12:20 Clonmel

Thursday 8 January 2026

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Jossestown Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 18.40s

The Big Cloud²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 106| D

5/1

Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser Big Fella Thanks. Ran well on reappearance for second consecutive season, winning a 10-runner handicap chase at Naas (16f, heavy, 9/1) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Would make plenty of appeal if arriving in same form here.

Form: 014/3P-1

Lake Chad⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 99| D

9/1

Veteran who stopped the slide with headgear removed when creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 12/1) 44 days ago, left with lot to do. On a handy mark but needs to prove he can back that up.

Form: 656F64

Quinn The Eskimo^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 98

28/1

Winner of a 19-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal in May. Bettered hurdles form when fourth on chase debut at Thurles but ran poorly on handicap chase bow at Naas behind The Big Cloud. Remains to be seen if he can get back on track here.

Form: 10964P

Knockbrack Rambler¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 94

40/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdle but did no better than on chase debut 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (17.6f, heavy) 13 days ago, bad mistake fifth. Needs to improve.

Form: 1P0-00P

Halsafari¹²

Age: 13| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Barcoe| OR: 93| D

18/1

Veteran capitalised on falling mark at Cork over hurdles in November but since posted back-to-back below par efforts, 12/1, tenth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back down in trip with a bit to prove.

Form: 3/P0100

Kilbrin Rocco^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

15/8

19f hurdle winner who has steadily improved in four starts over fences, only beaten by a well-handicapped rival when second of 14 in handicap chase at Limerick (17.6f, heavy) 13 days ago. That looks strong form for the grade and he looks capable of going one better.

Form: 08-0552

Doyen Magic¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92| D

7/2

Finished third here before making all to capitalise on lower hurdles mark when winning 8-runner Limerick handicap (16f, heavy). In nothing like that form back over the larger obstacles when pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (17.6f, heavy) 13 days ago but could be worth another chance.

Form: U7531P

Love Like This¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87

4/1

Finished third behind The Big Cloud on second start over fences at Naas but not in same form over markedly longer trip when 11/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (25.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago, beaten end of back straight. Place claims if back on song returning to 2m.

Form: F0963P

Added Bonus^p,t¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 72| D

22/1

Veteran hasn't won for 20 races and couldn't build on promise of previous hurdle run when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 10 days ago. Needs to do more back over fences.

Form: P77859

Non-Runners

Toofareastiswest⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: A O'Grady J: John Aherne

Forecasts

Kilbrin Rocco (15/8), Doyen Magic (7/2), Love Like This (4/1), The Big Cloud (5/1), Lake Chad (9/1), Halsafari (18/1), Added Bonus (22/1), Quinn The Eskimo (28/1), Knockbrack Rambler (40/1), Toofareastiswest (50/1)

KILBRIN ROCCO is steadily progressing over fences and with his latest second likely to prove strong form for the grade, he's fancied to open his chase account. The Big Cloud again ran well on seasonal reappearance when successful on chase debut at Naas last month and would be a big danger if arriving in similar form, while Doyen Magic finished third here earlier in the season and could be worth another chance following a disappointing run.