February 29 / 17.17 Clonmel

17.17

Heavy

Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 70806

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Mare is from a strong family; won twice in points last season including the long-established Gain Mares' Final at Ballynoe; track form has been weak; reported to have bled from both nostrils at Tramore in November; stable having a brilliant season in point (17-37); worth a market check.
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Verdict Starting price

6

21st Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 70y

17:08 Cork

Majestic Design

11st 9lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: Declan Queally

prominent on inner, led after 3rd, not fluent 8th, headed 9th, pressed leaders when mistake 11th, reminders and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

8/1

Form: 90080

Last run: 110 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Ordinary form in maidens; one of the stragglers on her handicap debut at Gowran in November; easy winner of a mares' maiden point at Aghabullogue in January; beaten odd-on favourite in a winner's race at Knockanard 11 days ago; possibly she has improved since her last track start, but hard to be sure.
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4

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

16:14 Limerick

Aleish Lass

11st 11lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Michael Winters

Won handicap hurdle over C&D this time last year (yielding); okay comeback effort in second handicap chase at Thurles last month and entitled to come on for that; don't rule out.

16/1

Form: 043

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Down the field in a maiden hurdle at Naas on debut; remote fourth of five at Fairyhouse; remote last of three finishers at Gowran; tongue-tie tried now, hard to fancy.
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17th

20

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

16:45 Punchestown

Getaway Erin

10st 3lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: C A McBratney

Has been poor on last three starts and is difficult to make a case for; cheekpieces tried.

66/1

13

9th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:25 Downpatrick

Getaway Erin

10st 5lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: C A McBratney

Formerly with Shark Hanlon, including well held in handicaps, final occasion pulled up over C&D in October; can only be watched on yard debut.

50/1

13

9th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:25 Downpatrick

Getaway Erin

10st 5lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: C A McBratney

Formerly with Shark Hanlon, including well held in handicaps, final occasion pulled up over C&D in October; can only be watched on yard debut.

50/1

Form: 0080P0

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Poor form in maidens and no better in handicaps at Limerick and Gowran, though 2m may have inadequate on the more recent occasion; in good hands and only five, so perhaps premature to write off; all the same first-time cheekpieces will need to bring about a minor miracle.
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9

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

14:50 Catterick

Kuriosa

10st 13lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Annabelle Sowray

0-7 over hurdles in Ireland in 2023-24 and, after an unsuccessful stint in points, he was tailed off/pulled up last month in his first two chases.

100/1

5th

4

10th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 60y

15:10 Limerick

Kuriosa

11st 8lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Paul Nolan

disputed lead, raced in second from 4th, not fluent 5 out, weakened before 2 out

50/1

Form: 0-00F6

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Perhaps just a hint of promise from the most recent of her four maiden hurdle runs, when staying on in mid-division over 2m4f at Thurles.
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16

25th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:05 Wexford

Sky Tempest

10st 6lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Louise G Lyons

Second reserve; shown very little in nine starts so far; wears first-time blinkers.

15

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Downpatrick

Sky Tempest

11st 7lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Louise G Lyons

Shown very little in eight starts so far, failing to complete in three of her last five starts.

33/1

Form: 059483

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
A 24-race maiden over hurdles, placed five times; despite that unpromising profile comes strongly into the reckoning following her staying-on third at Thurles just over two weeks ago.
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10th

18

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 154y

17:00 Thurles

Glorious Singer

10st 0lb

J: Gearoid Brouder

T: Ms M Flynn

Longstanding maiden and no signs of breaking her duck in recent runs.

25/1

7th

18

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Glorious Singer

10st 3lb

J: Ms A Power

T: Ms M Flynn

Longstanding maiden and no signs of breaking her duck in recent runs.

40/1

Form: 7-03P4 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Staying type is a better chaser (rated 15lb higher in that sphere), winner at Limerick last March and placed at Thurles before Christmas; ordinary hurdles form (0-10), including when a short-priced favourite at Ballinrobe last April; jumping was untidy when beaten 21l in fourth at Punchestown a month ago.
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18th

15

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

17:00 Cork

Made In The Woods

10st 6lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Won a chase at Limerick in 2023 but 0-13 over hurdles and yet to trouble the judge; cheekpieces go on after a moderate run over fences at Clonmel on latest; 4lb lower in this sphere but others appeal more.

14/1

Verdict

If Made In The Woods could manage the same standard of form he has shown over fences he would be very hard to beat. However, that scenario is uncertain, and it may be worth taking the risk with recent Thurles third GLORIOUS SINGER, a maiden having her 25th run over hurdles. Majestic Design has won twice in points and should be suited by this trip. [Alan Sweetman]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Glorious Singer

The Irish Sun:

Getaway Erin

POSTDATA:

Made In The Woods

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Glorious Singer