Jossestown Handicap Chase – Clonmel

Clonmel

12:25

Jossestown Handicap Chase

Date 2025-01-15

Distance 2m201y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 4m 22.09s (slow by 9.09s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hillsdale (IRE) Keith Donoghue · J P Dempsey	7/4F	Won
2nd	Cheerful Chap (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	85/40	7.5
3rd	Love Like This (IRE) Conor Clarke · John Patrick Ryan	50/1	1.5
4th	Chainofconsequence (IRE) Mr A P Ryan · Michael J McDonagh	9/1	3.5
5th	Zolpharine (IRE) Harry Sexton · John Patrick Ryan	14/1	7.5
6th	Clonshire River (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Eddie & Patrick Harty	8/1	13
7th	Freddie Robdal (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	22/1	.5
8th	Kilashee (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	14/1	1.75
9th	Kobalt St Georges (FR) Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	12/1	2.25

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Hillsdale Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:J P Dempsey	J:Keith Donoghue T:J P Dempsey	165	—	-78FU1	109	117	58	30d	—	—	+1	33	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won by 11l on handicap chase debut last month; needs to prove himself going right-handed
4	Cheerful Chap Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	160	p	1-3233	104	113	104	20d	—	—	+1	29.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
3rd at Limerick and now 7lb lower with Tiernan Power Roche taking the ride; handles soft
1	Clonshire River Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	168	t	722638	112	111	89	31d	—	—	+13	23	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Well beaten in 3 chase starts this term but will find this easier than latest handicap
6	Chainofconsequence Bay J:Mr A P Ryan(7) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Mr A P Ryan(7) T:Michael J McDonagh	154	t	351806	98	116	81	47d	—	—	+8	17.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well beaten in a pair of runs over hurdles and fences in November; looks up against it
9	Zolpharine Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	146	—	507607	90	106	85	25d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden hurdle winner in 2023 has been woefully out of form this term; readily passed over
5	Kilashee Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	UP1935	102	112	62	25d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second in this race last year but 19lb higher now; this trip is on the sharp side for her
2	Freddie Robdal Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	165	t	415640	109	114	107	18d	—	—	+12	18.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran well off this mark when 4th at Thurles in November and handles a bit of cut; player
7	Kobalt St Georges Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	147	h	0-8000	95	-	-	19d	—	—	+8	12.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Tailed off in a trio of handicap hurdles; needs to improve dramatically now chasing
8	Love Like This Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	147	—	442000	91	101	-	18d	—	—	+10	12.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Second at Thurles (2m, good) in November but has been tailed off in 3 subsequent starts
NR	Lily Of Dromard Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	142	—	8/4-07	86	105	-	19d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Two starts for this yard and she ran well on her sole chase start at Tramore last summer

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hillsdale	7/4	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4
Cheerful Chap	15/8	2/1	15/8	2/1	2/1
Clonshire River	17/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Chainofconsequence	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
Zolpharine	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Kilashee	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Freddie Robdal	16/1	16/1	16/1	11/1	14/1
Kobalt St Georges	22/1	22/1	22/1	14/1	18/1
Love Like This	66/1	66/1	66/1	33/1	40/1
Lily Of Dromard	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hillsdale

OR: 14.8 Form: 8.2 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Cheerful Chap

29.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Clonshire River

OR: 15.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Kilashee

19.4

OR: 13 Form: 4.8 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Freddie Robdal

18.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Chainofconsequence

17.7

OR: 12 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Kobalt St Georges

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Love Like This

12.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Zolpharine

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Lily Of Dromard

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clonshire River	112	111	89
Hillsdale	109	117	58
Freddie Robdal	109	114	107
Cheerful Chap	104	113	104
Kilashee	102	112	62
Chainofconsequence	98	116	81
Kobalt St Georges	95	—	—
Love Like This	91	101	—
Zolpharine	90	106	85
Lily Of Dromard	86	105	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Freddie Robdal	18d ago	Fit
Love Like This	18d ago	Fit
Kobalt St Georges	19d ago	Fit
Lily Of Dromard	19d ago	Fit
Cheerful Chap	20d ago	Fit
Zolpharine	25d ago	Fit
Kilashee	25d ago	Fit
Hillsdale	30d ago	Fit
Clonshire River	31d ago	Fit
Chainofconsequence	47d ago	Fresh