17:25 Clonmel

Thursday 26 October 2023

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Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 9th Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 4m 48.00s

Toofareastiswest¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: A O'Grady| OR: 109

33/1

Fair winner at 21f over hurdles. First run since leaving Eoghan O'Grady when sixth of 8 in novice chase (12/1) at Cork (17.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 4P1/4F-6

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Ally Cay^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 108

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 10/1, fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Roscommon (21.3f, soft) 31 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 87/8-745

Politicise^p¹³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 107| D

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Pulled up in handicap chase (13/2) at Aintree (19.9f, good to firm) 132 days ago, losing touch 5 out.

Form: 546-26P

Carrolls Cottage²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 106

6/1

Unreliable type. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap chase (8/1) at this course (22.8f, heavy). Off 6 months. Down in trip.

Form: 47756P-

Freddie Robdal^t⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 105

17/2

Winner in chase at Tramore in April. Sixth of 8 in novice chase (17/2) at Tramore (15.5f, good) 70 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 41-3366

Croi Corcra¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C Bowe| OR: 104

10/1

15/2, career best when winning 14-runner novice chase at Tramore (21.7f, heavy) 14 days ago, easily. Back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. On the upgrade and should go well again.

Form: 8P6331

Midnight It Is³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104| BF

4/1

7/2, below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Listowel (20f, soft) 34 days ago. Player if bouncing back.

Form: 0/58737

Womalko³²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 100| C

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Best effort in this sphere when winning 6-runner handicap chase at this course (17.9f, heavy, 5/6) by ½ length from Carrolls Cottage. Remains with scope based on hurdling form and worth taking a chance on despite the long absence.

Form: 2120/31-

Made In The Woods^h¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 96| BF

10/1

Winner in chase at Limerick in March. 11/8, seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back down in trip.

Form: 222147-

Astrophysicist¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 90

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Modest winner at 10f on flat. 12/1, last of 10 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 8430-00

Ventnor⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 76

13/2

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 5 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 9630-P7

Forecasts

Womalko (10/3), Midnight It Is (4/1), Carrolls Cottage (6/1), Ventnor (13/2), Freddie Robdal (17/2), Croi Corcra (10/1), Made In The Woods (10/1), Politicise (12/1), Ally Cay (14/1), Astrophysicist (25/1), Toofareastiswest (33/1)

WOMALKO was on the resurgence when last seen 10 months ago and he's still well treated based on hurdling efforts, so he gets the nod over Croi Corcra, who arrives on the up. Midnight It Is also merits respect.