Munster Hurdle – Clonmel · The Final Fence

Clonmel

13:30

Munster Hurdle

Date 2025-01-15

Distance 2m202y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 4m 33.09s (slow by 38.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Beckett Rock (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	5/1	Won
2nd	Bunting (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	5/6F	.75
3rd	Angostura (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	12/1	49
4th	Ballycallan King (IRE) Sean Cleary-Farrell · Barry J Fitzgerald	50/1	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Got Glory (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	2/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Bunting Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	1479-	135	140	108	—	—	—	-6	39.6	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Has found life tough last few starts but 135-rated hurdler sets a high bar here on return
6	Got Glory Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	159	—	/12-PF	-	137	-	17d	—	—	-22	10	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Second in Listed mares' novice at Punchestown but fell at Leopardstown latest; risky
3	Beckett Rock Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	1-4	-	121	77	36d	—	—	-5	11.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Looked potentially smart when a 15l debut winner of a Gowran maiden hurdle 14 months ago
1	Angostura Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	/321P-	123	123	53	290d	—	—	+23	28.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Gowran maiden hurdle winner has absence to overcome and race conditions against him
2	Ballycallan King Brown J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Barry J Fitzgerald	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Barry J Fitzgerald	166	—	4510-F	116	122	103	20d	—	—	+15	17	20.00/1	80/1 1%
2m handicap hurdle winner off 108 at Limerick in April but looks up against it here
NR	Byker Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	—	5025-3	126	129	41	92d	—	—	—	22	—	—
Narrowly beat in the Boodles at Cheltenham in 2023; subsequent form has been disappointing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bunting	5/6	10/11	10/11	5/6	4/5
Got Glory	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	13/8
Beckett Rock	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	15/2
Angostura	18/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	22/1
Ballycallan King	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Byker	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bunting

39.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 3 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Angostura

28.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1.6

22/1

3rd

Byker

OR: 19 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ballycallan King

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Beckett Rock

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4.7

15/2

Got Glory

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

15/8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bunting	135	140	108
Byker	126	129	41
Angostura	123	123	53
Ballycallan King	116	122	103
Got Glory	—	137	—
Beckett Rock	—	121	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Got Glory	17d ago	Fit
Ballycallan King	20d ago	Fit
Beckett Rock	36d ago	Fit
Byker	92d ago	Long break
Angostura	290d ago	Long break
Bunting	—	—