16:35 Clonmel

Thursday 13 February 2025

All12:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:35

Monksgrange Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 34.2s

1^st

My Gaffer

711-12

8/1

T: J P RyanJ: Mr D McGill (7)

Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute entering straight, soon led, ridden after 2 out, slight mistake and pecked last, kept on well run-in op 12/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Union Station

611-12

7/4f

T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue

Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, stayed on into 2nd 2 out, kept on without reaching winner from last tchd 13/8

3^rd

Banprionsa

711-5

7/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden to press leader entering straight, no extra in 3rd 2 out and slight mistake, kept on one pace op 4/1 tchd 10/3

4^th

1 ½

On Lovers Walk

811-12

20/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: T P Harney (7)

Mid-division, jumped right, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 14/1

5^th

John The Diva

811-12

11/1

T: M A CahillJ: Niall Moore (7)

Mid-division, slightly hampered 7th, progress into 5th after 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression 2 out, kept on same pace, slight mistake last op 9/1

6^th

El Champo

711-12

15/2

T: P J RothwellJ: S W Flanagan

Led, slight mistake 9th, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra before 2 out tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1

7^th

2 ½

Lightkeeper

711-12

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden after 3 out, no impression entering straight op 12/1

8^th

Rockbrook

811-12

20/1

T: P J RothwellJ: D Robinson

Towards rear, mistake 1st, behind and no impression 5 out, soon no extra op 11/1

9^th

Castle Field Boy

911-12

10/1

T: P T FoleyJ: P T Enright

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra entering straight op 11/1 tchd 12/1

10^th

Ik's Man

911-12

50/1

T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (5)

Always towards rear, behind and no impression when slight mistake 5 out, weakened op 40/1

11^th

Notimelikedpresent

511-8

80/1

T: R TynerJ: S D Torrens

Held up, jumped slowly at times, towards rear halfway, behind and no impression 5 out, soon no extra op 50/1

12^th

Answering

1011-12

50/1

T: T DoyleJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Always towards rear, slightly hampered 8th, behind and no impression from 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

Also Ran

He's Home Again

711-12

22/1

T: E CawleyJ: P Byrnes

Mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 7th op 20/1 tchd 25/1

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Our Boy Rocky⁷²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: L P Cusack J: R Deegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.00Pl:€2.70, €1.40, €1.90EX:€24.80Trifecta:€217.70SF:€22.93

Forecasts

Union Station (7/4), Banprionsa (7/2), El Champo (15/2), My Gaffer (8/1), Castle Field Boy (10/1), John The Diva (11/1), Lightkeeper (14/1), On Lovers Walk (20/1), Rockbrook (20/1), He's Home Again (22/1), Ik's Man (50/1), Answering (50/1), Our Boy Rocky (50/1), Notimelikedpresent (80/1)

This can go to UNION STATION, who is in good hands and made a pleasing start over fences at Gowran last month. Banprionsa appeals as the type to progress over the larger obstacles and is feared most, whilst El Champo should also go well.