Skip to content

Racecards

17:30 Clonmel (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 150y
  • Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €15,000 added
  • Winner: €9,240
  • 2nd: €2,865
  • 3rd: €1,365
  • 4th: €615
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 45.20s
  • Off Time: 17:31:08
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Black & yellow stripes, white & red check cap
  • Form U12435
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 114

waited with, soon raced in remote 5th, closed up when hit 3 out, soon prominent and almost on terms on outer, no extra and one pace from last

2
Silk - White & purple diamonds, emerald green sleeves, white armlet, emerald green & white striped cap
  • Form 521161
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 115

soon prominent in chasing group and well off pace, closed 3 out, led from 2 out, soon went on, reduced lead and kept on run-in, headed near line

3
Silk - BLACK & RED DIABOLO, red stars on sleeves, red star on cap

Pumbaa (IRE)

175 h CD
11/1
  • Form P/5170P-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 109

waited with well off pace, slight mistake 2nd, moderate 6th when fell 3 out

4
Silk - Brown, pink sleeves, pink & brown striped cap
9/2
  • Form 13678-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leader and clear of remainder, led approaching 5th, went on from before 7th, reduced lead 3 out, headed approaching straight, slight mistake 2 out, no extra and kept on same pace run-in

5
Silk - LAVENDER, white sleeves, white cap, lavender hoop
  • Form 32-5562
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 107

in rear and soon behind, some headway before 2 out and not fluent, went 5th from before last, kept on well without threatening run-in into 3rd closing stages

6
Silk - Black & orange halved, hooped sleeves, black cap
  • Form 2390-62
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 103

soon prominent in chasing group and well off pace, some slight mistakes, closed 3 out, led approaching straight, bad mistake 2 out and headed and lost place, dropped to rear and mistake last, no extra

9
Silk - Red, Black Stars
  • Form 00-087
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 84

led and clear of remainder with 2nd, headed approaching 5th, chased clear leader before 7th, dropped to 5th and under pressure early straight, rallied from 2 out, stayed on well run-in to lead near line

7
NR
16/1
  • Form 231449
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 100

8
NR
12/1
  • Form 03-8464
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 84

In depth

Verdict

You Can't Catch Me likes quick ground and has won five times around here. He also scored on the Flat at Listowel in June and can never be discounted on his favourite track. Ingleby Mackenzie is only four and continues on the upgrade winning four of his last five including a victory on the Flat at Killarney. He's up 10lb for his latest success at Tramore so this looks tougher. King's War has never won but was in the lead at this trip when runner-up over 2m6f at Down Royal. Joseph O'Brien could win races with the stable cat at present so Apparition is respected as he's slowly dropping to a fair mark but this can go to BORIS GRISHENKO. Gordon Elliott's charge was making his handicap debut when runner-up over the minimum at Sligo where today's longer trip looked likely to bring about further improvement.

Formwatch

You Can't Catch Me (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Waited with, 11th halfway, some headway from before straight, chased leaders and kept on same pace from between last 2, 5th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Boot Camp (11-4) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp gd in Aug.

Ingleby Mackenzie 7-4fav (10-1) Held up in rear of mid-division, 9th after 6th, headway after 3 out, travelled well before 2 out, good headway to lead before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably, won at Tramore 2m hcp gd in Aug beating Just Get Cracking (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.

Pumbaa (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, slight mistake 8th, dropped behind from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Clonmel 2m 4f hvy in Mar.

Apparition (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace from under 2f out, 8th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Waterville Dancer (9-9) at Down Royal 2m 2f hcp gd in Sep.

King's War (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, progress 3 out, pushed along to challenge on outer before 2 out, disputed 2 out, soon ridden into narrow lead, joined last, headed run-in and no extra close home, 2nd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Fred The Foot (11-8) at Down Royal 2m 6f hcp gf in Aug.

Boris Grishenko (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, slight mistake 4 out, ridden into 8th 2 out, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on well without reaching winner run-in, 2nd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Ciankyle (11-5) at Sligo 2m hcp gd in Aug.

Glamorous Nellie (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 7th after 5th, no impression before 2 out, one paced, 7th of 14, 27 1/4l behind Cappacon (11-12) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Sep.

Maple Lawn (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Disputed briefly, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, 9th of 18, 9 3/4l behind Humm Baby (11-9) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp gd in Sep.

Authorative (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, slightly hampered at 1st, 4th 4 out, ridden from next, no impression, 4th of 16, 28 3/4l behind Mister Butler (11-7) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp gf in Jul.