14:15 Clonmel

Thursday 27 February 2025

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Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 6m 32.90s

Nibbles¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 100

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form ninth of 16 in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft, 100/1) 60 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 53P914

Chainofconsequence^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 97

15/2

Unreliable sort. Second of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at this course (19f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 180642

Mahler Appeal^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: G J Power| OR: 94

8/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 14/1, bit below form seventh of 19 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (26f, soft) 33 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 0-126P7

My Friend The Wind⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 90

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft, 25/1) 62 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 422543

Callmedusty^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 89

6/1

18/1, excellent second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 31 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Fell on chase debut prior to that but well worth another chance in this sphere.

Form: 7407F2

Maciver^b,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 89| D

4/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 3/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 30 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on. Form choice.

Form: 5-PS011

Zolpharine⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 89

9/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 9 in handicap chase at this course (16.9f, soft, 14/1) 43 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 076075

Spellacy's Cross²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 86

8/1

22/1, third of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago, running on. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 07PP33

Eddies Pride^t³³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 84| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (25/1) at Fairyhouse (26f, soft) 33 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 031-78P

Tangental³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: K Thornton| OR: 82| C

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 19 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (26f, soft, 9/1) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Colm A. Murphy.

Form: 3F-5556

Ella Rose¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D E Prendergast| OR: 80

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, soft, 18/1) 14 days ago, losing place quickly 3 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 57-P80P

Important Message⁶⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-4| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 76

25/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, fell in handicap chase at Thurles (25.1f, good) 68 days ago.

Form: 30/9-00F

Mastermind^h⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: A Fleming| OR: 76

16/1

Thirty two runs since last win in 2018. 11/1 and visored for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 63 days ago, ridden too aggressively.

Form: 6-68565

Da Big Fella^p⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 72

18/1

One win from 31 NH runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 15 in novice chase at Cork (20f, soft, 125/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 7-356P0

Non-Runners

Made In The Woods³³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: N Lee J: Reserve 1

Danny The Fence¹⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 2

Oneforgonzo²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Maciver (4/1), Tangental (6/1), Callmedusty (6/1), Chainofconsequence (15/2), Spellacy's Cross (8/1), Mahler Appeal (8/1), Zolpharine (9/1), My Friend The Wind (12/1), Mastermind (16/1), Da Big Fella (18/1), Eddies Pride (20/1), Important Message (25/1), Nibbles (25/1), Ella Rose (50/1)

MACIVER has hit top form this year and is fancied to complete the hat-trick back over fences. Spellacy's Cross made an encouraging start to his chase career when third at Fairyhouse 3 weeks ago and rates the main threat ahead of Callmedusty, who arrives on the back of an excellent second over hurdles and is bred to make a chaser.