18:15 Clonmel

Thursday 27 March 2025

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Next Race Meeting April 17th (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 3m 56.70s

Ace Brannigan¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: S D Greene⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

€48,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/very smart chaser Sky Pirate and useful hurdle winner/fairly useful chase winner Captain Teague. Runner-up sole start in points (Dec 2024). Interesting Rules debutant for leading yard.

Form: 2

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Artsncrafts^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Dam, fairly useful 1m winner, half-sister to useful 2m hurdler King of Queens. Wears tongue strap on debut. Check the betting.

Form:

Ballyredinkingston⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

66/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Just Janice, stayed 23f, and fair hurdler Piaff Bubbles. Maiden pointer, last of 5 finishers last time (Feb 2).

Form: 527P5

Cosmos D'ainay¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

8/1

Cost £165,000 after winning the last of his 4 starts in points (Dec 1). Joined a top yard. Has to enter the reckoning.

Form: F-3P1

Doctor Steinberg³⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Doctor Dino gelding who produced a promising first effort when third behind stablemate/subsequent Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Kopek des Bordes in 14-runner Fairyhouse bumper 12 months ago. Absent since but shortlisted nevertheless with improvement on the cards.

Form: 3-

John Valjohn

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

13/2

€52,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner Mighty Moth, stays 3m. Dam (b94), bumper winner, half-sister to Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Marine Nationale.

Form:

Minella Sergeant³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

66/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Maiden pointer who finished well held eighth of 10 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 33 days ago. Passed over.

Form: P74-58

Saint Peregrine

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

33/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Libertarian gelding. Dam unraced. Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

Sunny South West^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Edward F Power

15/2

Pulled up sole start in points but produced a promising first effort under Rules amidst obvious inexperience equipped with a hood when fifth of 18 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 21 days ago, doing some good late work. Can do better again.

Form: P5

Take Chance¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

18/1

No Risk At All gelding. Brother to French hurdler Saaluste and half-brother to multiple winner on Flat in Germany up to 12.5f Sunny Star. Dam 7f-13f winner on Flat in France. Runner-up sole start in points (Oct 2024). Betting can unearth some clues on bumper debut.

Form: 2

Butchers Daughter⁸¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, ninth of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, heavy). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Fahy.

Form: 59/

Crossbar Getaway^t1²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

22/1

Getaway filly who shaped with some encouragement when fourth of 19 in bumper at Galway (16f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut in August. Tongue strap fitted on return and she can likely do better.

Form: 4

Danalii

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr O T Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Order of St George gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 2½m) Max Ward.

Form:

Jaynemax

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Dowling

80/1

Maxios gelding. Dam (h112) bumper/2m hurdle winner, also 8.4f winner on Flat.

Form:

Courtmac Gesture

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway

50/1

Walk In The Park filly. Closely related to fair hurdler Christmas Jumper, and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/high-class chaser Coney Island. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart hurdler/chaser (winner up to 3m) Wichita Lineman. Interesting pedigree so worth a market check.

Form:

Non-Runners

Lion Of The Desert²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: Mr Ghulam Abbas

Forecasts

Doctor Steinberg (1/1), Ace Brannigan (5/1), John Valjohn (13/2), Sunny South West (15/2), Cosmos D'ainay (8/1), Take Chance (18/1), Artsncrafts (20/1), Crossbar Getaway (22/1), Saint Peregrine (33/1), Courtmac Gesture (50/1), Lion Of The Desert (50/1), Ballyredinkingston (66/1), Minella Sergeant (66/1), Butchers Daughter (80/1), Jaynemax (80/1), Danalii (100/1)

DOCTOR STEINBERG produced a promising first effort when third behind now high-class stablemate Kopek des Bordes in a Fairyhouse bumper 12 months ago and, open to improvement, he's selected to make a winning return to action. Cosmos d'Ainay rates an interesting recruit from the pointing field and is feared. Sunny South West and Ace Brannigan complete the shortlist.