Thank You To Dr. John Downey Handicap Hurdle – Clonmel

Clonmel

7:00

Thank You To Dr. John Downey Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-17

Distance 2m218y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Quint Major ch Liam McKenna(5) · M A Molloy	Liam McKenna(5) · M A Molloy	163	—	13596P	106	118	94	28d	—	—	0	19.7	7/2 22%
Bumper winner here in October and held form well prior to pulling up on h'cap debut
9	Party President br Mr A Leahy(7) · Anthony Mullins	Mr A Leahy(7) · Anthony Mullins	158	h	-58001	101	111	78	14d	—	—	+9	28.5	4/1 20%
Didn't show much prior to win on h'cap debut 2 weeks ago; good value for winning margin
8	Elusive Prince b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	159	—	-24026	102	111	98	171d	—	—	+5	22.5	9/2 18%
Point winner; some creditable efforts under rules; disappointing fav when last seen
12	Old Kenmare b Kevin A Murphy(7) · Eamon Courtney	Kevin A Murphy(7) · Eamon Courtney	143	—	7803	86	112	78	21d	—	—	+2	16	11/2 15%
Tailed off in 3 maiden hurdles but step in right direction when 3rd on h'cap bow here
1	Party Dress gr Ricky Doyle · W McCreery	Ricky Doyle · W McCreery	166	—	251	109	105	80	—	—	—	+19	30.3	7/1 13%
Maiden hurdle winner in Nov' and recent Flat run should put her spot on for hurdle return
2	Ballycashin b Donagh Meyler · Anthony Mullins	Donagh Meyler · Anthony Mullins	165	—	04306P	108	115	85	63d	—	—	+9	16.6	11/1 8%
Course winner at start of campaign; out of form over fences lately; career best needed
10	Mister Persistence b Mark McDonagh · Sean O O'Brien	Mark McDonagh · Sean O O'Brien	152	—	0600	95	110	58	145d	—	—	+7	12.9	16/1 6%
Well held in maiden hurdles and tailed off on h'cap debut when last seen; best watched
4	Pahlavi b Paddy Hanlon(7) · John Joseph Hanlon	Paddy Hanlon(7) · John Joseph Hanlon	164	—	389430	107	114	106	187d	—	—	+12	18	18/1 5%
0-18; encouraging maiden hurdle run here before tailed off h'cap effort; off 187 days
5	Takarengo b Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · Thomas Mullins	Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · Thomas Mullins	164	p	33057-	107	115	-	497d	—	—	+13	17	25/1 4%
1-34 over jumps and tailed off over fences here when last seen; likely to need this
7	Story Rory b Phillip Enright · Brendan Maurice Walsh	Phillip Enright · Brendan Maurice Walsh	162	t	1-80FP	105	115	88	174d	—	—	+18	21.6	40/1 2%
Shown nothing in 4 runs since 2023 and returns from another absence
11	La Tulipe Noire b Cian Quirke(3) · Aengus King	Cian Quirke(3) · Aengus King	145	—	00-00P	88	98	50	31d	—	—	+8	10.2	50/1 2%
Won maiden on Flat in 2022 but nothing in 5 hurdle runs so far inc' 2 h'caps
NR	Duke Otto b G B Noonan(5) · Patrick J Flynn	G B Noonan(5) · Patrick J Flynn	165	—	-02351	108	109	90	—	—	—	—	27.5	—
First win since 2023 at Wexford in March; low-key Flat run since; career best required

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Quint Major	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Party President	7/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	3/1
Elusive Prince	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Old Kenmare	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Party Dress	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Ballycashin	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Mister Persistence	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Pahlavi	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Takarengo	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Story Rory	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
La Tulipe Noire	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Duke Otto	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Party Dress

30.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

2nd

Party President

28.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Duke Otto

27.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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Elusive Prince

22.5

OR: 13 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Story Rory

21.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Quint Major

19.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Pahlavi

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Takarengo

OR: 14.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ballycashin

16.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Old Kenmare

OR: 9 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Mister Persistence

12.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

La Tulipe Noire

10.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Party Dress Top Rated	109	105	80
Ballycashin	108	115	85
Duke Otto	108	109	90
Pahlavi	107	114	106
Takarengo	107	115	—
Quint Major	106	118	94
Story Rory	105	115	88
Elusive Prince	102	111	98
Party President	101	111	78
Mister Persistence	95	110	58
La Tulipe Noire	88	98	50
Old Kenmare	86	112	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Quint Major	28d ago	Fit
Party President	14d ago	Fit
Elusive Prince	171d ago	Long break
Old Kenmare	21d ago	Fit
Party Dress	—	—
Ballycashin	63d ago	Fresh
Mister Persistence	145d ago	Long break
Pahlavi	187d ago	Long break
Takarengo	497d ago	Long break
Story Rory	174d ago	Long break
La Tulipe Noire	31d ago	Fit
Duke Otto	—	—

Going: Good To Yielding

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