14:10
Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle
2m1f (2m0f205y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, €6,000, 16 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO YIELDING
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›The Monkey Pole is our selection at Clonmel, and the progressive profile is what sets him apart in a competitive 16-runner field over 17 furlongs on good ground. He rates just a pound behind the top-rated Duke Otto on our figures (103 against 104), so there is little to separate them on ability, and the upward trajectory gives him the edge. Duke Otto is the main danger, with Lake Chad (101) and Dark Lieutenant (99) also firmly in the mix. Still, The Monkey Pole's improvement makes him the call.
Runners
Mr J L Gleeson
John Joseph Hanlon 1/10
Fresh from a win last time out just 13 days ago, Pahlavi has run over today's trip and going before, but he carries 172 lb and his earlier form reads fourth, third, then sixth, so he looks a solid midfield sort rather than a standout.
- Sire
- Palavicini (USA)
- Dam
- Persian Memories (IRE) by Indian Ridge
- Owner
- Shark Hanlon Racing Club
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Miss T M Condon (7)
Philip Fenton 1/1
Lake Chad won three starts back and was second five runs ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 101 ranks him third of 16. The risk is two eighths since and a 131-day absence, with 170 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Montmartre (FR)
- Dam
- Zayada (FR) by Kahyasi
- Owner
- Ms Eileen Moore
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2015
- Stable
- Carrick-On-Suir, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 1 runs (100%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Mr Finian Maguire
Patrick Downey 0/0
Glengarriff was eighth last time out after a third two starts back, and he has been without a win in his last five, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 27 days. Carrying 168 lb off 94, he looks held by our 88 rating, ranked 11th of 16.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Indulged (GB) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Lane Syndicate
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Mr D O'Sullivan (7)
P A Fahy 0/4
Dark Lieutenant has run over today's trip and is rated 99 by us, fourth of 16, a leading danger despite an official rating of 90 and carrying 164 lb. The big risk is fitness: he unseated last time and returns after 193 days away.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Good As Gold (GB) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Good As Gold Syndicate
- Foaled
- 23 May 2021
- Stable
- Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Mr D Doyle (5)
Mark Fahey 0/8
Hashtag Doyen returned to form with a third last time out, 17 days ago, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Yet she is winless in her last five, and a hefty 164 lb plus our rating of 86 (13th of 16) suggest a midfield ceiling.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Fleminhill (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Dmcs Consultancy Limited
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Cloneygath, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 86
Mr M J McGrath (7)
Patrick J Duffy 0/1
Maxicourt unseated last time out and was only eighth two starts back, but he has a third three starts back and is back quickly after nine days, having run over today's trip and on this going. Carrying 163 lb off an official mark of 89 is a stiff ask, though our rating of 92 gives him a chance.
- Sire
- Maxios (GB)
- Dam
- Kibara (GB) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Patrick J Duffy
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Cappoquin, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 92
Mr J Dunne (7)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 0/3
Fourth last time out and fresh enough after 16 days, Kelly's Cosmos has run over today's trip and going, but he's winless in his last five and was unplaced in three of the four runs before that. A weight of 161 lb is a burden, though our rating of 95 is above his official 87.
- Sire
- Arctic Cosmos (USA)
- Dam
- Kate's Supreme (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Mommas Kc Syndicate
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Athea, Co. Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Ms A T O'Reilly (7)
Eamon Courtney 0/1
Winless in his last four, Old Kenmare was fourth last time out but has been off for 191 days, and he carries 159 lb, which makes him hard to fancy. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going before, and he was second four starts back.
- Sire
- Frozen Fire (GER)
- Dam
- Iseult (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Maria Henze Obrien
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Ratings
- Perf 84
Mr A P Ryan (3)
David Kenneth Budds 0/5
Crypto Crash is hard to fancy: he refused two starts back and fell four starts back, with only a win three starts back to lean on, and he is ranked near the bottom on our figures. On the plus side, he was fifth last time out 12 days ago and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Postponed (IRE)
- Dam
- Blushes (FR) by Siyouni
- Owner
- Kevin Galvin
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Reinduff, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 81
Mr H C Swan
Brendan Maurice Walsh 0/2
Romella is hard to fancy, winless in her last five with a seventh three starts back and another four starts back among her best finishes, and she was unplaced last time out, 18 days ago. She has run over today's trip and going and our rating has her last of 16, while 156 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- The Keane Edge (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- Anthony Byrne
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2014
- Stable
- Doneraile, Co Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 84
Mr B M Coonan (7)
Thomas Coyle 0/4
Frontier Rose is winless in her last six, unplaced last time out and with a fifth two starts back her best finish in that spell, so she is hard to fancy at 155 lb. She has run over today's trip and going and is back after 17 days, but our figures rank her 14th of 16.
- Sire
- Frontiersman (GB)
- Dam
- Vin Rose (GB) by Alflora
- Owner
- Philip Mcgee
- Foaled
- 3 May 2021
- Stable
- Batterstown, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 85
21 days
8yo, 11-0, OR 80 -367P0
J: Mr L P Shanahan (7) · T: James William Hannon
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
James William Hannon 0/3
Without a win in her last five, Feet On The Ground was unplaced last time out and pulled up two starts back, though a third five starts back shows some ability, and she has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 90 sits above her official 80, but 154 lb is a big ask.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Eyes On The Stars (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Sheamus Ahern
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Lismore, Co. Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
Miss Georgie Benson (7)
Gillian Scott 1/7
Good Bye Milan has been unplaced in her last two starts, though a third three starts back shows she can be competitive, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Back in just 11 days and carrying 154 lb, she's yet to win in her last four, though our rating of 90 has her tenth of 16.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Knocknabrogue (IRE) by Afzal
- Owner
- Mrs M J Neville
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 90
Mr R M McParland (7)
Ms Helen P Markham 0/3
Chesterbaylad has been well beaten of late, unplaced last time and an eighth two starts back, and his only win in his last six came three starts back. He has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after 12 days, but 153 lb makes this a tall order.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Sea The Sun (GER) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Brian A Heaslip
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Grange Con, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 79
Mr S Cotter (7)
John Patrick Ryan 0/10
Ballyredinkingston has finished sixth in each of his last three runs, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but he is winless in his last five and returns after 79 days off. Our rating of 87 sits well above his official 77, though carrying 151 lb tempers that.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Liss Na Tintri (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Hazel Bambrick
- Foaled
- 15 May 2020
- Stable
- Templemore, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Miss P Elvin (7)
P J Rothwell 1/21
Volez Vous is hard to fancy, having finished seventh last time out, after a ninth two starts back and another ninth three starts back, and she is winless in her last five outings with a yard out of form. She has run over today's trip and going and is back after 21 days, but 150 lb is a big ask.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- Inouette (IRE) by Heron Island
- Owner
- R J Symes Partnership
- Foaled
- 27 May 2019
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 80
Patrick J Flynn 0/11
Our top-rated runner of the 16, Duke Otto has run over today's trip and going and returns after 20 days off, with a 97 official mark to work from; the risk is a form line of unplaced, pulled up, unplaced, then a fourth, and he's yet to land a race in recent starts.
- Sire
- Sir Prancealot (IRE)
- Dam
- Dubai Flower (GB) by Manduro
- Owner
- Duke Of Saxony Syndicate
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Carrick-On-Suir, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
N Dooly 0/0
Fourth last time out and fit after 17 days off, The Monkey Pole has run over today's trip and going, and a third four starts back shows he can get involved; he is yet to win recently, but our rating of 103 makes him a confident pick.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Teoleena (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- R Dooly
- Foaled
- 22 May 2020
- Stable
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 103
Thomas Mullins 2/11
Figero is fit enough after 16 days off and has run over today's trip and going, with a win four starts back, but a sixth last time out and a heavy 173 lb temper enthusiasm. Our rating of 97 ranks him fifth of 16, so he looks solid rather than special.
- Sire
- Hillstar (GB)
- Dam
- Silca Wings (GB) by Multiplex
- Owner
- Mrs Sandra Mccarthy
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.