17:30 Clonmel

Thursday 17 April 2025

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Botanica International Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 3.2s

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Selected odds by:

Fad Eadrainn^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 120| C

1/3

Fair bumper winner who is going the right way over hurdles, producing just about his best effort to date when second of 18 in a Navan maiden (2m, soft) 26 days ago. Interesting with this increase in trip well worth exploring.

Form: 34-1542

Polemon^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 113

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat who ran below pick of his form in this sphere when seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Step in trip may well see him in a better light.

Form: 30/3657

Butterfly Mountain¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Ocovango gelding who finished unplaced in a point and already beaten when falling 2 out on Rules/hurdles bow in a Limerick maiden (3m) 16 days ago. Passed over dropped in trip.

Form: P7-F

Casafierna¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: B Mortell

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in bumper at Limerick (19f, good) on NH debut 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Duckorgrouse

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan

14/1

Valirann gelding. Half-brother to 6f-1m winner abroad Bush Brother. Dam (h91) maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m). Stable in good form.

Form:

Kofino¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Pulled up both starts in points and easy to back, didn't offer much short-term promise when eighth of 9 in bumper at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: P-P8

Oaks Soldier

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney

12/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, fairly useful hurdle winner up to 2½m, half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Ballywilliam.

Form:

Portnablagh^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in bumper at Naas (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: P46

Shake The Bag¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

66/1

Soldier Of Fortune mare who is bred to stay very well and little promise in a trio of bumper starts in recent weeks. Best watched now her attentions switch to timber.

Form: 086

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Non-Runners

Hello Jack³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J C Gainford

Forecasts

Fad Eadrainn (1/3), Hello Jack (7/4), Polemon (10/3), Oaks Soldier (12/1), Duckorgrouse (14/1), Portnablagh (25/1), Butterfly Mountain (40/1), Kofino (50/1), Shake The Bag (66/1), Casafierna (100/1)

A fair winner in bumpers, FAD EADRAINN has improved since the tongue strap was applied in this sphere, running just about his best race when runner-up in a Navan maiden (2m) 26 days ago. He earns the vote now tackling this longer trip, with Hello Jack another very much of interest now his stamina is tested further. Polemon may well emerge best of the rest.