18:18 Clonmel

Thursday 11 May 2023

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Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:18 | Winning time: 4m 52.08s

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Fameaftertheglory^b,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 16/5 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Certainly become frustrating but blinkers go back on here and he looks sure to be thereabouts.

Form: 732323-

Napper Tandy²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J Smith

28/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 12 in handicap at Epsom (12f, heavy, 16/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding.

Form:

Coffee Bay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, soft) on NH debut 25 days ago. Probably one for later on.

Form: 7-

Evesham Road³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

5/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper (8/1) at Cork (19f, soft) on NH debut 31 days ago, faring best of those held up. Makes hurdles debut and the betting could prove an informative guide.

Form: P7/3P4-

Getaway Henry²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: Daniel O'leary

125/1

Well held all 3 starts in bumpers and similar story over hurdles so far. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 900P50-

Gino Drummer Boy⁴⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, shaped much better than distance beaten suggests when tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) back in January 2022. However, absent since and handicaps entitled to be more his bag moving forward.

Form: 500/

Itso Vango^t1²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, good third of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, good). Off 8 months. Down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 4/7P23-

Ladyeze Man

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

80/1

Snow Sky gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Better Than Heaven. Dam unraced.

Form:

Longagoanfarbehind^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Brian Francis Cawley when 66/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 3U-

Power Hour²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Gunn| OR: 109

3/1

Fair hurdler. Very good second of 13 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (20.3f, soft) 25 days ago, ridden after 3 out and staying on. Each-way claims once more.

Form: 56/5452-

Skradin⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| BF

4/1

Promising individual. 5/6, second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 51 days ago, doing too much too soon. Likely to progress further and he's respected.

Form: 652-

Soldier's Three^b1⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: R O'Leary

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.7f, good to soft, 250/1) 77 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: PP-

All In Peder⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

7/1

Well held first 4 starts on Flat but made more impact switched to hurdling when second in 4-runner Aintree juvenile (16.5f) last June. Fit from a creditable third back from 9 months off on the Flat at Navan (13f) in March but handicaps may be more his bag in this sphere.

Form: 2-

Vintage Gold²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Murphy

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Passed over.

Form: 00-

Eddierocket²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Melanie Horsman⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, eighth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Reserve 1.

Form: 8-

Non-Runners

Marv Michael³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Temptation Time

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Phillip Enright

Knocknacree²⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Hees Dynamite²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fameaftertheglory (9/4), Power Hour (3/1), Skradin (4/1), Evesham Road (5/1), All In Peder (7/1), Marv Michael (8/1), Itso Vango (12/1), Knocknacree (20/1), Napper Tandy (28/1), Coffee Bay (40/1), Gino Drummer Boy (50/1), Temptation Time (50/1), Eddierocket (66/1), Longagoanfarbehind (66/1), Hees Dynamite (66/1), Ladyeze Man (80/1), Vintage Gold (100/1), Getaway Henry (125/1), Soldier's Three (150/1)

FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY has undoubtedly become frustrating over jumps but there's no doubting he has the ability to land a race of this nature and, with blinkers refitted, this could be the day he gets off the mark. Skradin ran his best race yet when runner-up over 2m here latest and is feared, with hurdles debutant Marv Michael and All In Peder others to note.