14:45 Cork

Monday 2 August 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 45.90s

Babylon Beach¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 705-186

Believe That²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: S Aherne

200/1

200/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 736/F5-0

Bred That Way²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: S Spillane

50/1

25/1, fell in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: F

Cosmology²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁴⁾| T: V T O'Brien

400/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.9f, soft, 500/1) 27 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 5 out.

Form: 0P

Dark Spark³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Winters

6/4

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 12/1) on hurdles bow 32 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 137-4

Kilnashane Star¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: M O Quigley

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) on hurdles bow 17 days ago.

Form: 56-0

Pope Liam²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁴⁾| T: W J Burke

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 22 days ago.

Form: P/40-00

Ruleout²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: A Slattery| BF

5/2

Promising type. 5/2, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 22 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 444-73

Tadhg R Liam^t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: P Cluskey

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good) 24 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: DU0

Victura^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: T Ryan⁽²⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

50/1

€44,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler Enniscoffey Oscar. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Fancy A Cosmo³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: J B Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16.7f, good) on hurdles bow 3 days ago.

Form: 57-0

Heronord^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good second of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 9/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 0-652

Tintean Fein¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 4 in minor event hurdle at Limerick (20f, good, 300/1) 11 days ago.

Form: P-04

Impervious

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: Colm Murphy

20/1

Dam (h87), point winner/maiden hurdler (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) The West's Awake out of smart winner up to 19f (hurdles 2m-2¼m winner) Bilboa.

Form:

New Standards¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁴⁾| T: P Corkery

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F85

Sempre Presto^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 108

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on Flat. 7/1, below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 30 days ago. Big player on efforts prior to that.

Form: 67-446

Non-Runners

Dothislikethis⁵⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Montel Glory¹⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 2

Inside Job

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dark Spark (6/4), Ruleout (5/2), Sempre Presto (7/2), Montel Glory (13/2), Heronord (8/1), Inside Job (10/1), New Standards (16/1), Impervious (20/1), Babylon Beach (20/1), Fancy A Cosmo (33/1), Kilnashane Star (50/1), Victura (50/1), Bred That Way (50/1), Pope Liam (66/1), Dothislikethis (100/1), Tadhg R Liam (150/1), Believe That (200/1), Tintean Fein (200/1), Cosmology (400/1)

DARK SPARK seems sure to step up on his opening hurdles effort when you consider his bumper ability so he could be the answer to a run-of-the-mill maiden. Sempre Presto was disappointing last time but sets the standard on previous form, with Ruleout another to consider.