19:00 Clonmel
Good To YieldingThank You To Dr. John Downey Handicap Hurdle
- First Prize: £5607.44
- 2m 0f 218y
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Form: 251 D
OR: 109
W: 11st 12lb
Age: 5 yo Filly
Maiden hurdle winner when last seen in this sphere and arrives on the back of a creditable Flat effort at the Curragh last month; that should put her spot on for her hurdle return and surely more to come in this sphere having just her fourth start over timber.
Form: 04306P CD
OR: 108
W: 11st 11lb
Age: 8 yo Mare
Course winner at the start of the campaign; out of form over fences in recent times but return to timber may see her in a better light; probably needs a career best to defy a mark of 108.
Form: 389430
OR: 107
W: 11st 10lb
Age: 8 yo Gelding
18-race maiden who is 0-11 over hurdles; encouraging maiden hurdle run here in October but was tailed off in a handicap when last seen and has been off 187 days so may need this.
Form: 33057-
OR: 107
W: 11st 10lb
Age: 9 yo Gelding
1-34 over jumps and was tailed off over fences here when last seen; good chance he'll need this first run since 2023.
Form: 13596P CD
OR: 106
W: 11st 9lb
Age: 7 yo Gelding
Bumper winner here in October and held his form okay subsequently prior to pulling up on handicap debut at Cork last month; type to bounce back and may appreciate return to shorter.
Form: 1-80FP
OR: 105
W: 11st 8lb
Age: 10 yo Gelding
Shown nothing in four runs since a handicap hurdle success in 2023 and returns from another absence here (174 days); new yard and needs further than this.
Form: -24026 BF
OR: 102
W: 11st 5lb
Age: 6 yo Gelding
Point winner; some creditable efforts under rules without winning but was a disappointing favourite when last seen in a novice hurdle at Wexford; off 171 days but could be on a good mark if ready to roll on return.
Form: 8001 D
OR: 101
W: 11st 4lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Didn't show much in points or maiden hurdles but defied odds of 16-1 when successful on handicap debut a fortnight ago; won in better style than margin suggested and not ruled out with just a 7lb rise to cope with.
Form: 0600
OR: 95
W: 10st 12lb
Age: 5 yo Gelding
Well held in maiden hurdles and was tailed off on handicap debut when last seen; probably best watched returning from five months off on debut for new yard.
Form: 00-00P
OR: 88
W: 10st 5lb
Age: 5 yo Filly
Won a maiden on the Flat in 2022; hasn't shown anything in five hurdle starts including a couple of runs in handicaps; enough to prove.
Form: 7803
OR: 86
W: 10st 3lb
Age: 6 yo Gelding
Tailed off in three maiden hurdles but major step in the right direction when third of 13 here on handicap debut three weeks ago; capable of more if he settles better and one for the shortlist.
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Betting Forecast
4/1 Party Dress, 8/1 Ballycashin, 20/1 Pahlavi, 25/1 Takarengo, 8/1 Quint Major, 25/1 Story Rory, 5/1 Elusive Prince, 4/1 Party President, 12/1 Mister Persistence, 20/1 La Tulipe Noire, 17/2 Old Kenmare
Non-runners
Duke Otto
Verdict
Plenty of these are capable of having a say but PARTY DRESS stands out as a nice prospect that could be ahead of her opening mark. She’ll be fit from a recent run on the Flat and the five-year-old is entirely unexposed. Party President is one for the shortlist after his success on handicap debut two weeks ago and Old Kenmare is another that showed more on his first run in a handicap last month. [Phill Anderson]
Selections
The Irish Sun:
Party President