14:45 Listowel

Monday 20 September 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 3m 53.9s

Gali Flight¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

16/1

Tongue strap on for first time, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft, 7/2) 106 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4-33

Bective Cave^t¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam McKenna| T: M J Smith| OR: 108| D

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 705070

Bear Claws^t⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: M M McDonagh| T: E McNamara| OR: 106| D

33/1

Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Galway (16f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 41P9-50

Feel Des Mottes^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Gavin Brouder| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 106

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 4/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 17 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Enters calculations.

Form: F04-148

Purdey's Gift^b1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: H McOwan| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. Eighth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (17.1f, good, 100/1) 27 days ago. Handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2-05

Kitty Galore⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 103| D

5/2

Career best when winning 4-runner novice chase (7/2) at Sligo (17.2f, good) on debut over fences 5 days ago, always holding on. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 935291

Darkened^b1,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T N Brett| T: D Hogan| OR: 102| D

10/1

9/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P0/0-414

Three By Two^t1¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D P Holden| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 101

33/1

10/3, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft) 106 days ago, doing too much too soon. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 39-9

Vischio²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley| T: R Donohoe| OR: 103| D

7/2

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good, 11/4) 26 days ago, staying on well.

Form: 3-73121

Victory March¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: S A Mulcahy| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

9/1

Second of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, good, 14/1) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 636

Mc Alpine^t¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98

20/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 10/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, soft) 139 days ago.

Form: 73240-0

The Truant¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: L Page⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 99

20/1

40/1, bit below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 44-0096

Cosmic Rock¹⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 96| D

16/1

14/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 176 days ago.

Form: 825/P61-

Makfils^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Emma Twomey⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 98

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good, 10/1) 14 days ago. Capable of better.

Form: 7099

Western Dreaming^p⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Fenelon| T: P Breen| OR: 88

80/1

66/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good) 60 days ago.

Form: 70-0000

Cassidys Girl¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: J F O'Shea| OR: 85

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft) 127 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: P5-90

Forecasts

Kitty Galore (5/2), Vischio (7/2), Feel Des Mottes (8/1), Victory March (9/1), Darkened (10/1), Makfils (10/1), Cosmic Rock (16/1), Purdey's Gift (16/1), Gali Flight (16/1), Mc Alpine (20/1), The Truant (20/1), Bear Claws (33/1), Three By Two (33/1), Bective Cave (40/1), Cassidys Girl (66/1), Western Dreaming (80/1)

KITTY GALORE was better than ever when successful over fences at Sligo on Wednesday and looks well weighted back in this sphere. Purdey's Gift and Three By Two are handicap debutants for top yards so could be the chief threats.