15:05 Downpatrick

Monday 31 August 2020

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Adare Manor Opportunity Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 58.30s

Benefit North^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: C A McBratney| CD

33/1

Promising sort. Winner of hurdle here in March. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Kilbeggan (18.2f, soft) 10 days ago. Remote fifth sole previous chase start.

Form: 7F1-43P

Braid Blue²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G Elliott

11/10

Useful hurdler. Off 10 months, may have needed run when fourth (Monkshood fifth) on Wexford chase debut 26 days ago 26 days ago, not knocked about. Sure to improve.

Form: 1/1112-4

Dollar Value^h⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: T G McCourt

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.2f, heavy) 6 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes chase debut.

Form: P5U-343

Michael's Pick⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

200/1

Modest hurdler. Tenth of 12 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (21.9f, good to soft, 66/1) on debut over fences 45 days ago, never travelling well.

Form: P495-P0

Mister Eddman²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr| T: O McKiernan| CD

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25.4f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back down in trip.

Form: 105-786

Monkshood²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: E O'Connell⁽²⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| C

12/1

Useful hurdler. Not far off that level over fences at best but he was well held (behind stablemate Braid Blue) on Wexford return 26 days ago.

Form: P/744P-5

Somptueux²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Kilbeggan maiden hurdle winner in June. Creditable fifth of 8 in minor event hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good) since. Runner-up sole start in points and much respected now switching to fences.

Form: 2/770-15

Sweet Home Chicago²³

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C Bowe

4/1

Useful hurdler. 9/2, showed aptitude for chasing before saddle slipped and pulled up before 3 out at Kilbeggan 23 days ago. Down in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 026-10P

Walkers Point^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: S McParlan| C

66/1

Fair hurdler. Won course maiden in July. Last of 6 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good, 28/1) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 54P-106

Caerleon Kate^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁴⁾| T: C A McBratney| C

200/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 43 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Modest winner at 22f over hurdles. Eleventh of 14 in novice chase (150/1) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 0-755B0

Rubiana²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 95

66/1

Modest chaser. 40/1, fifth of 11 in novice chase at this C&D (good) on debut over fences 22 days ago.

Form: 90028-5

Tickentwo^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: R K Watson

200/1

Tikkanen gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Connak. Wears tongue strap. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Gagas Horse³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: R K Watson J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Braid Blue (11/10), Sweet Home Chicago (4/1), Somptueux (5/1), Mister Eddman (13/2), Monkshood (12/1), Dollar Value (14/1), Benefit North (33/1), Gagas Horse (33/1), Rubiana (66/1), Walkers Point (66/1), Michael's Pick (200/1), Caerleon Kate (200/1), Tickentwo (200/1)

BRAID BLUE's useful hurdle form gives him the scope to build on his first experience of fences at Wexford earlier this month and he's preferred to Henry de Bromhead chase newcomer Somptueux and Colin Bowe's Sweet Home Chicago, who travelled well enough on his chase debut until his saddle slipped.