17:50 Clonmel

Thursday 14 April 2022

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Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 4m 12.8s

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Arthor⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M P O'Connor⁽²⁾| T: J J Mangan

28/1

Fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 56 days ago.

Form: 0

Ballybaun Star^t¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Halpin⁽⁴⁾| T: T Gibney

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Tongue strap on for, fell in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 250/1) on NH debut 158 days ago.

Form: F

Bidentime³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: L P Cusack| BF

11/1

Poor hurdler. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Thurles (21f, good to soft, 16/5) 35 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 68U089

Crosshouse Boy¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 97

7/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Creditable sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 25/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 739976

Finches Cross²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C M Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

150/1

80/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: F6P0

First Earl⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters

16/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (16.8f, heavy, 22/1) on NH debut 98 days ago.

Form: P2/P

Gwan Tadhg²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley| T: E J O'Grady

66/1

33/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Housemartin⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P K Donovan⁽²⁾| T: E J O'Grady

5/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 17 in novice hurdle (300/1) at this course (18.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 42 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 03

Lieutenant Highway⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

5/2

Promising type. Third of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (16.8f, heavy, 13/2) on hurdles bow 98 days ago. Open to improvement and leading claims in this field.

Form: 3333

Rebel Rascal^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald| T: M Winters

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: F9

Simpatico²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: Colm Murphy

7/1

Promising type. 40/1, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. Should progress.

Form: P-6P3

What Ever Oscar³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁴⁾| T: M Hourigan

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 06

Winning Rascal¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: M Hourigan

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 3-P07

Watermelon Girl²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: C L Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell

18/1

125/1, eighth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 8

Minella Youngy¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 107

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Ascot (19.3f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 7407

Pana To Milan

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: G B Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters

40/1

Sageburg filly. Dam, point winner, no show in maiden hurdles.

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Forecasts

Lieutenant Highway (5/2), Housemartin (5/1), Crosshouse Boy (7/1), Simpatico (7/1), Minella Youngy (15/2), Bidentime (11/1), What Ever Oscar (11/1), First Earl (16/1), Winning Rascal (16/1), Watermelon Girl (18/1), Rebel Rascal (22/1), Arthor (28/1), Pana To Milan (40/1), Gwan Tadhg (66/1), Ballybaun Star (80/1), Finches Cross (150/1)

LIEUTENANT HIGHWAY showed enough on hurdles debut here in January to think he can pick up a race like this so he should take some stopping. Simpatico is likely to build on his opening effort and is second choice, with Minella Youngy another to consider.