14:30 Clonmel

Thursday 28 September 2023

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Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 5m 22.50s

Dark Voyager^p,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A P Heskin| T: A McCann| OR: 114

66/1

25/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good) 42 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 4PP0/4-P

Kashi³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 115

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1, seventh of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. One to consider.

Form: 2/1017-P

Rotten Row¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 111| BF| D

4/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in August. Fourth of 7 in maiden (11/2) at Tramore (16f, good) on Flat debut 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Respected back jumping.

Form: 5-4P142

Bal De Rio²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J McAuley| OR: 110| BF| C| D

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Creditable second of 9 in claiming hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good, 5/2) 29 days ago. Good chance on these terms.

Form: 143172

Coole Arcade^p,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

8/1

Fair chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase (15/2) at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 34 days ago, losing touch 4 out. Won on his last start over hurdles so respected for top yard.

Form: F-0553P

Natural Breeze^p⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85| C

12/1

Modest hurdler. Course winner. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (19.9f, good, 7/1) 81 days ago.

Form: 24/60-38

Starman^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 103

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in June. 25/1, fourth of 5 in hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Good shout.

Form: 751034

Non-Runners

Battle Of Benburb²²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Bal De Rio (5/4), Starman (4/1), Rotten Row (4/1), Kashi (15/2), Coole Arcade (8/1), Natural Breeze (12/1), Battle Of Benburb (14/1), Dark Voyager (66/1)

STARMAN wasn't disgraced in the face of a stiff task at Navan recently and could be the way to go back in a claimer. Bal de Rio was just ahead of him in a similar event at Bellewstown last month and can go well again. Rotten Row is another to consider.