It is important to note that the specific “TimeWise Master Ratings” table used in our previous discussion for Chelmsford, which provided composite “TimeWise Total” values often in the 200s and 300s, is only partially and somewhat inconsistently available for Clonmel in the current source excerpts. For races where the “TimeWise Master Rati” provides competitive totals, I have used those. For other races where this specific rating is either missing or presents significantly lower totals compared to other available rating systems in the sources, I have indicated this and utilised the highest available ‘Total’ from either the “One Day Ratings – Top Ranked Trainer” or “One Day Ratings – Top Speed Rated”, clearly stating the source of the rating.

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3.27 Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Fillies Maiden

This Class 4 race for 3yo+ fillies covers 1m1½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €7,080.

• 1st TimeWise-rated: 9 Shakita (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 155
  • Odds: 101.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • RPR (Spotlight): 41
  • Assessment: Shakita has beaten very few rivals in her three maiden starts, leading the Spotlight to conclude it is “impossible to fancy based on that”. Despite being the highest-rated in the provided TimeWise Master Rati excerpt for this race, her chances appear very slim according to the detailed preview.
• 2nd TimeWise-rated: 8 Mozzetta (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 140
  • Odds: 101.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • RPR (Spotlight): 41
  • Assessment: Mozzetta was “tailed off on debut at Naas when 200-1” and is “passed over” by the Spotlight. Like Shakita, her high ranking in this specific TimeWise Master Rati excerpt does not align with a positive assessment of her winning chances.
  • Overall Race Assessment: It’s noteworthy that the Spotlight’s top selection for this race is Etawa, who is deemed a main player due to her in-form stable and decent maiden runs. Tswalu, despite her consistency, is considered “expensive to follow” due to a tendency to fade late. Neither Etawa nor Tswalu rank in the top two of the provided TimeWise Master Rati excerpt for this race.

4.02 Slievenamon Maiden

The “TimeWise Master Rati” figures (similar to those used for Chelmsford in the previous turn) for this race are not found in the provided source excerpts. Therefore, the top two rated horses are identified based on their ‘Total’ score from the “One Day Ratings – Top Ranked Trainer”.

This Class 6 race for 4yo+ covers 1m1½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €6,490.

• 1st Rated: 3 Eternal Echo (IRE)
  • Top Ranked Trainer Total: 47
  • Odds: 5.00
  • Assessment: Eternal Echo is described as a “promising sort that could go close if capable of his best at this shorter trip”. He scored on his hurdling debut and has decent placed form in two bumper runs. He will be running with a tongue-tie and hood added. However, the Spotlight notes that this is a “big drop in trip” for him.
• 2nd Rated: 5 Goldinthevalleys (IRE)
  • Top Ranked Trainer Total: 25
  • Odds: 34.00
  • Assessment: Goldinthevalleys was “tailed off” on his debut in a bumper and showed “less expected” in a maiden hurdle, leading the Spotlight to find him “hard to fancy based on that”. A top rider is aboard, but his form appears to be a significant concern.
  • Overall Race Assessment: The Spotlight’s top selection is So Golden, who made a “highly encouraging debut” and is considered “interesting” despite a slight dip in form last time. Young Churchill is also mentioned as capable of better.

4.37 Suir Blueway Handicap

The “TimeWise Master Rati” figures for this race are not found in the provided source excerpts. Therefore, the top two rated horses are identified based on their ‘Total’ score from the “One Day Ratings – Top Speed Rated”.

This Class 4 handicap for 3yo covers 1m1½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €5,900.

• 1st Rated: 16 Tero Drosa (IRE)
  • Top Speed Rated Total: 67
  • Odds: 1.00 (Raceform card)
  • Assessment: Tero Drosa had “middling runs in three maidens and never dangerous on handicap debut,” leading the Spotlight to suggest she “may need more time”.
• 2nd Rated: 1 Justenzia (IRE)
  • Top Speed Rated Total: 65
  • Odds: 11.00
  • Assessment: There is no specific Spotlight preview entry for Justenzia in the provided sources.
  • Overall Race Assessment: The Spotlight’s top selection for this race is Curroy Lady, with Le Fleur Princess and Ms Olivia considered the biggest dangers. Miss Americana is also thought to have possible improvement. None of these horses are among the top two rated in the available rating systems for this analysis.

5.10 Knocklofty Handicap

This Class 5 handicap for 3yo+ covers 1m1½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €7,670.

• 1st TimeWise-rated: 3 Iron Fist (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 275
  • Odds: 6.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Iron Fist “ran respectably in a Galway festival handicap” and has shown consistent form over 1m4f. He is considered an “interesting contender” by the Spotlight.
• 2nd TimeWise-rated: 8 No More Porter (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 267
  • Odds: 11.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: No More Porter “would have been closer with a clearer passage” last month at the Curragh, which was a return to form for him. However, he “failed to match that display at Leopardstown” and “has a bit to find with Sinbad My Dad”.
  • Overall Race Assessment: The Spotlight’s hopeful vote goes to Bellacanta, making her handicap debut. Sinbad My Dad is also appealing on his recent Leopardstown form.

5.42 St. Patrick’s Well Handicap

This Class 4 handicap for 4yo+ covers 1m1½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €5,900.

• 1st TimeWise-rated: 1 Lohengrin
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 272
  • Odds: 7.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Lohengrin “deserves a mention after getting off the mark at Laytown last time and is 4lb well in despite a 7lb penalty”.
• 2nd TimeWise-rated: 6 Warazam (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 238
  • Odds: 3.75 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Warazam was “knocking on the door on AW towards end of last year and reappeared… with a fine effort when third”. The Spotlight concludes “she looks capable of winning off this mark”.
  • Overall Race Assessment: Both Lohengrin and Warazam receive positive comments and are considered strong contenders in the Spotlight verdict. However, Chou Chou is the Spotlight’s preferred selection, having run well off a similar mark in July and not getting a clear run last time.

6.15 Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap

This Class 3 handicap for 4yo+ covers 2m½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €9,440.

• 1st TimeWise-rated: 9 Happy Jacky (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 318
  • Odds: 11.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Happy Jacky is described as “in good form currently despite his years, and could get involved if the ground doesn’t go soft”.
• 2nd TimeWise-rated: 7 Shoda (IRE)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 308
  • Odds: 4.50 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Shoda is the Spotlight’s top selection for this race. She “now meets that rival [Teed Up] 4lb better off and is selected to come out on top”, having been runner-up in her two most recent runs and a Galway maiden winner.
  • Overall Race Assessment: Both Happy Jacky and Shoda are strongly fancied by the Spotlight, with Shoda being the primary choice. Palamon and Jabbar are also interesting contenders.

6.45 Clonmel John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 1)

The “TimeWise Master Rati” figures for this race present notably lower totals than observed for other races and are out-ranked by “Top Speed Rated” figures. Therefore, the top two rated horses are identified based on their ‘Total’ score from the “One Day Ratings – Top Speed Rated”.

This Class 5 handicap for 4yo+ covers 2m½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €6,372.

• 1st Rated: 1 Sequoiaspirit (IRE)
  • Top Speed Rated Total: 88
  • Odds: 3.25
  • Assessment: Sequoiaspirit is the Spotlight’s top selection for this race, possessing “good prospects of defying top weight in this company” due to his “useful recent hurdles form” transferring to this sphere.
• 2nd Rated: 8 Rauzan (IRE)
  • Top Speed Rated Total: 68
  • Odds: 8.00
  • Assessment: Rauzan is a “useful hurdler” but his “form of this season’s two Flat runs” is “hard to fancy”. However, the Spotlight still notes he “should not be ruled out despite his modest Flat credentials”.
  • Overall Race Assessment: Sequoiaspirit is the firm favourite in the Spotlight, with Takarengo and Pegasus Of Harry also seen as likely dangers.

7.20 Clonmel John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 2)

This Class 5 handicap for 4yo+ covers 2m½f on Good To Yielding ground, with a win prize of €7,080.

• 1st TimeWise-rated: 4 Migdam (FR)
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 270
  • Odds: 5.00 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Migdam, a four-time Flat winner, needs to “raise his game in this sphere” but is identified as a “big threat” by the Spotlight, having won a maiden hurdle recently.
• 2nd TimeWise-rated: 1 Dark Note
  • TimeWise Master Rati Total: 263
  • Odds: 5.50 (TimeWise Master Rati)
  • Assessment: Dark Note is a “versatile sort who has finished runner-up in small-field chases on his last two starts” and has “established a vein of good form”.
  • Overall Race Assessment: Migdam is the Spotlight’s top selection, with Dark Note also considered a “possible danger”.