Tickincor Handicap Chase – Clonmel

Clonmel

17:35

Tickincor Handicap Chase

Date 2025-10-02

Distance 2m2f141y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 47.10s (slow by 20.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spellacy's Cross (IRE) Donagh Meyler · James M Barcoe	9/2J	Won
2nd	Romella (IRE) Phillip Enright · Brendan Maurice Walsh	10/1	.75
3rd	Baltinglass Hill (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	5/1	1.75
4th	Andyourbirdcansing (IRE) Michael Kenneally · John Patrick Ryan	11/2	1.75
5th	Sea Of Doubt (IRE) Sam Ewing · Ian Patrick Donoghue	7/1	0.3
6th	Toon Town (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	9/2J	8.5
7th	Applejack Poet (IRE) Richard Deegan · Liz Doyle	11/1	8.5
8th	Keep D Change (IRE) Sean Cleary-Farrell · Stephanie Ocsko-Moore	22/1	17
9th	Katzoff (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · J Morrison	22/1	.75
10th	The Eye Of Tulla (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Ronald O'Leary	11/1	6.5
11th	Castle Croiuil (IRE) Mr J C Barry · Denis Leahy	12/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Esticky End (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Tom McGuinness	33/1

Runners (12)

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	Spellacy's Cross Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:James M Barcoe	J:Donagh Meyler T:James M Barcoe	165	—	62226U	92	100	64	24d	—	—	+3	18.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good form earlier in summer but below that at Tramore in August and UR at Galway last time
7	Baltinglass Hill Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	152	b	8-7585	79	94	80	46d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Three-time hurdles winner is plummeting in h'cap after poor runs this year; okay last time
4	Toon Town Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	1579P-	91	93	-	263d	—	—	0	15.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Hurdles winner has been off since PU on stable/chase debut in Jan'; check market
5	Andyourbirdcansing Bay J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	161	—	FF2U-4	88	99	92	115d	—	—	0	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Rated 9lb lower in this sphere because eight chase starts have been disappointing
2	Sea Of Doubt Brown J:Sam Ewing T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Sam Ewing T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	t	4003U4	93	101	100	13d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
0-14 under rules; went well for a long time in a beginners' chase last time; chance
11	The Eye Of Tulla Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Ronald O'Leary	J:Danny Gilligan T:Ronald O'Leary	145	h	-098P5	72	92	54	20d	—	—	0	7.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Two-time chase winner in 2023 off 12lb higher; out of form this year
6	Applejack Poet Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Liz Doyle	J:Richard Deegan T:Liz Doyle	160	—	33P84F	87	97	84	34d	—	—	+3	11.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Winner over hurdles off 89 in 2023; solid chasing debut but fell last time; in the mix
10	Romella Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	145	tp	19-5P7	72	98	76	71d	—	—	0	7.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
4-36 over hurdles; nothing in 4 chase starts; seventh last time was modest improvement
1	Castle Croiuil Bay J:Mr J C Barry T:Denis Leahy	J:Mr J C Barry T:Denis Leahy	166	—	/27-76	93	99	57	93d	—	—	+6	12.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Point winner has been well beaten in three starts under rules; may do better in h'caps
12	Katzoff Grey J:Sean O'Keeffe T:J Morrison	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:J Morrison	140	—	6-66S6	67	92	64	46d	—	—	+1	5.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Record of 0-41 under rules doesn't provide much encouragement; 16.5l behind latest
9	Keep D Change Grey J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Stephanie Ocsko-Moore	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Stephanie Ocsko-Moore	145	b	87/PP0	72	88	-	55d	—	—	+3	6.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not much promise in m'dens and returned from mammoth absence with 3 poor runs
8	Esticky End Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Tom McGuinness	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Tom McGuinness	145	—	0PPP9-	72	88	-	—	—	—	+4	6.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Five-time Flat winner has been badly out of form since Jan'; hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spellacy's Cross	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2
Baltinglass Hill	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Toon Town	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1	9/2
Andyourbirdcansing	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	5/1
Sea Of Doubt	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	6/1
The Eye Of Tulla	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Applejack Poet	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Romella	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Castle Croiuil	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Katzoff	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Keep D Change	20/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Esticky End	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Spellacy's Cross

18.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Toon Town

15.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0.5 Odds: 4.4

6/1

3rd

Sea Of Doubt

14.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Andyourbirdcansing

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Castle Croiuil

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Applejack Poet

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Baltinglass Hill

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

The Eye Of Tulla

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Romella

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Keep D Change

6.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Esticky End

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Katzoff

5.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sea Of Doubt	93	101	100
Castle Croiuil	93	99	57
Spellacy's Cross	92	100	64
Toon Town	91	93	—
Andyourbirdcansing	88	99	92
Applejack Poet	87	97	84
Baltinglass Hill	79	94	80
The Eye Of Tulla	72	92	54
Romella	72	98	76
Keep D Change	72	88	—
Esticky End	72	88	—
Katzoff	67	92	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sea Of Doubt	13d ago	Quick return
The Eye Of Tulla	20d ago	Fit
Spellacy's Cross	24d ago	Fit
Applejack Poet	34d ago	Fit
Baltinglass Hill	46d ago	Fresh
Katzoff	46d ago	Fresh
Keep D Change	55d ago	Fresh
Romella	71d ago	Fresh
Castle Croiuil	93d ago	Long break
Andyourbirdcansing	115d ago	Long break
Toon Town	263d ago	Long break
Esticky End	—	—