15:45 Limerick

Sunday 28 March 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 42.40s

My Manekineko⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽²⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 108| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, won 12-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Not an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 308551

Alice O'Byrne¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D P Holden| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 103

17/2

Point winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Gowran (20f, heavy) 16 days ago, showing plenty again before fading. Shaping up well and first success under Rules could be imminent.

Form: 37-9270

Crimson Chief⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Derek McGrath⁽²⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 98

28/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 69 days ago.

Form: 4U6F70

Irregularheartbeat¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan| T: S Spillane| OR: 98

10/3

Point winner. Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, 6/1) 19 days ago with Joeswayornoway in third. Has races in her.

Form: 1P-6932

Joeswayornoway⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Donovan| T: E Sheehy| OR: 93| D

5/4

9/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) 5 days ago. Good chance again under penalty.

Form: 6U6931

Cosmic Rock¹⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Kelly⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 90

14/1

Maiden. Sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy, 40/1) 155 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0825-P6

I Don't Get It¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽²⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 89

5/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 9/2, respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.3f, heavy) 14 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: 308646

Willyouwalkwithme^h¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁴⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 86

20/1

Modest maiden. 9/2, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Hood back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0-45649

Non-Runners

So Kind⁸⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: Richard Condon

Forecasts

Joeswayornoway (5/4), Irregularheartbeat (10/3), I Don't Get It (5/1), Alice O'Byrne (17/2), My Manekineko (12/1), Cosmic Rock (14/1), Willyouwalkwithme (20/1), Crimson Chief (28/1), So Kind (50/1)

A first success under Rules could be on the cards for ALICE O'BYRNE with this return to 2m sure to suit Henry de Bromhead's lightly-raced mare. Tuesday's Clonmel winner Joeswayornoway shouldn't be far away again, while her old rival Irregularheartbeat has a race like this in her.