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Monday 18 September 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 8.9s

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Selected odds by:

Ellaat¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 109| D

12/1

7/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. Fairly useful hurdler, so merits consideration.

Form: 1321/97-

Katherine²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S O'Callaghan| T: A Sexton| OR: 109| D

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in July. Only fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 25/1) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3813U5

Darkened^b,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: C D Smithers⁽²⁾| T: A B Joyce| OR: 108| D

11/1

12/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 4005-46

Golden Sandbanks^p,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Clarke| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107| BF| D

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 14/1, won 9-runner handicap at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 6 days ago, all out. Switches from Flat to hurdles and in the mix.

Form: 0-86914

One Cool Poet^b,t⁴⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith| T: M J Smith| OR: 107

11/1

Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap (9/1) at Galway (14.1f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: P/0120-0

The King Of Prs⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Patrick M O'Brien| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104| D

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Solid fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 49 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 61F0-94

Fox Leicester^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Niall Moore| T: J M Burke| OR: 103

20/1

Below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. More is needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 092357

Contrapposto^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Smithers| T: R Donohoe| OR: 101| D

15/2

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 8/1) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2/U410-9

Crowsatedappletart^p,t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Molloy⁽²⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 101| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in March. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Limerick (17f, soft) 53 days ago, soon beaten. Has work to do.

Form: 13-765P

The Vegas Raider^t,v⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Cawley| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 100| D

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1 and visor on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 90-20

Eighty Eight^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: T P Harney| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 8/1) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 890-808

Carslake^p⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Cullinan⁽²⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 99

50/1

80/1, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 55 days ago, going in snatches. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code with more required.

Form: 636-907

Lakefield Flyer⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

6/1

Fair winner at 19f in chases. 6/1, good second of 5 in handicap chase at Stratford (19.4f, good to soft) 76 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles. Big shout at these weights.

Form: 6-21532

Mac's Xpress^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J G Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 96

20/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft, 25/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account.

Form: F950F5

Charlies Pride³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P Shinnick| T: Paul Power| OR: 97| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 13/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 980-61

Younowhatimean^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: T Joseph Kelly| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 10 days ago. More needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5-6060

Non-Runners

Pidoyne¹²³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Daire James McConville

Kitsilano⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: J J Murphy J: E Dwan

Park Of Kings¹²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: C D Smithers

Malbas⁷⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Delta Melody⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Charlies Pride (4/1), The King Of Prs (5/1), Golden Sandbanks (11/2), Lakefield Flyer (6/1), Pidoyne (7/1), Contrapposto (15/2), One Cool Poet (11/1), Darkened (11/1), Ellaat (12/1), Eighty Eight (14/1), Park Of Kings (14/1), Katherine (16/1), Delta Melody (16/1), Kitsilano (16/1), Mac's Xpress (20/1), Fox Leicester (20/1), Malbas (25/1), Crowsatedappletart (33/1), The Vegas Raider (50/1), Carslake (50/1), Younowhatimean (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. LAKEFIELD FLYER was in good form over fences when last seen out and returns to this sphere on an attractive mark so gets the nod from One Cool Poet, who is also better weighted than most. Charlies Pride is still quite unexposed and can also have a say along with in-form trio Mac's Xpress, The King Of Prs and Contrapposto.