Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase – Clonmel

Clonmel

12:50

Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase

Date 2026-01-08

Distance 2m4f63y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Rain 100%

Runners (13)

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
12	I Walked The Line Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	162	—	25-31	-	-	-	—	—	—	-31	15.4	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Won at Ballingarry in May, has joined champion trainer, unproven on testing ground
6	Magic Sadler Bay J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:P M J Doyle	J:Ms E C Costello(7) T:P M J Doyle	168	—	-22111	-	119	-	—	—	—	+8	31.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
7-15 in points, won last three in that sphere, second in this last year, obvious chance
8	My Life Be Like Brown J:Mr B O'Neill T:D M Christie	J:Mr B O'Neill T:D M Christie	168	—	11-P14	-	134	68	13d	—	—	-14	5.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
4-7 in points, fine run at Down Royal latest, pulled up sole previous start on soft
2	Dromleigh Brown J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Seamus Murnane	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Seamus Murnane	168	—	7-2322	-	108	46	—	—	—	-4	1.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Winning pointer, beaten a head in this race on heavy in 2024, could go well
7	Mister Loolah Black J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	168	—	-14647	-	-	-	61d	—	—	-1	3.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Point winner on good, promise in maiden hurdles, might prefer quicker ground than this
4	Long Road Bay J:Mr B J Walsh(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Mr B J Walsh(7) T:P J Rothwell	168	p	60021U	88	100	63	10d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+15	18.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won at Tinahely in Nov', unseated at Limerick latest, place chance on best form
9	Nibbles Bay J:Mr T O'Connor(7) T:Turlough O'Connor	J:Mr T O'Connor(7) T:Turlough O'Connor	168	—	4897-3	-	102	83	10d	—	—	+1	3.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two-time point winner, 0-6 over fences, beaten 21l in hunter chase latest, needs more
11	The Happy Huntsman Bay J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Alexander Ott	168	—	70922	-	-	-	—	—	—	+7	9.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Modest maiden hurdle form, placed in points the last twice, this shorter trip could suit
13	Hathaways Cottage Bay J:Mr R James(7) T:D M Christie	J:Mr R James(7) T:D M Christie	161	—	231-2P	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
5-13 in points, pulled up sole previous hunter chase and in point latest, bit to prove
10	Step Up Son Bay J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:David K Walsh	J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:David K Walsh	168	—	25P-55	-	128	6	—	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
No point win since March 2023, poor since runner up at Gowran last March, others preferred
1	Daytime Friend Bay J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Ronald O'Leary	J:Mr D Allen(7) T:Ronald O'Leary	168	—	3/2P	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	2.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Modest form when placed in first two points, pulled up latest, likely best watched
3	Hey Sir Bay J:Mr J L Scallan(7) T:Peter Maher	J:Mr J L Scallan(7) T:Peter Maher	168	—	P4PP-4	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Pulled up in four of six starts, beaten 15l in point on latest, hard to fancy
NR	Made U Look Bay J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(7) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan(7) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	168	p	7-8P34	-	90	74	10d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Kildorrery win has worked out, in poor form in hunter chases since, more needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
I Walked The Line	evn	10/11	10/11	4/5	11/10
Magic Sadler	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
My Life Be Like	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3	3/1
Dromleigh	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Mister Loolah	22/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1
Long Road	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Nibbles	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
The Happy Huntsman	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Hathaways Cottage	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Step Up Son	50/1	66/1	50/1	80/1	40/1
Daytime Friend	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Hey Sir	80/1	100/1	80/1	125/1	50/1
Made U Look	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Magic Sadler

31.8

OR: 0 Form: 24.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Long Road

18.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0.9

40/1

3rd

I Walked The Line

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

11/10

The Happy Huntsman

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

My Life Be Like

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Nibbles

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Mister Loolah

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Daytime Friend

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Dromleigh

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Step Up Son

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Hathaways Cottage

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Hey Sir

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Made U Look

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Long Road	88	100	63
I Walked The Line	—	—	—
Magic Sadler	—	119	—
My Life Be Like	—	134	68
Dromleigh	—	108	46
Mister Loolah	—	—	—
Nibbles	—	102	83
The Happy Huntsman	—	—	—
Hathaways Cottage	—	—	—
Step Up Son	—	128	6
Daytime Friend	—	—	—
Hey Sir	—	—	—
Made U Look	—	90	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Long Road	10d ago	Quick return
Nibbles	10d ago	Quick return
Made U Look	10d ago	Quick return
My Life Be Like	13d ago	Quick return
Mister Loolah	61d ago	Fresh
I Walked The Line	—	—
Magic Sadler	—	—
Dromleigh	—	—
The Happy Huntsman	—	—
Hathaways Cottage	—	—
Step Up Son	—	—
Daytime Friend	—	—
Hey Sir	—	—