17:45 Clonmel

Thursday 5 September 2024

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Comida To Come Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 8.97s

(1)

Livio Milo^p,t1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 80

10/3

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (8.1f, good) 7 days ago. Tongue strap on first time and this is a slight drop in class.

Form: 46-3207

(4)

Malbay Madness^h³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: E Mullins| OR: 79

10/3

14/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Hood back on and this slight step back up in trip will help.

Form: 25215-0

(2)

Moonlit Mist³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 77| D

6/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in May. 22/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, soft) 33 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: 0-09150

(3)

Alfalfa³⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 71

7/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (11/4) at Dundalk (12f). Off 10 months. Back down in trip and market may help assess his current well-being.

Form: 2213D4-

(5)

Expound^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| D

15/8

12/1 and cheekpieces on for first time over hurdles, much improved when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago, pushed out. Has to be taken seriously back on the level.

Form: 380134

(6)

On The Cards⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

18/1

18/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, good) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Marcus Tregoning.

Form: 726-334

Non-Runners

(7)

Blackcastle Storm²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: M J Smith J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Expound (15/8), Malbay Madness (10/3), Livio Milo (10/3), Moonlit Mist (6/1), Alfalfa (7/1), Blackcastle Storm (10/1), On The Cards (18/1)

Having hit the frame in a couple of Flat handicaps, EXPOUND was much improved when winning a novice hurdle 3 weeks ago and he's fancied the continue the good work. Livio Milo fill find this slightly easier so he's feared, along with Malbay Madness.