19:20 Clonmel

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Team Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 4m 53.8s

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Selected odds by:

The Abbey²²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

10/1

18/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, good) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and enters calculations.

Form: P25560-

Bonne Debut¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark J Scallan| OR: 94

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable ninth of 15 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft) 152 days ago. Much respected now going into handicaps.

Form: 13779-

Mr Macphisto^h1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 90

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 00008-

Strong Roots⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 89

10/3

Good fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 17/2) 49 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: F/20794-

Golden Sandbanks^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 88

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Back up in trip for handicap debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 0097-

Corkbeg²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| OR: 87

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 0880-

He's Leading Me On¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 86

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 102 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with work to do.

Form: 50000-

Search For A Myth²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 86

6/4

Promising sort. 8/1, eye-catching third of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago, faring best of those held up. Well worth noting off the same mark here.

Form: 00973-

Sulafaat¹³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 134 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 0000-

The Royal Pump^t⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 86

20/1

20/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy) 70 days ago, folding tamely. Hard to warm to.

Form: 8/9085P-

Lucy Van Pelt²²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: Peter Maher| OR: 84

40/1

Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Roscommon (20f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut with lots to find.

Form: 0/B7F86-

Rebel Ruler^b1,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 84

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut but others are preferred.

Form: 498-

I'vedoneitall^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 83

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 31 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before next. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 6U0P3P-

Major Jim⁶³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Nolan| OR: 80

80/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good to soft, 80/1). Off 21 months with his fitness to prove.

Form: 00P008/

Shannon Gray²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

20/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running. RESERVE

Form: 3634F0-

Non-Runners

Buto¹⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: S D Torrens

Agirlcalledchloe⁷⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Jazz Ranger²³⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 10

T: James Andrew Fahey J: Reserve 1

Miala Araya²¹²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: P Breen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Search For A Myth (6/4), Strong Roots (10/3), Buto (4/1), Golden Sandbanks (9/1), The Abbey (10/1), Bonne Debut (11/1), Mr Macphisto (11/1), He's Leading Me On (14/1), Shannon Gray (20/1), The Royal Pump (20/1), Corkbeg (22/1), I'vedoneitall (25/1), Rebel Ruler (33/1), Miala Araya (33/1), Jazz Ranger (33/1), Lucy Van Pelt (40/1), Agirlcalledchloe (50/1), Sulafaat (66/1), Major Jim (80/1)

SEARCH FOR A MYTH caught the eye when third in a big field here last month and can improve enough to open her account off an unchanged mark. Gordon Elliott's top-weight The Abbey is next on the list reverted to hurdles after a recent run on the level, while in-form Strong Roots appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.