14:15 Galway

Sunday 5 August 2018

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 3m 56.5s

Hearts Are Trumps⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: D J McInerney| T: D McDonogh| OR: 112| D

8/1

Put a couple of dismal performances behind him when winning a 2m½f handicap hurdle at Clonmel in May. Carries 8lb extra but can be expected to improve.

Form: 660-1

Conron⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne⁽²⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 116| D

16/1

Won on maiden hurdle debut in a 2m Punchestown contest in May. Beaten since but more progress possible and not dismissed.

Form: 135

Newsworthy^p,t1⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Rochelle Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 111| D

20/1

Now racing 12lb lower than his last winning mark and first time blinkers doubtful to bring about the required amount of progress needed to play a role here.

Form: P-15756

Double Speak²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 110| D

50/1

Has failed to build on an encouraging display in a 2m Kilbeggan handicap hurdle in May when finishing second of 14, suffering heavy defeats since. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 48-2905

Golden Poet^b⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110| D

10/1

Third of 20 beaten 2¾L here on Monday when leading at the last in a handicap hurdle. Will look to improve in this contest.

Form: 55-8153

Peacocks Secret^b1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: A Ring| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109

33/1

Last seen finishing second of 11 beaten 1½L in a Downpatrick handicap chase over 2m1f in June. Well held in a couple of maiden hurdles to date but worth a market check on handicap debut.

Form: 578-852

Kellyiscool⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 113

9/4

Second of 20 on Monday ahead of Golden Poet finishing a neck adrift of the winner in a 2m½f handicap hurdle. Gives the impression we may not have seen the best of her.

Form: 44-32

Silken Thomas³³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Shortall| T: R Hennessy| OR: 107| D

50/1

Eighth of 12 beaten 11L at the festival 12-months ago off a 5lb higher mark. Not seen since August and makes stable debut for new yard here and has gone well fresh in the past.

Form: 2/41687-

Afatcat^b,t⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle⁽²⁾| T: S J Mahon| OR: 106| CD

50/1

C&D winner and is slipping back down to around a winning mark but has been bereft of any kind of form recently including here on Monday finishing well adrift a few of these.

Form: 2859-40

Trump Sixteen^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: A McCurtin⁽²⁾| T: S J Mahon| OR: 106| D

25/1

Distance winner who has been left toiling in a number of recent starts following a win in a Limerick 2m handicap hurdle in April off a 5lb lower mark. Others preferred.

Form: 431-708

Always Resolute^p1³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P E Corbett| T: B Ellison| OR: 104| BF| D

12/1

English raider for a yard that likes a winner at this meeting. One from 12 over hurdles but appears on a handy mark here in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 67457-3

Customer^h1⁴¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁴⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 104

66/1

Not seen since June 2017 when pulled up in the second of two dismal displays for the yard. First time hood inconceivable to produce the required amount of development needed to play a role here.

Form: 7151/9P-

Derby De Thaix^p⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: E T Daly⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 104| D

14/1

Finished a close third on good ground at Gowran Park over 2m last time out. Raised 2lb for that effort and could be of interest on this occasion.

Form: 60P-2P3

Matin D'anjou⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: R P McNamara| OR: 104

10/1

Winner of a 2m4f chase at Wexford last month but comes here as a five-race maiden hurdler. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form: F5-22P1

Russellstown^h¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: D P Holden⁽⁴⁾| T: G J Power| OR: 104

66/1

Well held in a couple of spins last month on return to the track. Hard to see him making any significant impact here.

Form: 423/7-09

Castlehume³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short⁽²⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 103| D

10/1

Distance winner who landed a Bellewstown 2m½f handicap hurdle last month following an 18-month absence on first start for new yard since joining from Gordon Elliott. Market likely to be best guide to well-being.

Form: 00334/1

Make It Hurrah³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D Robinson| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 107

14/1

Lightly raced gelding finished a gallant second of 18 beaten ½L here on Thursday in a 1m4f Flat handicap. Remains a five-race maiden hurdle and was well adrift of Conron in May.

Form: 9730-9

Ingleby Mackenzie^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁴⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 105| D

8/1

Game sort who wins over hurdles and on the Flat. Comes in to the race on a hat-trick of wins over timber and another bold show looks likely.

Form: 00-5211

A Place Apart¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J B Kane⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

33/1

Inconsistent sort who sometimes looks capable of landing a big one. Not one to totally leave out of calculations.

Form: 84252-0

Sil Ver Klass^t⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: E O'Connell⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 103

10/1

Second of 18 beaten 2L behind Trump Sixteen in a 2m Limerick contest in April on handicap debut. Obvious claims but has struggled on this ground in the past.

Form: 7942-

Non-Runners

Kelter's Dawn⁴⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Whatsinthecorner³⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Wildcatted⁶⁹⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: M J McDonagh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kellyiscool (9/4), Hearts Are Trumps (8/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (8/1), Castlehume (10/1), Matin D'anjou (10/1), Golden Poet (10/1), Sil Ver Klass (10/1), Wildcatted (11/1), Always Resolute (12/1), Derby De Thaix (14/1), Make It Hurrah (14/1), Conron (16/1), Newsworthy (20/1), Trump Sixteen (25/1), Whatsinthecorner (25/1), Peacocks Secret (33/1), A Place Apart (33/1), Double Speak (50/1), Afatcat (50/1), Silken Thomas (50/1), Customer (66/1), Russellstown (66/1), Kelter's Dawn (100/1)

INGLEBY MACKENZIE can land a hat-trick of wins over hurdles here winning the opener for trainer-Eoin Doyle on the final day of the Galway Festival. The four-year-old races off a 12lb higher mark than his win at Tramore in June but is in fine form right now and has the assistance of Katie O'Farrell who rode the Willie Mullins-trained Low Sun to success here yesterday. Kellyiscool along with Golden Poet, were second and third here on Monday can hit the frame, while last time out winner Hearts Are Trumps can go well once again.