17:10 Clonmel

Thursday 15 May 2025

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Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 48.00s

Thank You Blue²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Candlish| OR: 112| D

6/4

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Kempton in April. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, soft, 11/2) 21 days ago. Likely to be in the shake-up.

Form: FP1135-

Takarengo^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 106| C| D

8/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 35 NH runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (17f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 33057/6-

Circus Act^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 97| D

15/2

Modest hurdler. Won a Down Royal handicap hurdle last month and also good fourth on Flat at Sligo 11 days ago. Has a bit to find on these terms, though.

Form: 5P4681-

Cafe Con Leche³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 120| C

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 3 days ago but obvious chance down in a claimer.

Form: 10/092-9

Falcon Park^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102| C

14/1

Fair hurdler. Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last season. 12/1, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 21 days ago but respected down in a claimer.

Form: U11275-

Mephisto^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: G Keane| OR: 93

66/1

Modest hurdler. Fair winner at 16f on flat. Fifth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (16f), needing stronger gallop. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last chase outing.

Form: F/20F69-

The Mass Path^v1³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 91

11/2

Fair chaser. Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 10/1, bit below form sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.3f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Yard also runs Cafe Con Leche.

Form: 369096-

Dinamine⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M Mulvany

40/1

Modest Flat winner, including for Michael Mulvany at Gowran last month. Well held back there since. Ran twice over hurdles last summer, showing modest form on the first occasion.

Form: 70-

Rockview Roman^p²⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 94

25/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 25/44U9-

Voice Of Reason¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 87

10/1

Poor hurdler. Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 10 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 67075-0

Forecasts

Thank You Blue (6/4), Cafe Con Leche (9/2), The Mass Path (11/2), Circus Act (15/2), Takarengo (8/1), Voice Of Reason (10/1), Falcon Park (14/1), Rockview Roman (25/1), Dinamine (40/1), Mephisto (66/1)

Although CAFE CON LECHE was never involved in a Killarney handicap on Monday he's a potential class act dropped into a claimer. British raider Thank You Blue might give him most to do ahead of Shark Hanlon's Falcon Park.