14:55 Clonmel

Thursday 13 February 2025

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Kilmolash (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 14.30s

Voice Of Reason¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-4| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

14/1

Seventh of 11 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 16/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 000967

Phoenix Cowboy¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 99

5/1

Respectable seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy, 10/1) 17 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 630067

Aclass²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 98

10/3

5/1, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 21 days ago. Considered.

Form: 5-09033

Tomjackwilliam⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98

9/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21f, soft) 47 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 31/29-00

French Hill²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

13/2

8/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 80-29P4

Sheriffhill⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 95

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, respectable eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 47 days ago.

Form: P-8870

Simply Shabra^b²⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: A McCann| OR: 90

16/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Naas in January 2024. 12/1, running well brought down in claiming hurdle at Limerick (16.4f, soft). Off 8 months. Should be competitive if ready to roll after his break.

Form: 01560-B

Siul Molly Siul^p1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 85

50/1

50/1, eighteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 064700

Stone Forest^p1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J C Barry| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.9f, heavy, 300/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver over this longer trip.

Form: 000

Native Song⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 81

16/1

Seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy, 16/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 01U16-7

Ella Rose^p1⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Prendergast| OR: 80

18/1

16/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.4f, soft) 72 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 057-P80

Tir Og⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: E Seymour| OR: 90

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 009

Ar Nos Na Gaoithe^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 77

17/2

Shaped better than result when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) 21 days ago. Creditable fourth at Punchestown prior to that. Not taken lightly.

Form: 879546

Forecasts

Aclass (10/3), Sheriffhill (4/1), Phoenix Cowboy (5/1), French Hill (13/2), Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (17/2), Tomjackwilliam (9/1), Voice Of Reason (14/1), Native Song (16/1), Simply Shabra (16/1), Ella Rose (18/1), Tir Og (20/1), Stone Forest (40/1), Siul Molly Siul (50/1)

Michael Winters tasted success in this race in 2023 and might do so again courtesy of PHOENIX COWBOY, who had his stamina stretched over just short of 3m last time and has dipped to a mark below 100 for the first time over hurdles. Aclass rates an obvious danger on the back of his good third at Gowran 3 weeks ago. Ar Nos Na Gaoithe also makes the shortlist.