13:12 Clonmel

Thursday 7 December 2023

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ClonmelRaces.ie (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:14 | Winning time: 5m 40.7s

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Chosen Thyme³⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton

50/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 50/1, third of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 12 months.

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Great Universe^h¹⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil| CD

11/2

Winner in bumper here in March. 5/1, respectable third of 11 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good), refusing to settle. Off 6 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Untrustworthy individual.

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St Cuthbert's Cave³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

10/3

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this season. First run since leaving Rose Dobbin when excellent third of 14 in novice hurdle (9/4) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Should improve. Player.

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Ballybrack Wood²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

11/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 17 in novice hurdle (8/1) at this course (19.4f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. Trainer going well. Likely to improve.

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Chapeau De Soleil²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/6

Won a point before coming in tenth of 21 to A Dream To Share in Champion Bumper (40/1) at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Trainer going well. Interesting prospect.

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Glas Acres¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: Frank Hayes

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 20/1) 154 days ago. Needs another step forward.

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Grizzley Adams²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, tailed off when fell last in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 20 days ago.

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Hagi²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr E Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

250/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam behind in bumpers. Little show in 2 points (latest Apr 2).

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Hatfield Hammer¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B Finn⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) on NH debut 12 days ago.

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Magic Sadler³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms C Skerry⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, heavy, 16/1) on NH debut 39 days ago. Can build on it.

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Monslatt

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H Hunt⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

125/1

Zambezi Sun gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Too Falutin. No forlorn hope.

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On Lovers Walk²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Kelleher

20/1

Promising individual. 14/1, second of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. Should progress. Well in the mix.

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Prince Palace²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: P A Fahy

7/1

Promising second of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (18.9f, soft) on NH debut 25 days ago. Must enter calculations.

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Val Rapide²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (19.4f, heavy) 28 days ago.

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Howl A Minute¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr Turlough O'connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago.

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Pipers Boreen²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 19 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft, 20/1) 25 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

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The Lucky Lobster⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J M Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, soft, 80/1) 9 days ago. RESERVE

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Non-Runners

Noble Talent²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T J Nagle-Jr J: Mr Pat Taaffe

Secrecies Of Stone³⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Mr B O'Neill

Cato's Revenge¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Without Exception⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Chapeau De Soleil (4/6), St Cuthbert's Cave (10/3), Great Universe (11/2), Prince Palace (7/1), Secrecies Of Stone (15/2), Ballybrack Wood (11/1), Noble Talent (16/1), On Lovers Walk (20/1), Chosen Thyme (50/1), Pipers Boreen (100/1), Glas Acres (100/1), Magic Sadler (125/1), Monslatt (125/1), Hatfield Hammer (200/1), Grizzley Adams (250/1), The Lucky Lobster (250/1), Hagi (250/1), Howl A Minute (250/1), Val Rapide (250/1)

Willie Mullins' CHAPEAU DE SOLEIL showed plenty of ability in bumpers, coming home tenth in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival, and is taken to become the latest in a long line of winners to emerge from that contest now going hurdling. St Cuthbert's Cave is feared most on the back of a promising debut second for Gordon Elliott at Fairyhouse, with Prince Palace and On Lovers Walk also in the mix.