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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 5m 24.8s

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Lake Chad¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore| T: P Fenton| OR: 95

9/2

10/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 9U7957

Galactica^t⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: P M O'Brien⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 94

16/1

Fairly useful1m4f Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles and patiently ridden when eye-catching eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Up in trip now going into handicaps and merits serious consideration.

Form: 060

Tingarran Express¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J P Shinnick| T: P Fenton| OR: 91

10/1

Fair fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 9-48805

Battle Bound¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: T Joseph Kelly| T: A Leahy| OR: 90

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. More needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 70-6

Mister Rocket Man^h1¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: G B Noonan| T: N F Glynn| OR: 90

25/1

16/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, good) 177 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eric McNamara. Hooded for 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: F9790-0

Magnetic Pulse^t1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁴⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 89

50/1

33/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.5f, heavy) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut and needs to step forward.

Form: 40000-0

Ashtarak^p1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A M King⁽²⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 87

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twenty fourth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 250/1) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time for handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/P-00

Fox Le Bel^p,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A P Kelly| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 87| BF

10/3

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 39 days ago. Has good chance on form if building on his reappearance.

Form: 89535-3

One Horse Army³¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P T Smithers⁽²⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 87

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 80/1). Off 10 months with work to do.

Form: 00/00-

Son Of Tully³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam McKenna| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 87

13/2

Seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy, 50/1) 30 days ago, needing stiffer test. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/0000-7

Shean Glory^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J P Kirwan⁽²⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 84| D

9/2

One win from 25 NH runs. 7/2, respectable fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 000624

Globetrottersivola⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: E Dwan| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

12/1

20/1, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Up in trip with lots to find.

Form: 0/U0-9P7

Hard Target^t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C M Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 83

5/1

4/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 61 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 7-06336

Legacy Of Dreams^p1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

33/1

8/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 39 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 45691P

Eversosaucy^p¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 80

80/1

22/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 159 days ago. Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs.

Form: 9-8PP87

Made In The Woods¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D Moloney⁽²⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

40/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 16/1) 16 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 000-0P0

Non-Runners

Atlantic Wonder⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Getaway Abbey²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Shane O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Fox Le Bel (10/3), Lake Chad (9/2), Shean Glory (9/2), Hard Target (5/1), Son Of Tully (13/2), Tingarran Express (10/1), Getaway Abbey (10/1), Globetrottersivola (12/1), Atlantic Wonder (16/1), Galactica (16/1), One Horse Army (25/1), Mister Rocket Man (25/1), Battle Bound (28/1), Legacy Of Dreams (33/1), Made In The Woods (40/1), Magnetic Pulse (50/1), Eversosaucy (80/1), Ashtarak (100/1)

GALACTICA caught the eye under a patient ride when 11th in a Thurles novice last time and this fairly useful 1m4f Flat winner is fancied to take a big step forward now going handicapping and stepped up in trip. Fox Le Bel rates the chief threat on the back of his reappearance Wexford third, with Gowran-fourth Shean Glory also not taken lightly.