17:10 Kilbeggan

Friday 4 September 2020

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 54.90s

Construct^p,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 131

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, back to best when second of 11 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 25/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 115-02

Goodbye Someday²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 130| D

1/1

Resumed progress when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (11/10) at Tramore (16f, good) 22 days ago by 5½ lengths from Silver Star, plenty in hand. Up 9 lb but remains relatively unexposed.

Form: R6-3151

Silver Star^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| CD

11/2

C&D winner who returned to form when 5½ lengths second of 12 to Goodbye Someday in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 33/1) 22 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 648-8U2

Alabaster^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 119

5/1

Winner at Tramore in August and just as good when third of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (18.2f, soft) 14 days ago. Respected.

Form: 75-4213

Mandarin Monarch^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: B Browne| T: A McNamara| OR: 115| D

17/2

In excellent heart on the Flat at present, resuming winning ways at Tramore 20 days ago, so of interest on this return to hurdling.

Form: 360/710-

Ashqar^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 109| CD

7/1

Opened account in 13-runner maiden hurdle (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 27 days ago. Should remain competitive back in handicaps.

Form: 476-661

Art Of America^b⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C P McNamara| T: N Meade| OR: 102

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 11f on Flat but ran no sort of race at Gowran last time. Work to do back over hurdles.

Form: U09/0-

Wee Small Hours^t¹⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 92| C

100/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 28/1, eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.5f, heavy) 171 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 75/8508-

Non-Runners

Cornerkova¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Goodbye Someday (1/1), Alabaster (5/1), Silver Star (11/2), Ashqar (7/1), Mandarin Monarch (17/2), Construct (9/1), Cornerkova (10/1), Art Of America (33/1), Wee Small Hours (100/1)

GOODBYE SOMEDAY has been hiked up 9 lb for his Tramore win, but there was plenty to like about the manner of his victory, so he’s fancied to go in again. Mandarin Monarch returns to hurdling on the back of a good spell on the Flat, so he's well worth considering, as is Alabaster, who would have finished a bit closer but for a late error here a fortnight ago.