CLONMEL
8 January 2026
Thursday 8th January

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Monroe Maiden Hurdle Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 202y
  • Going: Soft To Heavy
Clonmel
Runners
15

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Bohemian Bay silk
Bohemian Bay
J: Philip Byrnes
T: Sean Joseph Allen
Not beaten far in third point but tailed off at 150-1 at Limerick last time; unlikely
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Dec 25 Lim Limerick 16f Sft/Hy MdH 11-4 14/18 King Rasko Grey (73L) 150/1 - 52
2
Boston Fire silk
Boston Fire t
J: Shane O'Callaghan 5
T: Peter Maher
Failed to complete two points and same story on rules debut; ruled out
P
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 60
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 25 Naa Naas 16f Sft/Hy MdH 11-12 t1 PU/16 Port Authority () 300/1 - -
3
Drop A Threat silk
Drop A Threat ht
J: Danny Mullins
T: W P Mullins
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 7 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (25%)
Point winner has been tailed off in three starts under rules and neglected by Townend
7-85
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Dec 25 Thu Thurles 16f Y MdH 11-12 ht 5/13 Chichester Park (49L) 16/1 - 65
13 Dec 25 Fai Fairyhouse 24f Sft MdH 11-4 ht1 8/11 Bally Free (89L) 18/1 - 33
1 Jan 25 Fai Fairyhouse 16.5f Y/Sft NHF 12-0 h1 7/9 Good Deal (109L) 11/10F - -
4
Gorvitho silk
BF
Gorvitho t
J: Paul Townend
T: W P Mullins
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Decent yard debut before tailed off latest, but the choice of Townend so respected
3-0
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 189
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Jul 25 Tip Tipperary 20.5f Gd/Y MdH 11-4 12/15 Strong Link (46L) 5/6F - 70
22 Nov 24 Tip Tipperary 20.5f Sft MdH 11-4 3/20 Taponthego (15L) 7/2 - 109
4 Dec 22 Cra Craon 12f VSft 3y 8-11 t1 2/15 Soleriano (2L) 38/1 - -
5
King Of Aces silk
King Of Aces
J: Mr P W Mullins
T: W P Mullins
PU in opening point before runner-up in April; Townend rides another on stable/rules bow
Form:
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: -
6
Larkfield Liberty silk
Larkfield Liberty
J: Conor Stone-Walsh
T: R P Rath
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Moderate bumper debut before tailed off at Listowel and no improvement over hurdles latest
600
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 25 Thu Thurles 20f Gd/Y MdH 11-12 11/16 Riskaway (85L) 200/1 - 42
24 Sep 25 Lis Listowel 20f Y NHF 11-7 15/15 Apache Tribe (106L) 66/1 - 13
27 Aug 25 Bel Bellewstown 17f Gd NHF 11-7 6/11 Is She Real (22L) 80/1 - 93
7
Masons Apron silk
Masons Apron
J: Brian Hayes
T: Liam P Cusack
Tailed off after starting with a price of 150-1 at Punchestown last month; ruled out
Age: 6
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 25 Pun Punchestown 19f Hy MdH 11-12 11/18 Zanoosh (72L) 150/1 - 56
8
Max Meridius silk
Max Meridius
J: Simon Torrens
T: Thomas Mullins
56-rated Flat maiden was a remote tenth on hurdling debut last time
0-0
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 40
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Nov 25 Fai Fairyhouse 16f Y/Sft MdH 11-12 10/24 Skylight Hustle (71L) 50/1 - 62
21 Oct 25 Cur Curragh 10f Hy Hc 8-13 5/25 Syzygy (3½L) 33/1 55 53
20 Sep 25 Gow Gowran Park 9.5f Hy Md 9-13 6/16 Amplitude (20L) 66/1 - 40
1 Sep 25 Ros Roscommon 12f Sft Md 9-13 9/15 Sea Lantern (26L) 125/1 - 43
30 Jul 25 Gal Galway 12f Y/Sft Md 11-5 10/18 Edelak (36L) 50/1 - 32
29 Apr 25 Pun Punchestown 16.5f Gd/Y 4yNHF 11-3 12/24 Bud Fox (16L) 100/1 - 102
9
Patton silk
Patton
J: Phillip Enright
T: Andrew Slattery
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
Faller in a point when weakening makes rules debut now and others more likely
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: -
10
Speculateur silk
Speculateur
J: Jack Kennedy
T: Gordon Elliott
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 11 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (32%)
Point winner was probably not seen to best effect in a bumper; could make presence felt
4
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 46
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Nov 25 Pun Punchestown 17f Sft/Hy NHF 12-0 4/6 It's Only A Game (7L) 7/2 - 106
11
Thewaybackhome silk
Thewaybackhome
J: John Shinnick 3
T: Terence O'Brien
Runner-up in third point start latest; best watched on rules debut
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: -
12
Whatsanotheryear silk
Whatsanotheryear
J: Mark Walsh
T: Patrick J Flynn
Ran well when runner-up here in Dec' 2024; needs more based on three recent outings
/2-646
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: 115
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 25 Pun Punchestown 19f Hy MdH 11-12 6/18 Zanoosh (29L) 15/2 117 98
23 Nov 25 Cor Cork 16f Y/Sft MdH 11-12 4/15 Sortudo (16L) 33/1 118 114
8 Nov 25 Gow Gowran Park 16f Hy MdH 11-12 6/20 Thedeviluno (15½L) 13/2 - 100
3 Dec 24 Clo Clonmel 19.5f Y MdH 11-4 2/18 C'Est Ta Chance (5L) 11/2 - 124
16 Apr 24 Naa Naas 16.5f Sft MdH 11-12 5/19 Icare Desbois (41L) 14/1 - 83
13
Wings Of Zeus silk
Wings Of Zeus
J: Calum Hogan 7
T: Eamon Courtney
200-1 when pulled up at Cork on debut; hard to fancy
P
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: -
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Dec 25 Cor Cork 17f Sft/Hy MdH 11-12 PU/19 Kazansky () 200/1 - -
14
Crystabel silk
Crystabel t 1
J: Daniel King
T: John Patrick Ryan
Went close on bumper debut and decent hurdles run in Aug'; tailed off when last seen
27-6F7
Age: 5
Weight: 11-5
OR: -
Days: 76
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Oct 25 Sli Sligo 17.5f Gd/Y 4yMdHM 10-1 7/9 Our Lucky Lady (59L) 8/1 - 46
23 Aug 25 Kln Killarney 16.5f Gd MdH 10-8 F/16 Fast Felix () 11/1 - 95
13 Jul 25 Sli Sligo 17.5f Gd 4yMdH 10-6 6/13 Killeaney Bear (23L) 15/2 - 79
31 Oct 24 Str Stratford 16.5f GS 53yNHFM 11-0 7/11 Watamu (16L) 11/4 - 78
8 Oct 24 Hun Huntingdon 16f Gd 53yNHF 10-9 2/13 Noble Miss (hd) 3/1F - 85
15
Sycamore Cove silk
Sycamore Cove
J: Ricky Doyle
T: Eamon Courtney
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Tailed off on debut at Limerick on heavy ground; best watched for now
9
Age: 4
Weight: 10-13
OR: -
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 25 Lim Limerick 16f Hy 3yMdH 11-0 9/11 Bertutea (90L) 22/1 - 21
Verdict

This may not take much to win and SPECULATEUR gets the vote to leave her rules debut behind and make a winning start over hurdles

Verdict silk image
Speculateur

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Speculateur,

9/4 Gorvitho,

4/1 King Of Aces,

7/1 Whatsanotheryear,

10/1 Drop A Threat,

12/1 Thewaybackhome,

14/1 Crystabel,

50/1 Patton,

66/1 Bohemian Bay,

Max Meridius,

Sycamore Cove,

100/1 Masons Apron,

150/1 Boston Fire,

Larkfield Liberty,

Wings Of Zeus

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