12:10 Leopardstown

Saturday 29 December 2018

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 12:10 | Winning time: 5m 17.90s

Surf Instructor^p1⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123

8/1

Won a novice chase at Limerick a year ago on heavy ground over 2m1½f. Well held in five handicap chase starts since. Cheekpieces added by in form yard.

Form: 14B-747

Just Get Cracking²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Orr⁽⁴⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 121| D

9/2

Versatile sort has won his last two over this trip. Improved effort to score over hurdles last month and capable of going close if reproducing that level of performance here.

Form: 16-2021

Speaker Connolly³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Fleming| OR: 119

12/1

Winning hurdler who has made little impression in three starts over fences. May offer more now handicapping, but an opening mark in excess of his hurdle rating appears harsh.

Form: 01P-986

Amaulino^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle⁽²⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 118

12/1

Beat the useful Kaiser Black in May but has failed to build on that effort since. Beaten 55L last time and he may want it softer than promised here.

Form: 5-15605

Poker Party²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

6/1

Looked set to go very close on penultimate start before unseating his rider two out. over 2m4f. The winner is rated 120 so he may have got in lightly here. 2m too short last time and stable in very good form.

Form: 00-56U5

Nobody Home¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short| T: E Cawley| OR: 115| BF

9/2

Impressive winner over hurdles on penultimate start beating Jetez who landed a hot race here on Thursday. Better handicapped over fences, but let down by his jumping at Fairyhouse two weeks ago.

Form: 848014

Bearly Legal^b1,t⁴³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 113| CD

33/1

Jumping has let him down on his more recent starts and probably better on softer ground than what is likely here. Blinkers applied and others make more appeal.

Form: F7P0-PP

Crocodile Dundee^h³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 111

16/1

Effective from 2m-3m and handles any going. Will improve on his latest run but he still looks too high in the weights.

Form: 3-273F6

Presenting Julio^b,t⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Vaughan⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| D

8/1

Unbeaten at this trip. Handicap mark looks up with events, but he has been contesting more competitive races than this and he cannot be overlooked.

Form: 5-9633F

Tyrrell's Succes^p1,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Kane⁽²⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 111

9/1

Won a hurdle in March 2017 off a mark of 96 and his three attempts over fences, while been respectable, need improving on. Cheekpieces on this time.

Form: 6-77659

Sweet Destination^p³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: E T Daly⁽⁴⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 102

7/1

Has been in good form in minor GB company of late. Obvious chance off a featherweight if proving as effective over this shorter trip.

Form: 823412

Non-Runners

Peacocks Secret²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: B Browne

Forecasts

Nobody Home (9/2), Just Get Cracking (9/2), Peacocks Secret (5/1), Poker Party (6/1), Sweet Destination (7/1), Surf Instructor (8/1), Presenting Julio (8/1), Tyrrell's Succes (9/1), Speaker Connolly (12/1), Amaulino (12/1), Crocodile Dundee (16/1), Bearly Legal (33/1)

Henry de Bromhead can do little wrong at present and has a real contender here in POKER PARTY who would have gone close on his penultimate start but for losing his rider two out when challenging. That effort puts him on a good mark and a run over 2m last time proved he is more effective at today's trip. Presenting Julio, Sweet Destination and Peacocks Secret have legitimate claims too, whilst Nobody Home is better handicapped in this sphere but needs to jump better than was the case last time. Just Get Cracking is a similar sort who is more at home over fences and he would represent the biggest threat to the selection.