14:20 Thurles

Saturday 23 March 2019

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 50.0s

Kolumbus²⁰⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: W P Mullins

5/1

Better form in three starts for the Robin Des Champs gelding last summer came over a similar trip. Well beaten when last seen in August but requires serious consideration back down in distance from leading yard.

Form: 6P/P-334

Bianca Minola³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Brien

8/1

Modest 79-rated handicapper on the Flat has been well held on both maiden hurdle starts at Naas in December and last month at Fairyhouse. Best watched when going handicapping.

Form: 75

Chiavari²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

22/1

Moderate 77-rated handicapper on the Flat and well beaten on both maiden hurdle starts to date including a 95L reversal when 11th of 13 at Naas earlier this month. Plenty to find.

Form: 60

Brog Ahaon⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Orr⁽⁴⁾| T: M McCabe

80/1

Has failed to build on a promising debut in a Down Royal bumper with a couple of inadequate runs over hurdles since the turn of the year. Could be of more interest when going handicapping.

Form: 8P7

City Limits¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 106

7/1

Beaten 2L at Dundalk on the Flat recently and has shown plenty of promise in a number of maiden hurdle spins since January including a 9¼L defeat when third of 18 at Punchestown over 2m½f last month. Not one to totally leave out of calculations.

Form: 963

De Perugino^h1,t1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Grace

100/1

Perugino gelding has looked over-whelmed in a couple of recent performances last month including a 62L defeat last month at Naas. First time tongue tie unlikely to spark any improvement.

Form: 00

Generalisation⁶²

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

6/1

Produced a couple of rock-solid maiden hurdle starts at the start of the season on good ground but has been below par in his next couple of starts around the turn of the year. Needs to improve but worth a market check.

Form: 4/4394

He's Ok^h1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: T Doyle

9/2

Poor form in a couple of bumpers last year and failed to build on a promising debut over timber when falling at the last when a moderate fifth of 18 over C&D last month. Possibly worth a check in the market in first time hood.

Form: 6-03F

No Pretender^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: J Fogarty

100/1

Gelding by Great Pretender out of a Sagacity mare. Composed a series of ineffective displays in three point-to-point starts since October last year. Market likely to reveal expectations on rules debut with first-time tongue tie.

Form: 59P

State Of Cognac²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Stenson⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

9/2

Ran well to two out in a Clonmel maiden hurdle when beaten 34L on good ground over 2m3f. Needs to rediscover the form of his third of 21 beaten 3¼L at Fairyhouse in January.

Form: 8-46835

The Artful Roger¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: J Halley

50/1

Has produced several laboured runs across the spectrum of a point-to-point, a bumper and on maiden hurdle debut when finishing last of eight beaten over 80L here earlier in the month over 2m6½f. Others preferred.

Form: 678

Yendo⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Vaughan⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

16/1

Only got as far as the fifth on maiden hurdle debut following a couple of disappointing efforts in bumpers at Fairyhouse and Punchestown. Yard appear to be coming back in to form and difficult to discount.

Form: 40U

Banrion Na Speire⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: W J McLernon

100/1

Kutub mare who appears to be struggling with form falling in a November point-to-point and pulling up four out in a Down Royal maiden on hurdling debut earlier this month. Plenty to find in this company.

Form: P-FP

Dualla Time⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan

20/1

Cloudings mare who won a point-to-point in January before finishing fifth of 13 beaten 65L in a Limerick maiden on hurdling debut earlier this month, weakening from three out over 2m5f.

Form: 1F5

Iconic Lady¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁴⁾| T: R Tyner

7/1

Germany mare who tried hurdles in December before running in three bumpers between January and March, appearing to improve with each start. Could go well if jumping fluently.

Form: 6834

Lady Magdala³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: K J Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: P McCreery

100/1

Low-grade 47-rated handicapper on the Flat before a 30L defeat when never a factor on hurdling debut in a Punchestown maiden on good to yielding ground over 2m½f.Hard to envisage any improvement.

Form: 8

My Galway Girl²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

66/1

By Presenting out of a Golan mare. Well beaten and no impression in a couple of maiden hurdle starts to date sent off at 66/1 and running accordingly on each occasion.

Form: 898

Jackdaws Lane⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Third Reserve: Arakan gelding out of a mare who ran twice in bumpers. Well held on both starts to date beaten over 80L on each occasion.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Mcgill⁸⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Eversosaucy

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: Reserve 1

Rathnaleen Tou¹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: John F O'Neill J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

He's Ok (9/2), State Of Cognac (9/2), Kolumbus (5/1), Generalisation (6/1), Iconic Lady (7/1), City Limits (7/1), Bianca Minola (8/1), Yendo (16/1), Dualla Time (20/1), Chiavari (22/1), Eversosaucy (25/1), The Artful Roger (50/1), My Galway Girl (66/1), Mcgill (66/1), Rathnaleen Tou (66/1), Brog Ahaon (80/1), Lady Magdala (100/1), No Pretender (100/1), De Perugino (100/1), Jackdaws Lane (100/1), Banrion Na Speire (100/1)

KOLUMBUS is taken to get off the mark over hurdles at the 11th time of asking. The eight-year-old has hit the frame on his most recent start over similar trips and can see off the challenge of the likes of the Tim Doyle-trained, He's Ok and Punchestown third of 18, City Limits in the opener.