12:25 Clonmel

Wednesday 15 January 2025

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Jossestown Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 22.09s

Clonshire River^t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 112

8/1

17/2, eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Player back down in class.

Form: 722638

Freddie Robdal^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 109| D

22/1

Nineteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good, 25/1) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 415640

Hillsdale³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 109| D

7/4

11/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap chase at Naas (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago, forging clear. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-78FU1

Cheerful Chap^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 104| BF| D

85/40

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Respectable third of 10 in handicap chase (7/2) at Limerick (17.7f, soft) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 11-3233

Kilashee²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| C

14/1

Course winner. 5 wins from 17 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Roscommon in September. 11/1, fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.8f, good) 25 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: UP1935

Chainofconsequence^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 98

9/1

Unreliable sort. Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase (22/1) at Thurles (18.3f, good to soft) 47 days ago, left with too much to do. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 351806

Kobalt St Georges^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 95

12/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 70-8000

Love Like This¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 66/1) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 442000

Zolpharine²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90| D

14/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (25.1f, good, 25/1) 25 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 507607

Non-Runners

Lily Of Dromard¹⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Hillsdale (7/4), Cheerful Chap (85/40), Clonshire River (8/1), Chainofconsequence (9/1), Kobalt St Georges (12/1), Zolpharine (14/1), Kilashee (14/1), Lily Of Dromard (16/1), Freddie Robdal (22/1), Love Like This (50/1)

HILLSDALE finally got his act together over fences when an impressive winner at Naas and looks capable of defying an 11 lb rise. Cheerful Chap can place again with Clonshire River also respected back down in class.