16:55 Clonmel

Thursday 7 September 2017

All16:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:25

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 3m 51.30s

1^st

Like An Open Book

711-1

10/1

T: J M BurkeJ: M P Burke (7)

Held up, 11th at 3rd, closed up travelling smoothly approaching straight, led before 2 out, stayed on well run-in op 14/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Drakaina

610-11

8/1

T: Paul PowerJ: C D Maxwell

Soon towards rear, closer order approaching straight, chased leaders in 3rd before last, kept on without troubling winner run-in op 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

Rock On Bach

89-13

20/1

T: Ms Alice CurranJ: C D Timmons (3)

Led, joined after 3rd, slight mistake 4th, led again from 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra and one pace from before last

4^th

Mr Champers

511-12

4/1f

T: A KeatleyJ: Kevin Sexton

Mid-division early, 7th at 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, no impression in 4th and kept on same pace from before last op 9/2

5^th

3 ¼

Sea's Aria

611-5

20/1

T: D HoganJ: S A Mulcahy (7)

Held up, 8th at 3rd, headway when bumped and collided with rail before straight, no impression when slight mistake last, kept on same pace

6^th

1 ¾

Coolfighter

911-10

9/1

T: N DoolyJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)

Soon prominent, 2nd at 3rd, soon on terms, headed from 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from after next op 10/1

7^th

3 ¼

Turasoir

410-5

10/1

T: J W NicholsonJ: Mr L P Gilligan (7)

Soon towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, closed up behind leaders 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from after next

8^th

4 ¾

You Can't Catch Me

811-8

11/2

T: K PurcellJ: C A Landers (7)

Held up, 9th at 3rd, closer order when mistake 3 out, no impression when slight mistake last, one pace

9^th

Carrigready

511-0

16/1

T: V HalleyJ: M J Bolger

Mid-division early, 6th at 3rd, no impression approaching straight op 20/1

10^th

Pursecco

611-4

7/1

T: Mrs P DobbsJ: S A Shortall (3)

Prominent, 3rd at 3rd, pushed along 5th, lost place and no impression when bumped rival before straight, soon no extra tchd 13/2

11^th

3 ¾

Gentleman Duke

911-11

14/1

T: A L T MooreJ: B M Cash

Held up, 10th at 3rd where not fluent, no impression approaching straight op 12/1

12^th

Seaboard

610-9

14/1

T: J J HanlonJ: D J McInerney (7)

Chased leaders, disputed 4th at 3rd, under pressure from 6th, no impression approaching straight, soon no extra

Also Ran

Sackfullofdreams

410-6

25/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: S J Gray (3)

Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, disputed 4th at 3rd, under pressure next, weakened 5th, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.90Pl:€4.40, €1.20, €8.30EX:€87.60Trifecta:€1,097.50Tricast:€1,585.12SF:€85.88

Forecasts

Mr Champers (4/1), You Can't Catch Me (11/2), Pursecco (7/1), Drakaina (8/1), Coolfighter (9/1), Like An Open Book (10/1), Turasoir (10/1), Gentleman Duke (14/1), Seaboard (14/1), Carrigready (16/1), Rock On Bach (20/1), Sea's Aria (20/1), Sackfullofdreams (25/1)

Wexford winner Drakaina ran another notable race last month to be second at Tramore and should be competitive again off a 2lb higher mark while Pursecco is also give a squeak after a decent effort at the same track. You Can't Catch Me has won four times around this track, including on the Flat over this trip in May and enters calculations but if MR CHAMPERS has sharpened his jumping a bit, that might be enough to help him overcome the 8lb rise for his winning handicap start at Cork in July.

Mr Champers
Drakaina
You Can't Catch Me

Previous Winners

2016

Native Lass

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 6

J: I J McCarthy | T: M Winters

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,239.002nd: €2,865.003rd: €1,365.004th: €615.005th: €240.00