12:05 Leopardstown

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

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Make My Heart Fly^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J R Wildman⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

25/1

14/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 456526

La Tektor^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 120| BF

4/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Disappointing when eighth of 12 in handicap chase (10/3) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 21 days ago, finding little.

Form: 1/03F-68

Touch Of Oscar²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: O R Brown⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 120

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (20f, heavy, 33/1) 24 days ago, well beaten after 4 out. Has lost his form.

Form: 71249P

Moratorium¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: E O'Connell⁽²⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

17/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 80/1, fourth of 10 in novice chase at Naas (19f, heavy) 15 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. May do better.

Form: 19P/384

Theatre World^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C J Orr| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119

11/1

Dual hurdles winner (at 22f) and career best when landing 6-runner handicap chase (3/1) at Musselburgh (23.8f, good) in first-time cheekpieces 36 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: 85-4461

Midnight Maestro³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 118| D

16/1

Unreliable sort. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 50/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 42P4-06

Riviera Sun^p,t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118

50/1

Unreliable sort. Pulled up again in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy, 28/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 16-29PP

Memory Tree³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D P Holden⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117

9/2

Winner at Listowel in September. First run since leaving Paul Power when good third of 16 in handicap chase (13/2) at Naas (20f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 645123

Mac N Cheese⁴⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. 2 wins from 7 runs in 2019 for this yard. Off 15 months. Has won after a big absence in the past and looks interesting.

Form: 164197-

Askann^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: S D Torrens⁽²⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 114| BF

10/1

11/4, respectable third of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy) 35 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 629-323

Smitty Bacall⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: M Hamill| T: J R Barry| OR: 114

50/1

Form: 5/529-57

Top Of The Charts^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Stenson⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114

20/1

Thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 11-8370

Niccolai^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113

20/1

14/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 4P55-67

Thegoaheadman^b1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 111| D

25/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 33/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.1f, soft) 40 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 8556P7

Scully's Dream^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: A P Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 109

18/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017. Unseated rider again in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy, 15/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 6623UU

Champagne Beauty⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: P D Fitzgerald| OR: 108| D

14/1

Won a weak maiden chase at Roscommon in September. Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase (14/1) at Thurles (18f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 632155

Optical Confusion^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R J Condon⁽⁴⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 107

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Eleventh of 14 in novice chase at Navan (17f, heavy, 200/1) 37 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 5123/70

Bitview Colin^b⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

33/1

Won at Listowel in September. Fell in handicap chase (33/1) at Thurles (25f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 42264F

Fiveaftermidnight^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105

18/1

9/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 5204-49

Something Sweet³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: L Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 102

25/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 7/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 433527

Non-Runners

Princely Conn²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 11

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

Cluan Dara³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

La Tektor (4/1), Memory Tree (9/2), Moratorium (17/2), Askann (10/1), Theatre World (11/1), Champagne Beauty (14/1), Mac N Cheese (14/1), Midnight Maestro (16/1), Fiveaftermidnight (18/1), Scully's Dream (18/1), Niccolai (20/1), Top Of The Charts (20/1), Something Sweet (25/1), Thegoaheadman (25/1), Optical Confusion (25/1), Make My Heart Fly (25/1), Touch Of Oscar (25/1), Cluan Dara (25/1), Princely Conn (33/1), Bitview Colin (33/1), Riviera Sun (50/1), Smitty Bacall (50/1)

It could be worth siding with MAC N CHEESE on his first run for 15 months. He did well upon joining Gavin Cromwell in 2019 and has won on the back of a long absence in the past. Moratorium could do better now handicapping in this sphere for top connections and is worth considering, with Memory Tree another to keep in mind.