14:40 Clonmel

Thursday 2 March 2023

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Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 23.4s

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Owl Creek Bridge^p⁷⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 95

28/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fared a bit better than of late when eighth of 17 in handicap chase (20/1) at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: P0-00P8

Quarry Lil⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 95| C

18/1

Thirteen runs since last win over hurdles here in 2021. 25/1, matched the pick of her previous chase form when third of 17 in handicap chase at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 796003

Crowsatedappletart^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 93

9/1

Showed improved form when second of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at this course (16f, heavy) 2 weeks ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 5F-0022

O Mio Babbino⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 86

10/1

Suited by the step back up in trip when winning 17-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Thurles (21.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Carries penalty. Sure to give another good account if in the same mood.

Form: 633731

Fox Le Bel^p,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Liz Doyle| OR: 87| BF

5/1

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. Ran creditably when fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy, 11/2) 31 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 35-3374

Sanibel Island⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| OR: 87| D

17/2

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in October. 11/2, creditable head second of 13 to Four Country Roads in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 40 days ago, collared near finish after leading approaching last. Shortlist material.

Form: 831132

Full Noise³⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: R McNally| OR: 86

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January 2022. Run best excused when twelfth of 17 in handicap chase (9/2) at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft), unable to get competitive after an early mistake. Off 10 months and is likely to improve significantly upped in trip.

Form: 10120-0

Made In The Woods^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 86

9/4

3/1, good second of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, soft) 33 days ago, no extra after bumped last. Enters calculations.

Form: 05F222

Trickey Trix^p,t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 86| D

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fared no better when thirteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 3-3P490

Highstreetfashion^p,t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 81

14/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest at Down Royal in December. 11/2, bounced back to form when third of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 281143

Golden Glen^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

40/1

One win from 32 NH runs. 25/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap chase at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Easy to ignore.

Form: 4-55680

Allez George^t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 79

80/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Pulled up after 5 months off in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.1f, heavy, 50/1) 31 days ago, dropping away early final circuit. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 002-P9P

Four Country Roads⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 77

25/1

14/1, returned to form from out of the blue when won 13-runner handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 40 days ago by head from Sanibel Island, staying on to lead dying strides. His profile suggests he's just as likely to run poorly here.

Form: P8P9P1

Cluan Dara³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 72| C| D

50/1

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap chase (66/1) at Down Royal (20f, soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 860809

Non-Runners

My Friend The Wind⁶³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 1

Definetly Darsi⁴⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: C Collins J: Reserve 2

Four Horsemen³⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 9

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Made In The Woods (9/4), Full Noise (7/2), Fox Le Bel (5/1), Sanibel Island (17/2), Crowsatedappletart (9/1), O Mio Babbino (10/1), My Friend The Wind (11/1), Highstreetfashion (14/1), Quarry Lil (18/1), Four Country Roads (25/1), Owl Creek Bridge (28/1), Trickey Trix (33/1), Definetly Darsi (33/1), Four Horsemen (33/1), Golden Glen (40/1), Cluan Dara (50/1), Allez George (80/1)

SANIBEL ISLAND was denied very late on by Four Country Roads at Navan just under 6 weeks ago, but Michael Hourigan's 11-y-o is fancied to come out on top here and notch his third success of the season. Fox Le Bel is a consistent sort so he may be the one to give the selection most to think about, with Full Noise and Quarry Lil another couple anticipated to be involved.