday 11 May 2023

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Talbot Hotel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 4m 59.09s

Hans Gruber^t¹²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 109

12/1

First run since leaving J. D. Motherway when good third of 10 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, heavy, 13/2) 124 days ago, refusing to settle. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6U2R/13-

Criminal Mischief²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Steve Jones| OR: 108| C

28/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in March. 33/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 908015-

Wild Hunt^p1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 108| C

15/2

Course winner. 22/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 09U0P8-

Solitary Man¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 106

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 161 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 277-

Ballycashin¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 104

25/1

Promising type. 20/1, good sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 130 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 351466-

Clairmc^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

20/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, soft, 14/1) 46 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 375845-

Dancing Jeremy¹³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 104| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 40/1) 135 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ian O'Connor. Others more persuasive.

Form: 415/807-

Lucky Zebo²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 103| D

11/5

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 10/3, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 21 days ago, driven out. Trainer going well. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 20U361-

Stilyker³⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 103

10/3

First run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft, 4/9), always holding on. Off 11 months. Ought to go close.

Form: 3904P/1-

Kelce¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 102

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 106 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 5P687-

Punters Poet^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 102| C

66/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when eleventh of 15 in handicap (80/1) at Limerick (11.2f, soft) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 040068-

Craic Eile^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 101

66/1

50/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 485006-

Emir De Rots^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in September. Creditable fourth of 14 in claiming hurdle (6/1) at this course (18.5f, heavy) 51 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 801U74-

Sea Road Fill^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 100

20/1

Promising sort. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (9/1) at Tramore (20.3f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: UF766-

Apples In Winter³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: L Casey| OR: 99

40/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (9/1) at this course (19.5f, heavy) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 562485-

Early Arrival^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 98

11/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, soft, 6/1) 25 days ago, all out. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 084261-

Non-Runners

Wojood¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Forest Pump²⁸³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: Sean Flanagan

Young Darleen⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: R P Cody J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lucky Zebo (11/5), Stilyker (10/3), Wild Hunt (15/2), Kelce (17/2), Dancing Jeremy (11/1), Early Arrival (11/1), Young Darleen (11/1), Hans Gruber (12/1), Emir De Rots (20/1), Solitary Man (20/1), Clairmc (20/1), Sea Road Fill (20/1), Ballycashin (25/1), Criminal Mischief (28/1), Forest Pump (33/1), Apples In Winter (40/1), Wojood (50/1), Craic Eile (66/1), Punters Poet (66/1)

The one who appeals most is STILYKER, who got off the mark on his first start for Willie Mullins at Tramore when last seen 11 months ago. That success was gained on the back of a similar absence to that which he is returning from here, so lack of a recent run is no great concern. Solitary Man appears to have been brought along steadily with handicaps in mind and is interesting now pitched into one, while Lucky Zebo, who opened his account at Kilbeggan 3 weeks ago, also enters calculations.