19:15 Sligo

Tuesday 17 August 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 6m 29.8s

Hello Pilgrim^b1⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 109| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 12/1) 9 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 624-074

Rudy Catrail³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁴⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 105

40/1

Three wins from 10 runs last season. 11/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (22.7f, good to soft) 30 days ago, pulled up before ninth. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 170-9RP

Doldido^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 104

17/2

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 12/1, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Booking of O'Connor a plus.

Form: 58-1263

Pump Road^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 101| C

3/1

3/1, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Booking of Foley a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 080232

Icee M B A⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 98

4/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good, 2/1) 8 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 313U11

Steps Match^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: M Butler| OR: 96

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in July. 7/2, good fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 32 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: F-U3315

Clonguile Way^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 94

10/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May. 17/2, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 796-106

Viking Hoard^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁴⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 92

10/1

Temperamental sort. One win from 25 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: F/P-3503

Outside The Door³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 90

12/1

Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 90P-204

Sweet Scotch⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D E Browne⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

25/1

50/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 00-7986

Hill Of Keash¹⁰⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 86

100/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, soft) 105 days ago, headed after 4 out. Up in trip.

Form: 5P/P0P-P

Shrule Operator^p⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽²⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 83

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 21 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 6-780

Oskar High^p⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 81

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.9f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: U0009-0

General Gold^t⁶²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: V Wilson| OR: 80| C

40/1

Course winner. One win from 24 NH runs. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Navan (20f, good) 62 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9615P-0

Tribelle^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 80

66/1

100/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 7070/0-9

Non-Runners

Ocean Glandore⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 12

T: D Hogan J: B Browne

Finding Joy⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: M Hourigan J: T Joseph Kelly

Forecasts

Pump Road (3/1), Icee M B A (4/1), Steps Match (13/2), Doldido (17/2), Viking Hoard (10/1), Clonguile Way (10/1), Ocean Glandore (10/1), Finding Joy (10/1), Hello Pilgrim (12/1), Outside The Door (12/1), Oskar High (16/1), Sweet Scotch (25/1), Shrule Operator (25/1), General Gold (40/1), Rudy Catrail (40/1), Tribelle (66/1), Hill Of Keash (100/1)

PUMP ROAD is going through a good spell at the moment and should have won here 12 days ago, left with far too much to do. He can make amends at the main expense of Icee M B A and Finding Joy.