16:40 Ballinrobe

Monday 23 August 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 24.50s

Grozni¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

10/3

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Market Rasen in May. Below form third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft, 3/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 24-1543

Kendancer¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁴⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 114

11/8

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Below form fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 11/4) 16 days ago. Sets the standard on earlier form.

Form: 23P2-44

Sweet Flight⁹⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽²⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 112

10/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Good third of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, good, 9/2). That was in 2018 and he's left Willie Mullins.

Form: 1263/

Aoibheann Na Ngall²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁴⁾| T: E Sheehy

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on bumper debut 20 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 0P8

Coastguard Station^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan| T: S Curling

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 9 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Sligo (20.2f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: PF-3993

Delikklemunchkin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Brother to 7f/1m winner Blue Eyed Boy. Dam 5f-1m winner.

Form:

Do No More⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 00-U

Fancy A Cosmo²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 57-03

Ni Mhaonaigh²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁴⁾| T: B Cawley

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good) 2 days ago. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus.

Form: 6-0800

Royal Finesse

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁴⁾| T: L Young

125/1

Mahler gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Timourid^t⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C F Hart⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving D. K. Weld when tenth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (10f, good to soft, 80/1) 84 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Hurdles debut.

Form:

Minnies Exhibition³⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee

250/1

Last of 12 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft, 22/1) on NH debut. Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

High Five Milan

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: P G Kelly J: P J Cawley

Little Mixup¹⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Mark McDonagh

Jj Nester⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Robert Widger J: J G Gilligan

Lady Rita

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Louise G Lyons J: Reserve 1

Calcite²⁹⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: P G Kelly J: H P Cleary

Gloves On⁵¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: D Duggan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kendancer (11/8), Fancy A Cosmo (10/3), Grozni (10/3), Little Mixup (5/1), Coastguard Station (8/1), Sweet Flight (10/1), Timourid (14/1), High Five Milan (20/1), Jj Nester (20/1), Lady Rita (25/1), Ni Mhaonaigh (33/1), Calcite (33/1), Gloves On (33/1), Delikklemunchkin (50/1), Royal Finesse (125/1), Do No More (150/1), Minnies Exhibition (250/1), Aoibheann Na Ngall (250/1)

Bumper-winner GROZNI probably has a bigger performance in him over hurdles and he gets the vote in favour of Kendancer. Sweet Flight has been off since 2018 and has left Willie Mullins but he still requires a market check.