Clonmel 7:13 Result

This is a modest amateur handicap and Gallo Dell Cielo has the strongest recent form of the field - his figures 71-151 show a recent win and consistent placing, and he carries the second-highest OR (60) with a legitimate claim to the highest mark given his last-run win. He's fresh enough (32 days) without being stale, and Patrick J Flynn's yard also fields two other runners (Highlander Addict, Duke Otto) suggesting the trainer has strength in depth and knows this bumper/flat-for-jumps type well - the string being multiply-engaged often signals stable intent on the one they view most highly, and Gallo Dell Cielo's superior recent placings mark him out as that one. Miss Gitana looks the closest market rival on OR (65) but her longer-term form figures (980320) are more mixed with several rock-bottom efforts mixed in, and she carries top-weight at 170lbs which is a burden in a race of this competitive nature. Rich Belief's form figures include a couple of finishing efforts but nothing to suggest a leading contender, and the rest of the field are declining sharply in the ratings with moderate or maiden-type form. Gallo Dell Cielo looks the one with genuine improvement and a recent win to his name, and at a fair each-way/win price he represents the best combination of form and value in a small, weak field.