18:30 Clonmel

Thursday 17 April 2025

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Botanica International Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 4m 14.9s

Queenofthelodge¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 97

5/1

Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 174 days ago. Enters calculations on return.

Form: 086-022

Kalanisi Dubh¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: K C Sexton| T: S Fahey| OR: 96| CD

8/1

Course winner. 12/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 418-R69

Diamond Approach³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 91

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 14/1) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6-94F00

Chapter Thirty¹⁷⁹

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

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 179 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 0040

Hero In The Sky¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr L Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 87

16/1

Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Winning pointer, runner-up last time (Nov 2024). Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: F88012

Sydney Cruiser¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 87

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 14 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 324074

Navy Waves^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 85| D

9/2

One win from 22 NH runs but a creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 433203

Finnicky Filly²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 84

20/1

18/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (18.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. More needed on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9P857P

Onebrightbluerose⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Byrnes| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 80| D

7/2

One win from 25 NH runs. 9/1, good second of 9 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and needs considering.

Form: 808692

Fire Coral^t¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 78

4/1

Solid fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft). Off 6 months but merits consideration.

Form: U47484

You Make Me Smile¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 74

10/1

Good fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Naas (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Remains a maiden though.

Form: 0F0P-95

Non-Runners

Pepperpots¹¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: B J Walsh J: Mr B J Walsh

Volez Vous²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D Deacon J: Ben Kennedy

Love Bite¹⁵⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: Mrs G O'Connor J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Volez Vous (3/1), Onebrightbluerose (7/2), Fire Coral (4/1), Navy Waves (9/2), Queenofthelodge (5/1), Sydney Cruiser (15/2), Kalanisi Dubh (8/1), You Make Me Smile (10/1), Hero In The Sky (16/1), Finnicky Filly (20/1), Love Bite (20/1), Pepperpots (25/1), Diamond Approach (28/1), Chapter Thirty (100/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to VOLEZ VOUS who is on an upward curve and can defy a career-high mark to complete a Clonmel hat-trick. Onebrightbluerose is feared most on the back of a good Tramore second over fences, with Sydney Cruiser, Kalanisi Dubh and Queenofthelodge also in the picture.