14:05 Wexford

Saturday 5 September 2020

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 5.04s

Albuquerque^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara| T: J Halley

22/1

14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 7

Dare To Flare²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C A Landers| T: A Slattery

9/2

Fairly useful 1m Flat winner. Encouraging debut third of 13 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 20 days ago. Can build on that now so in the mix here.

Form: 3

Hammersmith¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 123

6/1

Fairly useful 6f winner on flat but lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 12/1, last of 5 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 828-5

Isotope¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: O R Brown⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

Useful winner at 10f on flat. 11/4, in third when hampered and unseated 2 out in maiden hurdle at Gowran in July. Capable of better so must enter calculations.

Form: 8-U

Malbas²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

5/1

Fairly useful 12f Flat winner. 33/1 much better effort over hurdles when fourth of 12 in novice at Tramore (16f, good) 23 days ago. May do better still so one for the shortlist.

Form: U4

Blackjack Boy¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: E McNamara

12/1

Twice-raced maiden, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, soft, 10/1) 15 days ago. Should progress but he has plenty to find on form with the principals.

Form: 3-3

Crackaway^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

10/1

Fair 12f maiden on Flat. Blinkers on when third of 12 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 19 days ago. Likely to do better still but this is no easy ask.

Form: 3

Moyler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

28/1

Excelebration gelding. Dam unraced. Newcomer has plenty on his plate on hurdling bow so others preferred.

Form:

Yermanmilan¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C F Hart⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, soft, 20/1) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Big step forward is needed.

Form: 708

Game Catch²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽⁴⁾| T: Paul Power

40/1

28/1, behind when unseated rider seventh in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago. Significantly more required. RESERVE

Form: U

Non-Runners

Justbeyondthemoon

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: Sean O'Keeffe

Micheal's Magic

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P Meany J: Richard Condon

Western Cowboy

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Doune Castle¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Isotope (5/4), Dare To Flare (9/2), Malbas (5/1), Hammersmith (6/1), Crackaway (10/1), Western Cowboy (10/1), Blackjack Boy (12/1), Justbeyondthemoon (12/1), Albuquerque (22/1), Micheal's Magic (25/1), Moyler (28/1), Game Catch (40/1), Doune Castle (66/1), Yermanmilan (100/1)

ISOTOPE looks the way to go here as he is a useful winner on the level and was running well in third over hurdles at Gowran in July when hampered and unseating two out. Dare To Flare looks the one to give him most to do after a promising debut hurdling third at Tramore, while Malbas is another who can make his presence felt.