17:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 8 September 2017

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 4m 55.60s

Lucky Pat¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 123| CD

7/2

Running well of late including when 4L second in a 2m2f handicap chase at Galway (soft) on his penultimate outing. Races off a 10lb lower mark on his return to hurdles and has a leading jockey booked today.

Form: 632U24

Water Sprite^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Meehan⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

7/1

Winner on the Flat at Tramore (2m, yielding) last month and brought down early on when making a return to hurdles at Bellewstown (2m4f, good) subsequently. Interesting to see how she fares today.

Form: 81F-33B

Jaime Sommers⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 119| C

7/1

Finished runner-up on each of her last three outings including over an extended 2m at Bellewstown (good) last time out. Rated 3lb higher than when fifth here on her most recent handicap start.

Form: 375222

Sir Abbot¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 118

20/1

Disappointing when sixth on his return to hurdles at Limerick (soft) in March on his most recent outing. Probably best watched on his return from a break.

Form: 9/22636-

My Direction²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Shortall| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 117| D

5/1

Best effort of late came when finishing runner-up over 2m at Tramore (yielding) last time out. Shaped as if this step up in trip would suit on that occasion and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 14/7P-62

La Bella Vida^h1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 116

11/2

Fair efforts in two handicap starts since winning a novice hurdle over an extended 2m at Sligo (good) in July. Races off a mark 1lb lower than when sixth of 15 last time.

Form: 15F-196

Vercingetorix^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short⁽⁴⁾| T: P Griffin| OR: 114| BF| D

16/1

Successful three times so far in 2017 including over hurdles at Hexham in June for previous stable. Well beaten in a competitive Flat handicap last time and interesting back over hurdles on his debut for a new yard today.

Form: P82-412

Bitview Colin^b,t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 113

16/1

Placed in a beginners chase at Clonmel (good-to-yielding) in June but well held in a handicap in that sphere at Wexford later that month. Returns to hurdles following a break today.

Form: 0-94338

Hazariban^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 108| D

20/1

Fair fifth in a handicap hurdle at Naas (soft-to-heavy) over 2m3f in March but well beaten twice on the Flat since and likely more needed if he's to take this.

Form: 8/FP0P5-

Mindsmadeup^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Sheehan| OR: 108| CD

7/2

Ran well when a close third on debut for this yard over 2m4f at KIllarney (good) in July but held on yielding ground at Cork subsequently following a 2lb rise in the weights. Races off the same mark today.

Form: 5300-38

Non-Runners

Draycott Place¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: P E Corbett

Forecasts

Mindsmadeup (7/2), Lucky Pat (7/2), My Direction (5/1), La Bella Vida (11/2), Jaime Sommers (7/1), Water Sprite (7/1), Draycott Place (14/1), Vercingetorix (16/1), Bitview Colin (16/1), Sir Abbot (20/1), Hazariban (20/1)

The booking of jockey Jack Kennedy catches the eye for Dot Love's LUCKY PAT and he can register a fourth victory in seven starts over hurdles by taking this competitive looking contest. The selection has been running well off his higher chase mark of late and is taken to see of My Direction who returned to form when finishing runner-up last time out while Vercingetorix, a new recruit for Patrick Griffin can take third today.