14:00 Wexford

Saturday 7 September 2019

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.90s

Power Drive⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Brien

33/1

Fair on the Flat, though only managed to win one of 14 starts. 40-1 chance and beaten a long way on hurdles bow at Cork (2m, good) in July and may need more time at this game before being of interest.

Form: 0

Rips Dream²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽²⁾| T: P J Flynn

7/1

2-17 on the Flat with both wins on the AW. Has been running well enough this year from marks in mid 70s, without winning. Makes hurdles bow and worth betting check.

Form:

Achlis^h1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Richard Condon⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Sent off second-favourite on debut last month in a bumper at Roscommon; finishing sixth (beaten just over 16L) and didn't progress next time. Makes hurdles bow, may improve before long.

Form: 66

Calahill¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A W Short| T: Miss K Brown

50/1

Hasn't achieved anything in pair of bumper runs so far at Roscommon and Sligo to merit selection now turning attention to the jumping game. Plenty improvement needed.

Form: 08

Clody Valley²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

33/1

Some promise shown in two bumper starts, though beaten a combined tally of more than 100L in two runs over hurdles so far and big improvement called for.

Form: 8008

Frankincense²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Treacy| T: J Halley

7/1

Didn't achieve in four Flat runs for Aidan O'Brien, but the gelded son of Galileo was runner-up on stable/hurdles bow at Tramore last month, beating all bar his well-backed stablemate. Player now.

Form: 2

King Con^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: A L T Moore

33/1

Unfancied 66-1 poke on last month's hurdling introduction at Tramore, duly finishing some 35L off the pace. Plenty more required to get competitive.

Form: 7

Mazboon⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Lambe

50/1

Sea The Stars gelding, nothing of note in four starts for Roger Varian and again well held on debut for this trainer at Down Royal recently. Now goes jumping for the first time, with improvement demanded.

Form:

Moment In History

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Galileo four-year-old is the second runner for Joseph O'Brien in this line-up, brother to two winners on Flat, including smart 7f-1m2f winner Mekong River. Respected debutant in these silks.

Form:

Saltmarket

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁴⁾| T: P M Cloke

50/1

Multiplex gelding is a half-brother to several winners, including useful French 2m3f hurdle winner Sang Dolois. Worth betting check.

Form:

Zayriyan^b³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 97

4/1

Long-standing maiden in both codes, 0-9 over timber with three placed efforts. Could hold those sort of claims again, but vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 735342

Ciao^t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell

2/1

Lord Shankill filly with a couple of AW wins from 19 starts on the Flat. Up with the best of these on ratings, could have a hand to play in this if taking to the jumping first time up.

Form:

Larkhill Lady¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Timmons| T: S Fahey

50/1

Mahler filly, encouraging start in a Limerick bumper in July, though took a backwards step since at Ballinrobe. Must improve for meeting obstacles.

Form: 57

Sunnyhill Lad¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M Hamill| T: D Hogan| OR: 91

50/1

Modest record on the Flat (one win) and hasn't previously shown much aptitude for jumping in three starts. Not one to place any faith in (Second Reserve).

Form: 700-

Non-Runners

Little Saint¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: M Hamill

Nancy D'Alton²⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 1

Elegant Lass⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ciao (2/1), Moment In History (7/2), Zayriyan (4/1), Rips Dream (7/1), Frankincense (7/1), Elegant Lass (14/1), Nancy D'Alton (20/1), Achlis (25/1), Little Saint (25/1), Clody Valley (33/1), King Con (33/1), Power Drive (33/1), Sunnyhill Lad (50/1), Calahill (50/1), Saltmarket (50/1), Larkhill Lady (50/1), Mazboon (50/1)

Frankincense chased home a well-backed stablemate when second on his hurdling bow last month and will have sound claims of going one better with improvement to come but preference is for newcomer MOMENT IN HISTORY for Joseph O'Brien. He's a nicely-bred son of Galileo and finds a suitable chance here in the McManus hoops. Fellow jumping debutants Rips Dream and Ciao also take the eye.