16:25 Sligo

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 6m 16.50s

Shanroe Al C⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 109| BF| D

11/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. 9/4, tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1124U-0

Walking On Glass²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 109| C

15/8

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in August. 28/1, won 15-runner handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, all out. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has good chance on form.

Form: 312624-

Classic Concorde¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 107

12/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Tenth of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 14/1) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2429-50

Ocean Glandore^p¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 102| D

9/2

Three wins from 9 runs last season. Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 093-823

Lessofdnegativity¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁴⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 101

14/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft, 12/1) 18 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 508P-64

In Your Shadow^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 97| BF

5/2

Winner in chase at Tipperary in July. Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft, 11/8) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 562-F12

Nobel Joshua^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G Elliott| OR: 103

12/1

12/1, brought down in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago too far out to suggest outcome.

Form: 5260-6B

Sang Tiger³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 95| C

50/1

Course winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: P/2P-000

Unchago^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: B Browne| T: M M McNiff| OR: 88

16/1

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase (5/1) at Roscommon (24.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 348-826

Non-Runners

Abyssinian³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J R Barry J: Simon Torrens

Moyode Gold²⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J Nash J: C P McNamara

Dragon Houdini²⁵³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: S Crawley J: E O'Connell

Yug⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: J Nash J: Reserve 1

Saint Or Sinner²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Walking On Glass (15/8), In Your Shadow (5/2), Ocean Glandore (9/2), Moyode Gold (10/1), Shanroe Al C (11/1), Nobel Joshua (12/1), Classic Concorde (12/1), Lessofdnegativity (14/1), Unchago (16/1), Yug (16/1), Dragon Houdini (25/1), Abyssinian (25/1), Saint Or Sinner (33/1), Sang Tiger (50/1)

WALKING ON GLASS has scaled new heights on the level this summer and he really ought to be a major force back over hurdles from this sort of mark. In Your Shadow is an obvious danger, with Ocean Glandore completing the shortlist.