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Tuesday 27 August 2019

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 4m 38.6s

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Selected odds by:

Father Ailbe¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

15/8

73-rated handicapper on the Flat, a recently running well at the Galway festival. The Excelebration gelding needs to show more spark over hurdles before any faith is placed in him.

Form: 3804

Baily Thunder^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽²⁾| T: M F Morris

3/1

Hints of improvement on latest start over hurdles at the Galway festival, but the distance of defeat remains a concern. Plenty to prove in this contest.

Form: 770-665

Cozziemodo^p1,t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A M King⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Costello

66/1

Gelding by Arcadio out of a Flemensfirth mare. Dam, 11-race maiden over hurdles. Nothing of note in a couple of starts to date and liable to find a number of opponents too strong. First-time cheekpieces fitted.

Form: 0P

Hesamanofhisword¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short| T: D E Fitzgerald

7/1

Third of nine on maiden hurdle debut here at this venue earlier this month, beaten 25L. The gelding looked a big danger briefly before looking a little one paced after the last in the 2m5½f contest.

Form: F8-3

Singirishmansing^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: P G Kelly

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden who has been well beaten on all four bumper starts. Intermittent visits to the track make the Beat Hollow gelding hard to fancy.

Form: 87/7-5

The Reanie Rocks¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁴⁾| T: R J Tierney

66/1

Gelding by Golan out of a Alhaarth mare. Failed to complete in three point-to-point starts and subsequently finished tailed off on debut in a Kilbeggan bumper when last seen in May. Unlikely to be playing a part in the finish.

Form: FPP-8

Valichad²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: F J Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton

33/1

Creachadoir gelding who is related to De Valira who had a lot of success over hurdles. Taking time for the penny to drop in a couple of disappointing career bumper starts and one to watch on hurdling debut.

Form: 08

Beechmount Maisie⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

Daughter of Gold Well out of a Beneficial mare. Well held and no impression in three dismal hurdling efforts to date. Others preferred.

Form: 959

Coming Good Dany

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: G Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

25/1

Papal Bull mare. Dam winner on turf over 1m4½f and dual victor on the AW at Lingfield and Wolverhampton running between 1m1½f and 1m2f. Co Limerick yard not renowned for their hurdling winners in recent seasons.

Form:

Costly Diamond⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P J Cawley⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Kelly

20/1

Struggled in three bumper starts before transferring the poor form to hurdles earlier this month. Not one to place a great deal of faith in.

Form: 1-70006

Kalanisi Pearl

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J B Kane⁽²⁾| T: John G Carr

50/1

Daughter of Kalanisi out of a Presenting mare. Closely related to winner between 2m2f and 2m4f in bumper and hurdle starts, Kagney. Likely to need debut run.

Form:

Tibbie And Me²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁴⁾| T: M J O'Connor

66/1

Well held on debut in a Clonmel bumper before falling after the fourth last on hurdling debut at Cork earlier this month. Unlikely to be troubling the judge in this contest.

Form: 6-F

Time Won't Wait⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S J Gray| T: D McNamara

33/1

Daughter of Beneficial out of a Flemensfirth mare. Dam won in the point-to-point discipline, half sister to useful hurdler/chaser, Bennys Mist.

Form: P6

Waitnsee⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan

4/1

Stoutly-bred mare who is a sister to a hurdlers winner and related to many others. Third of nine on both hurdling starts to date, both earlier this month and looks capable of a big run here.

Form: 33

Non-Runners

Make The Switch⁷⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: C J Orr

Hellenic Fire⁹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Michael E Hallinan J: Reserve 1

Colour Me In¹⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Father Ailbe (15/8), Make The Switch (11/4), Colour Me In (11/4), Baily Thunder (3/1), Waitnsee (4/1), Hesamanofhisword (7/1), Beechmount Maisie (10/1), Costly Diamond (20/1), Hellenic Fire (20/1), Coming Good Dany (25/1), Singirishmansing (33/1), Valichad (33/1), Time Won't Wait (33/1), Kalanisi Pearl (50/1), Tibbie And Me (66/1), Cozziemodo (66/1), The Reanie Rocks (66/1)

WAITNSEE would not have to improve too much from her couple of third places earlier in the month to get off the mark here for connections at the third time of asking. In what looks a weak looking contest the daughter of Arctic Cosmos can get her head in front of the likes of Father Ailbe for the Gavin Cromwell yard and 71-rated handicapper on the Flat, Make The Switch who makes his debut for trainer John McConnell.