17:00 Listowel

Monday 11 September 2017

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 22.50s

Newstart^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Kaine Wood| T: B Ellison| OR: 104

9/2

GB raider who ran two solid races at the Galway Festival. Goes well in this grade and over this trip but yet to encounter heavy ground.

Form: 53-2242

All The Chimneys¹⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: W J Austin| OR: 103| D

13/2

May have been the effects of a long season when turning in a second-rate performance at Limerick at the end of last season. Could be a watching brief here given the gelding has struggled after a lay-offs before.

Form: 141224-

Bay Hill^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Foley| T: C Roche| OR: 100| BF| C| D

4/1

Registered a double on the Flat at Limerick in April and run some sound races in defeat since returning to hurdles. Could well figure and ran well when last tried in a hood.

Form: 17/0-535

Spot The Pro⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short| T: P G Kelly| OR: 96| D

14/1

Lightly raced gelding who was beaten on return from a long lay-off last time out at Ballinrobe. Others preferred on just his third run in two years.

Form: 757P0/9

Hughies Bay^t¹⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D J Hand⁽²⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 94

20/1

Been out of sorts latterly and is yet to threaten in 13 starts over timber. Pulled-up on last two hurdle starts.

Form: 2436PP-

Not Touch^t¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽²⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 96

20/1

15-race maiden including four over hurdles for current yard since joining following a modest Flat career for Richard Hannon. Hard to fancy and others preferred.

Form: 644-0

Ballykea Star¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: C M Leonard⁽²⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 90

16/1

Placed once from four starts over hurdles and pulled up on handicap debut over 2m1f at Punchestown in May. Probably best watched on return.

Form: P0385-P

Mic Milano^t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: C A Landers| T: J P Ryan| OR: 89| D

10/1

Successful three times over hurdles including off a 1lb lower mark at Ballinrobe over 2m1f on heavy ground in April 2016. Held in recent starts and races off a mark 3lb lower than when well beaten at Ballinrobe last month.

Form: 3494-87

Spare Brakes^t⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: D J McInerney| T: R Tyner| OR: 87

9/2

Continued his improvement with a concrete performance when third of 18 in a Clonmel handicap hurdle over 2m½f in June. Has gone well following a lay-off in the past.

Form: 36858-3

Kemboy^b,t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: C M Walsh| T: P Neville| OR: 81

12/1

95-rated chaser reverts to hurdles following heavy defeats over the larger obstacles this term. Still to win over timber in five starts and was beaten 135L back in March.

Form: 130-075

Mackey Boy^p¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 9-11| J: R M Short⁽²⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 80| CD

10/1

CD winner back in September 2012 but has clearly lost his way since and difficult to see a way back for the veteran here.

Form: 48P/PP-P

Non-Runners

Just Call Me¹⁰⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: A J McNamara J: E O'Connell

Forecasts

Bay Hill (4/1), Spare Brakes (9/2), Newstart (9/2), All The Chimneys (13/2), Just Call Me (8/1), Mic Milano (10/1), Mackey Boy (10/1), Kemboy (12/1), Spot The Pro (14/1), Ballykea Star (16/1), Hughies Bay (20/1), Not Touch (20/1)

Kemboy is likely to lead here on his return to hurdling action with Ballykea Star and All The Chimneys tracking the leader. The prominent runners will give scope to settle to the likes of Bay Hill who can improve for the refitting of a hood and NEWSTART from the Brian Ellison yard who comes here from two fine runs at the Galway Festival.