Cloneen Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Clonmel

Clonmel

14:34

Cloneen Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2026-02-26

Distance 2m76y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 48.70s (slow by 58.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Harty Cup (IRE) Mark Walsh · Robert Tyner	EvensF	Won
2nd	Falcon Park (IRE) Harry Sexton · John Joseph Hanlon	14/1	6
3rd	Cry Before Dawn (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	25/1	.5
4th	Comanche Moon (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	12/1	4.5
5th	Potters Pal (FR) Daniel King · Thomas Cooper	28/1	.5
6th	Donnrua Dream (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	5/2	6
7th	La Tene (IRE) Brian Barry · John Patrick Ryan	22/1	11
8th	Nukie's Artic (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	14/1	13
9th	Max Meridius (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Thomas Mullins	9/1	9.5

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
5	Harty Cup Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Robert Tyner	J:Mark Walsh T:Robert Tyner	162	—	-00794	89	87	48	35d	—	—	-21	25.1	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Much-improved on handicap debut when fourth of 15 at Gowran (2m, heavy); shortlisted
2	Donnrua Dream Chestnut J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	167	tb	-767P1	94	97	53	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	26.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
First win in close to 4 years at Limerick on latest; 9lb higher now so it's tougher
3	Max Meridius Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Mullins	164	—	0-000	91	91	23	28d	—	—	+3	13.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten 29l behind El Cairos at Thurles on latest; worth a check on handicap hurdle debut
8	Falcon Park Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	154	v	07P96P	81	94	82	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+2	10.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Veteran struggling; pulled up behind Donnrua Dream at Limerick on latest; others preferred
1	Comanche Moon Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	168	—	0085P-	95	87	69	343d	—	—	+5	13.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Respectable fifth of 19 at Naas last March; lurking off dangerous mark on return
7	Nukie's Artic Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	158	—	7P0-0	85	81	59	21d	—	—	+4	10.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hasn't shown much; top jockey aboard for handicap debut but big leap of faith required
6	Cry Before Dawn Grey J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	160	h	900	87	84	39	42d	—	—	+5	10.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran okay here on debut; two poor efforts followed; market can guide on handicap debut
4	Potters Pal Bay J:Daniel King T:Thomas Cooper	J:Daniel King T:Thomas Cooper	163	t	-40006	90	88	40	31d	—	—	+7	11.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Never a factor on Punchestown handicap debut last month; best watched at present
9	La Tene Bay J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	152	—	054/0	79	95	-	39d	—	—	+5	8.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Back from 728-day absence when always in rear at Thurles last month; handicap debut
NR	King Bob Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	149	—	080U33	76	96	79	57d	—	—	—	10.9	—	—
Third of 18 at Punchestown on New Year's Eve (16.5f, yielding); first attempt on heavy

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Harty Cup	4/5	5/6	5/6
Donnrua Dream	3/1	3/1	3/1
Max Meridius	10/1	9/1	9/1
Falcon Park	14/1	12/1	12/1
Comanche Moon	12/1	11/1	11/1
Nukie's Artic	22/1	20/1	18/1
Cry Before Dawn	25/1	20/1	20/1
Potters Pal	33/1	28/1	28/1
La Tene	33/1	28/1	28/1
King Bob	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Donnrua Dream

26.1

OR: 11 Form: 9 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Harty Cup

25.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

3rd

Comanche Moon

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Max Meridius

13.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Potters Pal

11.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Cry Before Dawn

10.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

25/1

King Bob

10.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0

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Nukie's Artic

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Falcon Park

10.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

14/1

La Tene

8.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Comanche Moon	95	87	69
Donnrua Dream	94	97	53
Max Meridius	91	91	23
Potters Pal	90	88	40
Harty Cup	89	87	48
Cry Before Dawn	87	84	39
Nukie's Artic	85	81	59
Falcon Park	81	94	82
La Tene	79	95	—
King Bob	76	96	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Donnrua Dream	16d ago	Fit
Falcon Park	16d ago	Fit
Nukie's Artic	21d ago	Fit
Max Meridius	28d ago	Fit
Potters Pal	31d ago	Fit
Harty Cup	35d ago	Fit
La Tene	39d ago	Fit
Cry Before Dawn	42d ago	Fit
King Bob	57d ago	Fresh
Comanche Moon	343d ago	Long break