15:40 Clonmel

Thursday 28 September 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:23

Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 50y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:45  |   Winning time: 6m 42.5s
1st
Horse silk
5
5/1
T: P T FoleyJ: M M McDonagh (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ran off bend approaching 3rd, a bit awkward on bend approaching 6 out, not fluent 5 out and again 4 out, good progress to lead before 2 out and stretched clear before last, kept on well run-in, comfortably op 7/2 tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
15
3/1f
T: P NolanJ: S W Flanagan
Towards rear, not fluent 6th and 8th, progress into 6th from 3 out and pushed along in 5th before next, ridden in 4th before last and kept on into 2nd run-in, not threatening winner op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
7/2
T: A B JoyceJ: D King (3)
Mid-division and not fluent at times, improved into 4th before 3 out and ridden in 3rd before next, no extra before last and dropped to 4th run-in, went 3rd again final strides op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
13
9/2
T: B J HallahanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Led, mistake 5 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden and no extra in 2nd before last, dropped to 4th run-in op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
9
7
9/1
T: R SweeneyJ: I J Power
Mid-division and not fluent 5th, progress into 3rd 5 out, ridden before next and dropped to 4th, no extra in 5th from before last and kept on same pace run-in op 13/2 tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
25
12
17/2
T: Miss J M LeeJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Towards rear and not fluent at times, some progress from 4 out and went 5th after next, ridden and dropped to 6th before 2 out, soon no extra op 13/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
9
811-4
33/1
T: V HalleyJ: J J Slevin
Towards rear, not fluent 4 out and soon pushed along, no extra in 7th after 3 out and pulled up before next op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
10
14/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Thomas Reilly (7)
Mid-division, not fluent 8th, dropped to 7th and pushed along from 3 out, soon no extra and pulled up before next op 16/1 tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
11
10/1
T: S CurlingJ: P T Enright
Tracked leaders and not fluent times, 3rd halfway, lost place from 5 out and weakened to rear after 3 out, pulled up before next op 8/1
PU
Horse silk
14
66/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Mid-division and not fluent at times, pushed along and dropped to rear from 6 out, soon no extra and pulled up before next op 40/1 tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

8
Horse silk
Walk In Time33
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 6
T: D H Kelly  J: R A Doyle
NR
3
Horse silk
Speed Gang27
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 6
T: C Collins  J: K C Sexton
NR
4
Horse silk
Duncarrig12
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: A Mullins  J: D E Mullins
NR
1
Horse silk
Chasing Chances12
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 5
T: J J Hanlon  J: Shane Fenelon
NR
16
Horse silk
Gigantamax Eevee6
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 5
T: M J Smith  J: D J O'Keeffe
NR
6
Horse silk
Ragin Cajun6
Weight: 11-9|  Age: 10
T: M J Smith  J: K M Donoghue
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.80Pl:€1.90, €1.40, €1.70EX:€26.40Trifecta:€126.60Tricast:€61.66SF:€22.12

Forecasts

Ragin Cajun (5/2), Flemensreva (3/1), More Info (7/2), Close Enough (9/2), Brianna Lily (5/1), Duncarrig (5/1), Walk In Time (8/1), Well Polly (17/2), Sean Says (9/1), Longhouse Star (10/1), Gigantamax Eevee (12/1), College Causeway (14/1), Chasing Chances (14/1), Speed Gang (33/1), Mizuma (33/1), Tell Her Nothing (66/1)

Verdict

Having landed an 18-runner event at Listowel with something in hand last week, RAGIN CAJUN is well worth a chance to go in again despite the penalty. Most of the others have a bit to prove but More Info and Walk In Time should give their running.

  1. RAGIN CAJUN (IRE)
  2. MORE INFO (IRE)
  3. WALK IN TIME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Cher Why Not
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 10
J: C M Quirke  |  T: T Doyle
25/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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