October 26 / 15.45 Clonmel

15.45

Heavy

Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 0f 125y
  • 12 runners
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Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.20
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 54080-

Last run: 189 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Some reasonable maiden hurdle form early last year; more lightly raced in recent times and not seen since well beaten in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle in April; first-time tongue-tied but others more likely.
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9

20th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:37 Cork

Housemartin

11st 3lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: E J O’Grady

Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy last season and saw out 3m really well to win at Roscommon in August on softish ground, a career-best; ran well for long way on last month's comeback at Gowran before tiring; better for that and has form on good ground too.

12/1

13

15th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 180y

14:30 Gowran Park

Housemartin

11st 3lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy last season and saw out 3m really well to win at Roscommon in August on softish ground, a career-best; time off since but goes well fresh and handles soft; shortlisted.

9/1

7

6th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 213y

18:30 Roscommon

Housemartin

11st 10lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: E J O’Grady

Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy ground in October and runner-up at Cork next time; hint at definite return to form at Sligo last month, not quite getting 3m2f trip; slight drop in distance to suit and so would likely softer ground.

8/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 0-3832 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Just the one win to his credit but a few near misses since including when narrowly beaten at Tramore two weeks ago; handles this ground well and should go close.
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11

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Natural Breeze

10st 13lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

led, clear before 2nd, reduced lead after 3rd, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out

12/1

11

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Natural Breeze

10st 13lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

led, clear before 2nd, reduced lead after 3rd, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out

12/1

7th

11

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:05 Navan

Natural Breeze

10st 1lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

led, mistake 2nd, headed 9th

5/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: P8F539 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Decent third in a handicap chase here last month; poor run subsequently at Tramore; cheekpieces left off here for her return to hurdles; others preferred.
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13th

18

8th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:52 Punchestown

Shean Glory

10st 13lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Sean Aherne

midfield

12/1

8th

14

18th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 55y

15:25 Wexford

Shean Glory

10st 13lb

J: Mr S Tobin

T: Sean Aherne

Dual winner was regressive last season, though not beaten far at Clonmel last time; has to return to his best.

22/1

8th

14

18th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 55y

15:25 Wexford

Shean Glory

10st 13lb

J: Mr S Tobin

T: Sean Aherne

Dual winner was regressive last season, though not beaten far at Clonmel last time; has to return to his best.

22/1

Form: 000-00

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Modest form overall and makes no real appeal.
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2nd

4

12th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 121y

16:35 Sligo

Cornmarket

11st 4lb

J: Alan King

T: John J Cullen

All three hurdling wins have come here (two over 2m4f and one at this trip); well backed on the Flat here in May but was well beaten (1m6f, yielding to soft); 8lb above last winning mark, but not ruled out back over hurdles.

12/1

7th

11

(10)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 5f 190y

15:22 Sligo

Cornmarket

9st 3lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: John J Cullen

Mayo contender was a revelation for his new trainer last year; won three hurdles on decent ground here, latest over 3m1f; showed nothing in Flat maidens as a youngster, but he's a different model nowadays and could be very well in; has won off similar layoff.

4/1

1st

7

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 80y

17:30 Sligo

Cornmarket

11st 0lb

J: Alan King

T: John J Cullen

Speedily-bred but won back-to-back 2m4f handicap hurdles at this track early in the summer; found out by a higher mark since but ran well on chasing debut last time, both here; this trip is a question.

13/2

Form: 773524 CD BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
In good form of late, following up a good second in a Listowel handicap hurdle last month with a close fourth at Roscommon two days later; freshened up since and likely to play a hand here.
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13

22nd Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 110y

15:50 Wexford

Dontdooddson

10st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Darren Collins

Veteran bagged a fourth win in 2m1f handicap hurdle here last summer (good); recent hurdles form just okay so more needed on return to fences (hasn't won over fences in nearly 5 years).

14/1

7th

16

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 204y

19:18 Roscommon

Dontdooddson

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: Darren Collins

Veteran bagged a fourth win at Wexford last summer off this mark (2m1f, good); not disgraced in three runs this year, but more needed to win.

16/1

7th

16

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 113y

17:40 Clonmel

Dontdooddson

10st 0lb

J: Jordan Canavan

T: Darren Collins

Veteran added a fourth win at Wexford in July (2m1f, good) off this mark; creditable efforts last twice but more needed to win.

12/1

Form: 485-U

Last run: 55 days

W: 12st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Some useful maiden hurdle form last season in juvenile company and comes here on the back of a decent third in a 1m6f Flat handicap at Navan last week; handles soft ground and not one to discount.
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12th

3

(9)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:45 Bellewstown

Dubai Clover

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Maiden under both codes but has been in the frame a few times; soundly beaten over hurdles and on the Flat the last twice and has to find more with a tongue-tie added.

12/1

Form: 490-59

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Maiden has run well at times but has to rebound from a poor Ballinrobe run in July; tongue-tie on.
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10

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:13 Wexford

Castlehill Boy

11st 0lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Promise displayed in bumpers a long time ago now; no sign of a return to form in a Thurles beginners' chase latest; hard to fancy on recent showings.

14/1

11th

3

6th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 176y

14:30 Thurles

Castlehill Boy

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

towards rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 8th

33/1

Form: 76-972

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Lightly-raced gelding and produced his best performance when runner-up in an ordinary maiden hurdle here on soft-to-heavy last month; fairly handicapped on that effort and unexposed; each-way claims.
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7th

9

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:45 Killarney

Blue Reed

10st 4lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Cian Collins

Got off the mark in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle in May and a solid run in a Cartmel chase since; 5lb higher than for his win and is up in grade too, but can run well.

12/1

2nd

6

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

17:28 Cartmel

Blue Reed

11st 6lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Irish raider who didn't fare too well in four attempts over fences previously, but got off the mark over hurdles at Kilbeggan (2m3f, good to yielding) last month at the 28th attempt under rules; not an obvious candidate to follow up, over fences.

8/1

Form: 799-PP

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Disappointing on the track, including when pulled up last twice in a handicap chase and a handicap hurdle here over 3m; new headgear tried here and the booking of Derek O'Connor means he is not totally dismissed.
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3rd

3

3rd Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Longhouse Star

11st 9lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Maiden under rules in Ireland (0-3 as a chaser) but he had a few wins and places to his name in 25 point starts; the latest wasn't his best but he still went and joined Dan Skelton for £8,000; that alone heightens interest in him.

2/1

9

26th Aug 2024

Soft

2m 7f 58y

19:40 Ballinrobe

Longhouse Star

11st 12lb

J: Mr J C Canavan

T: S Curling

Had decent form in points but his track form has been pretty dismal; blinkers.

100/1

14th

9

18th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 140y

14:33 Tramore

Longhouse Star

11st 6lb

J: Mr J C Canavan

T: S Curling

Absent 297 days; 0-5 over hurdles but all his Rules runs have come on ground with soft or heavy in the description; was placed in a point-to-point on good and his two winning half-brothers both scored on a sound surface so the better ground here may spark some improvement.

20/1

Form: 04P-P9

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Dead-heated in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse in January; well beaten in two starts since returning from her summer break and best watched.
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6

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 0y

15:30 Clonmel

Pana To Milan

11st 12lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Michael Winters

Dual hurdle winner at Thurles (2m6f/2m) didn't run too badly, having been hampered, on recent run; not one to rule out.

10/1

7th

7

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 56y

15:40 Punchestown

Pana To Milan

11st 9lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Michael Winters

Dual hurdle winner but has been well beaten on her last two starts in this sphere and is still 10lb above her last winning mark.

16/1

7th

7

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 56y

15:40 Punchestown

Pana To Milan

11st 9lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Michael Winters

Dual hurdle winner but has been well beaten on her last two starts in this sphere and is still 10lb above her last winning mark.

16/1

11/2

Form: 53-973 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
One win to her credit but ran close to her best when a staying-on third over trip and ground at Limerick on Saturday; should be thereabouts if running to that level here.
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9th

16

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

17:42 Tramore

Go Gill Go

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: James Grace

Just 1-34 over hurdles and her regression continues so not much appeal until showing more spark.

33/1

9th

18

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

14:20 Down Royal

Go Gill Go

10st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: James Grace

On losing run since Sligo maiden hurdle win in 2021; no signs of ending the barren spell in recent starts.

14/1

Form: 630P4F D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner has gone through a few yards but in good form of late; ran well in a handicap at Gowran before falling at the last at Downpatrick when her run was faltering; should be much more at home back at this trip and likely to go well.
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15

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 194y

16:15 Sligo

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Fifth in a big field at Naas in April and another fair effort when placed at Roscommon last month; back up in trip.

16/1

3rd

15

10th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 142y

18:18 Roscommon

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Won a mares' bumper at Newton Abbot on decent ground in 2022; fairly modest Irish form overall, although Naas fifth on penultimate start was encouraging; disappointing at Downpatrick last time.

14/1

11th

15

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:20 Downpatrick

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Mr H E Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Won a mares' bumper at Newton Abbot on decent ground and encouraging effort when fifth of 25 at Naas earlier this month (beaten 7l); ought to go well back on her preferred going.

13/2

Non-runners

Barbaha Queen

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €59.90
Straight Forecast €42.37
Tricast €349.40
Trifecta €526.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Natural Breeze

The Irish Sun:

Blue Reed

SPOTLIGHT:

Kiss My Lucky Egg

POSTDATA:

Natural Breeze