Monksgrange Beginners Chase – Clonmel

Clonmel

4:40

Monksgrange Beginners Chase

Date 2024-02-15

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Hartur D'arc b J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	780323	-	123	65	81d	—	—	-21	22.2	6/5 45%
Debuts for Gavin Cromwell here after almost three months off and should be thereabouts
4	Joshua Webb b J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	166	p	8/0223	118	122	75	23d	—	—	+3	22.7	7/2 22%
Did not get home over 3m at Down Royal last month and dropping back in trip should suit
6	Petit King b J:Phillip Enright T:Edward Cawley	J:Phillip Enright T:Edward Cawley	166	p	-55153	-	115	-	10d	—	—	-4	13	9/2 18%
Cheekpieces are retained and no surprise if he did better this time returning to fences
7	Quest With Speed b J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	166	—	6-1773	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-7	2.7	8/1 11%
Solid third in a Naas handicap hurdle last month; best watched switched to fences
8	The Gradual Slope gr J:Daniel King(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	J:Daniel King(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	166	p	0-8PP4	-	108	90	22d	—	—	-6	2.2	11/1 8%
Might get a bit closer to Macdermott here but looks to have place prospects at best
1	Another Ocana b J:E Walsh T:L J Archdeacon	J:E Walsh T:L J Archdeacon	166	—	6-5061	-	-	-	48d	—	—	-3	1.2	22/1 4%
Won at Limerick over Christmas; hurdle rating leaves him with plenty to find here
9	Fort Randall b J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	162	—	755000	-	-	-	22d	—	—	-2	0.6	80/1 1%
Bumper winner but soundly beaten in maiden hurdles and makes no appeal on his chase debut
NR	Ivar The Boneless br J:TBC T:R K Watson	J: T:R K Watson	166	ht	4/4407	-	90	35	23d	—	—	—	0	—
No show in a Navan handicap hurdle or a Down Royal beginners chase for his current stable
NR	Macdermott b J:TBC T:W P Mullins	J: T:W P Mullins	166	—	51-682	-	119	106	22d	—	—	—	0	—
Jumped poorly but stuck to his task when second in a Fairyhouse beginners last month
NR	Always Enchanting b J:NON-RUNNER T:E J O'Grady	J:NON-RUNNER T:E J O'Grady	159	—	774510	-	-	-	23d	—	—	—	7	—
Winner of a low-grade handicap hurdle here last month but up against it on his chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hartur D'arc	evn	11/10	11/10	6/5	11/10
Joshua Webb	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Petit King	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2	7/2
Quest With Speed	8/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
The Gradual Slope	11/1	10/1	17/2	9/1	10/1
Another Ocana	22/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	16/1
Fort Randall	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Joshua Webb

22.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Hartur D'arc

22.2

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 14.2

6/5

3rd

Petit King

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 5

9/2

Always Enchanting

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Quest With Speed

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

The Gradual Slope

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Another Ocana

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Fort Randall

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ivar The Boneless

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Macdermott

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joshua Webb Top Rated	118	122	75
Hartur D'arc	—	123	65
Petit King	—	115	—
Quest With Speed	—	—	—
The Gradual Slope	—	108	90
Another Ocana	—	—	—
Fort Randall	—	—	—
Ivar The Boneless	—	90	35
Macdermott	—	119	106
Always Enchanting	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Petit King	10d ago	Quick return
Quest With Speed	18d ago	Fit
The Gradual Slope	22d ago	Fit
Fort Randall	22d ago	Fit
Macdermott	22d ago	Fit
Joshua Webb	23d ago	Fit
Ivar The Boneless	23d ago	Fit
Always Enchanting	23d ago	Fit
Another Ocana	48d ago	Fresh
Hartur D'arc	81d ago	Fresh