14:30 Punchestown

Friday 31 December 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 16.4s

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Selected odds by:

Brosna Rocco²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: P J Cawley| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 91| D

9/2

11/2, creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 73-4P32

He'sthewon^h1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam McKenna| T: P Martin| OR: 91

40/1

Last of 19 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Navan (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Down in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 035F-P0

Presenting Lad^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: T N Brett| T: E Doyle| OR: 91

9/1

Below form fifth of 24 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Naas (15.8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 708945

Alma Mahler^t²⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D P Maxwell| T: David Barry| OR: 88

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, lost action when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft), pulled up soon after. Off 9 months.

Form: F/8800P-

Getaway Master⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9-707

Andy Ru^b1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: S O'Callaghan| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 86

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000

Brilliant Question^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A J Flaherty⁽⁴⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 85

50/1

Poor maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 900

Fair Minded⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A P Kelly| T: D McDonogh| OR: 84

7/2

Bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 57 days ago, not unduly punished. Likely to step up on that.

Form: 9-07025

Derridae⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S A Mulcahy| T: M McCabe| OR: 83

80/1

50/1, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 57 days ago.

Form: P-50800

Monoxide^p,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: N J Ryan⁽²⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 83

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at this course (19.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 277409

Miss Us O^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G B Noonan| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 82

17/2

Bit below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft, 5/1) 38 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 07-0726

Swift Sonnet^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 82

66/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 29 days ago, pulled up.

Form: 788-08P

Annie Iraya³⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D P Holden| T: P Breen| OR: 81

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 700/00-

Ballyhubbock¹²⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽²⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 81

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Killarney (17f, good to firm). Off over 3 years.

Form: 0007/

Sienne D'or³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽²⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 81

6/1

7/1, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 6-00644

Springfield Lodge^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: E O'Grady| OR: 81

18/1

12/1, fell in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 110-6UF

Courting Vickie²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽²⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

20/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft, 6/1) 29 days ago, racing lazily.

Form: 696450

Fairoffthecross^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S E Lewis⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hassett| OR: 80

8/1

16/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) 22 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: P-P0656

Hide Out^p,t¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

12/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 166 days ago, pulled up eighth. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P590-3P

Justakeg¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: J I Duggan⁽⁴⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

50/1

Seventh of 24 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Naas (15.8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 0-809P7

Londonofficecallin^p,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C M Quirke⁽²⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 80

28/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft) 38 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back down in trip.

Form: 7-P0700

Non-Runners

Falcon Park²⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Hennessy J: N T Prendergast

Brandy Harbour⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Mrs G O'Connor J: Reserve 1

Frazel Express³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 2

Command Chain¹⁷¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Brandy Harbour (11/4), Fair Minded (7/2), Brosna Rocco (9/2), Sienne D'or (6/1), Fairoffthecross (8/1), Miss Us O (17/2), Presenting Lad (9/1), Hide Out (12/1), Monoxide (14/1), Frazel Express (14/1), Springfield Lodge (18/1), Courting Vickie (20/1), Falcon Park (20/1), Getaway Master (28/1), Londonofficecallin (28/1), Command Chain (33/1), Andy Ru (40/1), He'sthewon (40/1), Brilliant Question (50/1), Justakeg (50/1), Ballyhubbock (50/1), Swift Sonnet (66/1), Derridae (80/1), Alma Mahler (80/1), Annie Iraya (100/1)

FAIR MINDED caught the eye under a considerate ride at Thurles last month and makes as much appeal as any of these in this modest handicap. Brosna Rocco is second choice, ahead of Presenting Lad.