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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Market movers

Thu 3rd Mar 2022, 12:05

John McConnellJohn McConnell
© Photo Healy Racing

There are a couple of major market movers in Clonmel today. Tango Theatre has contracted from as big as 25/1 to as short as 4/1 for the Cloneen Mares Handicap Hurdle over two miles at 3.51pm.

John McConnell 's charge was never a factor in rear of a Navan handicap hurdle when last seen in September. Afterwards, his jockey reported that he found the ground to quick.

On his penultimate start he was runner-up in a Downpatrick handicap hurdle, his best result to date.

In the next race on the card, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle over an extended two and a quarter miles, Mick Winters' newcomer Rebel Rascal has more than halved in price.

The five-year-old gelding is a half-brother to double Grade-One winning-hurdler Flooring Porter.

Patsy's Honour is a significant non runner. Winters' other debutant, River Vale, has also been scratched.

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.