14:55 Navan

Sunday 18 February 2018

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 20.7s

Grand Partner¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 131| CD

5/1

C&D winner showed an improved display last time out when third of 28 in the Grade B Coral hurdle at Leopardstown earlier this month. Will need to reproduced that form to land a blow here.

Form: 8P4303

Marlbrook^h⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128| D

4/1

Distance winner who was beaten favourite in a Punchestown novice handicap chase in April 2016 before pulled up four out on return to the track in a Navan handicap chase in December. Worth a market check on second start for the yard.

Form: P211/P-P

Whatever Jacksays²¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽⁴⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 122| D

20/1

Lightly raced veteran who has been well beaten since returning from a five year lay-off. Looks well-handicap if returning to form.

Form: 1011/89

Admiral Brian^h,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: E O'Connell⁽⁴⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 121| CD

9/1

Defied odds of 25-1 when returning to form in a five-runner contest at Clonmel in December. Well beaten since but worth a market check following drop in class for C&D winner.

Form: 764156

Theophilus^b⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 115| D

16/1

Almost three years since lone win over hurdles and a third on the flat his only placed effort in 11 starts this year. Appears to be going the wrong way and may need the run following lay-off.

Form: 6-57098

Man With Van^p²⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short⁽⁴⁾| T: P Griffin| OR: 112

50/1

Has looked out of sorts recently in two heavy defeats over the larger obstacles and a 42L defeat behind Peace N' Milan here over 2m4f last month. Looks opposable.

Form: 943740

Wings Like Arion^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 110| D

3/1

Certainly an improving and game sort comes here on a hat-trick following wins at Gowran Park and Punchestown over this trip. Rise in the weights may not be enough to stop the six-year-old.

Form: 205611

Fruits Of Glory^h,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: C D Timmons| T: E Cawley| OR: 100| D

8/1

Coming down the handicap after series of moderate efforts but hard to see where the necessary improvement is coming from today.

Form: 70-7F98

De Benno^t¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 9-13| J: T Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 98

3/1

Rewarded for a couple of decent placed efforts over the larger obstacles when winning a valuable handicap over an extended 2m3f at Limerick last month before a rise in the weights stopped the veteran. Worth a chance back hurdling.

Form: 602218

Forecasts

De Benno (3/1), Wings Like Arion (3/1), Marlbrook (4/1), Grand Partner (5/1), Fruits Of Glory (8/1), Admiral Brian (9/1), Theophilus (16/1), Whatever Jacksays (20/1), Man With Van (50/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained Marlbrook could possibly be the one to set the fractions here in the early stages with De Benno and Whatever Jacksays racing in behind. Grand Partner has been turning back the clock of late but may meet strong opposition in the shape of WINGS LIKE ARION who can possibly pounce late here to land the spoils.

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