16:50 Clonmel

Thursday 17 February 2022

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Caherclough Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 6m 6.3s

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Thedancingfarrier²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: P Kiely| OR: 102| D

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in December. 40/1, eighteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 651920

Fox Watch²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 99

5/1

Ninth of 12 in novice chase at Gowran (16f, soft, 16/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 960749

Lessofdnegativity^p⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 98| D

10/3

Latest win in chase at Tramore in December. Excellent second of 15 in handicap chase (4/1) at Tramore (22f, heavy) 47 days ago, running on. Booking of McDonagh a plus. Ought to go close.

Form: 3771U2

Seangoell^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 96

6/1

Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. 10/1, 2¾ lengths third of 12 to Bitview Colin in handicap chase at this course (16.5f, heavy) 42 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2-46983

Kilbree Warrior^t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 95

11/1

Tenth of 12 in novice chase (13/2) at Punchestown (22.2f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 355-970

West Is Best^b1³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 95| C

33/1

Course winner. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy, 50/1) 32 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 15-6609

Quarry Girl^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 94| D

10/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (21f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Respected.

Form: 40-8036

Bitview Colin^b⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: L Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in January. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap chase (16/1) at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 657618

Be My Dream¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: K C Sexton| T: J R Finn| OR: 86

11/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 12/1) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 2P/6520

Enduring Love^b,t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Curling| OR: 84

7/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft, 16/1) 23 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 72-P637

Subset^b1¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr T D Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 84

66/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Bit below form seventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft, 33/1) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkered for 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 01UUU7

Highest Benefit⁴⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 10-8| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 82| C

22/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, heavy, 16/1) 47 days ago, pulled up after 4 out.

Form: 8P9-65P

Mosstown Miller⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 79

10/1

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. Ninth of 12 in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 50/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 934P59

Killisk Ben Rose²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: R P Rath| OR: 75

33/1

80/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 5P0-PPU

Non-Runners

Nicole's Milan³¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 11

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 1

Highstreetfashion²³

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: P Rooney J: Reserve 2

Three Loud Knocks²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: B Mortell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lessofdnegativity (10/3), Fox Watch (5/1), Seangoell (6/1), Enduring Love (7/1), Quarry Girl (10/1), Mosstown Miller (10/1), Highstreetfashion (10/1), Kilbree Warrior (11/1), Be My Dream (11/1), Thedancingfarrier (16/1), Bitview Colin (16/1), Nicole's Milan (16/1), Three Loud Knocks (16/1), Highest Benefit (22/1), West Is Best (33/1), Killisk Ben Rose (33/1), Subset (66/1)

LESSOFDNEGATIVITY quickly got back on track when runner-up at Tramore on New Year's Day, looking better than ever as he pulled clear of the rest, and should make another bold bid. Seangoell is next best ahead of Quarry Girl.