14:55 Leopardstown

Monday 8 March 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 1.2s

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Rain In Spain¹²³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: H P Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 109| D

100/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (20f, soft) 123 days ago.

Form: 447F5-0

Fou Diligence^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 108| D

4/1

7/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 23 days ago. Only raised 4 lb and can make presence felt again.

Form: 995531

Ballycaines¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: G B Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 106

14/1

Arrives fit from some good runs on AW Flat. Fair form in maiden/novice hurdles earlier in career. Ought to be competitive off this opening mark.

Form: 5/259-

One Cool Poet^t⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: S D Torrens| T: M J Smith| OR: 103| BF

13/8

Respectable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good to soft, 7/2) 72 days ago. That race has thrown up winners and he's much respected here.

Form: 355/42-5

Kasakh Noir^h³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 102| D

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2016. 150/1, ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 8-00079

Fox Fearless²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 100

28/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (12f) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 854680

Garrison Commander²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 100

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair Flat winner since joining this yard. Betting should help guide to what's expected back hurdling.

Form: 750-89

Lunastar¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 100

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (12f) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 81F649

Aunty Audrey⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R J Condon⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 98| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 95 days ago.

Form: 722280

Cratloe^t1⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J C Gainford⁽⁴⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 98

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 86 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9777

Go Fox²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C A Landers| T: P Neville| OR: 98

40/1

Fair Flat winner. Has yet to properly see a race out over hurdles, including on handicap debut when last seen in July.

Form: 700-9

Muyam Spirit¹¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C F Hart⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 96| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 33/1) 118 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 344-600

Union Park^t⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: H Morgan⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

22/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 81 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Others more persuasive.

Form: 80-0939

Odds Or Evens^t⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: M J Molloy⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 90

14/1

5/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 81 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7039-08

Brides Hill¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 100

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 086

Mater Matuta^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Orr| T: E D Delany| OR: 86

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 250/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8000

Gold Label⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: J T Gorman| OR: 85

50/1

100/1, sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 95 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 580P-86

Non-Runners

Island Mahee⁸⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: R Deegan

Ostaiocht⁶⁵¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: P Downey J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

One Cool Poet (13/8), Fou Diligence (4/1), Lunastar (8/1), Brides Hill (8/1), Cratloe (9/1), Ostaiocht (12/1), Ballycaines (14/1), Odds Or Evens (14/1), Island Mahee (14/1), Kasakh Noir (20/1), Union Park (22/1), Aunty Audrey (22/1), Fox Fearless (28/1), Muyam Spirit (28/1), Garrison Commander (40/1), Go Fox (40/1), Gold Label (50/1), Rain In Spain (100/1), Mater Matuta (125/1)

ONE COOL POET's latest C&D run in a better class of handicap than this one reads quite well so he may be the answer to this tricky contest. Last month's Naas scorer Fou Diligence rates an obvious danger, while Gavin Cromwell's Brides Hill appeals as a possible improver in handicaps and is also respected along with Lunastar.