14:30 Clonmel

Wednesday 15 January 2025

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Monroe Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 29.09s

Addragoole²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/2, respectable eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 20 days ago. Solid claims in a race that lacks depth.

Form: 22-2220

Battleoftheboyne

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

9/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Hollow Games and fair hurdler Moyode Gold. Of obvious interest if the market speaks in his favour on debut.

Form:

Brown Boots¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: U08

Buckaway Freddie⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 50 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 27-7

Comanche Moon²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 150/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 00

Dangerous Dan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Bernard Crowley

33/1

Youmzain gelding. Dam (b92), ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Burn And Turn. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Funiculi Funicula⁴⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Promising type. 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Mlle D. Mele. Should improve and is worth chancing to make a winning start for new connections.

Form: 2-

Glenmore River¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

He Might Be Lucky²⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft, 300/1). Off 17 months. Down in trip.

Form: 6PPU-1

Highland Earl²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 150/1) on hurdles bow 20 days ago.

Form: 780

Hitak¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ellmarie Holden when pulled up in hunter chase (18/1) at Limerick (22.6f, soft) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Down in trip.

Form: 9/111P-P

Kared'as De Cougny¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy, 66/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 28U0

Rookery Woods¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: M J O'Connor

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 17 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago.

Form: 1/00

Roxboro River¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: Miss T L Cogan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 6355

Siege Ofjadotville

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: M Hassett

80/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler (2m-19f winner) Iktitaf. Makes some appeal on paper but will probably need time.

Form:

Southgate Avenue⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 50 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 86

Tom Sarah Evelyn¹³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving T. Gibney when pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 20/1) on hurdles bow 131 days ago.

Form: 32/P

Non-Runners

Mack The Chemist²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Funiculi Funicula (4/7), Addragoole (13/8), Mack The Chemist (8/1), Battleoftheboyne (9/1), Buckaway Freddie (25/1), Southgate Avenue (28/1), Dangerous Dan (33/1), Tom Sarah Evelyn (66/1), Siege Ofjadotville (80/1), Hitak (100/1), He Might Be Lucky (100/1), Roxboro River (100/1), Comanche Moon (100/1), Highland Earl (125/1), Glenmore River (150/1), Brown Boots (150/1), Rookery Woods (150/1), Kared'as De Cougny (150/1)

FUNICULI FUNICULA hasn't been seen for 15 months since an excellent second over hurdles at Auteuil but his new yard is adept at bringing them back from lengthy absences and he's worth a chance to improve past Addragoole, who sets the standard but is more exposed. Battleoftheboyne is a notable newcomer.