John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div II)

Clonmel

7:20

Date 2025-09-11

Distance 2m144y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (4)	Dark Note ch Miss L Costello(2) · Andrew Slattery	Miss L Costello(2) · Andrew Slattery	171	—	7-3342	71	44	39	—	—	—	-7	10.3	4/1 20%
Has been running well over fences, second to fine veteran Lord Erskine on last Flat run
5 (1)	No Big Deal b Mr J H Williamson · Charles O'Brien	Mr J H Williamson · Charles O'Brien	164	t	0/0-92	64	44	15	—	—	—	-9	8.5	4/1 20%
Placed over hurdles last time, definite chance now on his previous Leopardstown second
6 (12)	Tassarolo b Mr D Doyle · Denis Gerard Hogan	Mr D Doyle · Denis Gerard Hogan	163	tp	5-4104	63	45	38	34d	—	—	-9	8.3	9/2 18%
Course winner over hurdles, Flat scorer at Killarney in July, possibly best at around 1m4f
9 (6)	Spanish John ch Mr Alan O'Sullivan · P A Fahy	Mr Alan O'Sullivan · P A Fahy	158	—	05-159	58	43	34	—	—	—	-6	5.3	7/1 13%
Twice in the frame over hurdles in recent months, Flat win at Tipperary was over 1m4f
10 (7)	Black Soul b Mr M J Kenneally · Paul Stephen Kiely	Mr M J Kenneally · Paul Stephen Kiely	154	—	9472-7	54	44	31	113d	—	—	-6	3.9	15/2 12%
Point and hurdles winner in the spring, well beaten in a Flat handicap at Gowran in May
3 (8)	Ehteyat b/ro Mr D McGill · Michael Flannery	Mr D McGill · Michael Flannery	165	b	869653	65	44	38	20d	—	—	-3	10.8	8/1 11%
Edging closer to a first Irish success on the evidence of runs at Galway and Killarney
11 (9)	You Done Well ch Mr D Kiely · Kieran Purcell	Mr D Kiely · Kieran Purcell	150	b	/577-8	50	47	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	9/1 10%
Won over hurdles at Limerick in May, Flat form is unconvincing, up against it
2 (11)	Make Good b Mr J R Martin(4) · Joseph Anthony Murray	Mr J R Martin(4) · Joseph Anthony Murray	166	tp	547518	66	44	32	49d	—	—	+5	13.4	14/1 7%
Won over 2m at Tramore in July, disappointing favourite at Leopardstown later that month
8 (3)	Dream Escape b Mr C Mullins · Thomas Mullins	Mr C Mullins · Thomas Mullins	159	—	9-0050	59	47	25	11d	—	—	-1	3.6	20/1 5%
Best run this year was over hurdles three starts ago, fair fifth on penultimate Flat run
7 (10)	Cafe Con Leche b/br Miss A L Fitzgibbon(2) · C Byrnes	Miss A L Fitzgibbon(2) · C Byrnes	162	—	08422-	62	41	17	—	—	—	+8	12.9	28/1 3%
Has had a break since out of form over hurdles in the spring, frustrating overall on Flat
12 (5)	Talking Tough b Mr S Hunter · S M Duffy	Mr S Hunter · S M Duffy	147	—	0098-7	47	53	32	102d	—	—	-2	0.8	66/1 1%
A record of only two wins from 73 races put his chance in a harsh perspective
NR (2)	Migdam b Mr Finn Buckley · Edward Buckley	Mr Finn Buckley · Edward Buckley	165	h	698444	65	50	30	—	—	—	—	3.8	—
Back on the Flat now after a maiden hurdle win at Tramore, needs to raise his game

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dark Note	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
No Big Deal	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Tassarolo	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Spanish John	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Black Soul	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Ehteyat	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	13/2
You Done Well	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	7/1
Make Good	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Dream Escape	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Cafe Con Leche	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Talking Tough	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Migdam	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Make Good

13.4

OR: 4 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

14/1

2nd

Cafe Con Leche

12.9

OR: 3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.4

28/1

3rd

Ehteyat

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4

8/1

Dark Note

10.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

No Big Deal

8.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Tassarolo

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Spanish John

5.3

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Black Soul

3.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Migdam

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Dream Escape

3.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

You Done Well

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Talking Tough

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dark Note Top Rated	71	44	39
Make Good	66	44	32
Ehteyat	65	44	38
Migdam	65	50	30
No Big Deal	64	44	15
Tassarolo	63	45	38
Cafe Con Leche	62	41	17
Dream Escape	59	47	25
Spanish John	58	43	34
Black Soul	54	44	31
You Done Well	50	47	—
Talking Tough	47	53	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Note	—	—
No Big Deal	—	—
Tassarolo	34d ago	Fit
Spanish John	—	—
Black Soul	113d ago	Long break
Ehteyat	20d ago	Fit
You Done Well	—	—
Make Good	49d ago	Fresh
Dream Escape	11d ago	Quick return
Cafe Con Leche	—	—
Talking Tough	102d ago	Long break
Migdam	—	—

Going: Soft

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