15:15 Listowel

Monday 20 September 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 3m 59.2s

Presenting Dylan⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Cawley| T: B Cawley| OR: 107| D

33/1

40/1, only tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good) 42 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 030-700

Paula's Prayer¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 106| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. Only tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Downpatrick (17.4f, good) 136 days ago, so needs to bounce back.

Form: 22121-0

Union Park^t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. Creditable eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Galway (16.7f, good) 52 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 90-U318

Cornerkova^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Emma Twomey⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 101| D

9/2

11/8, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 17 days ago. Ought to be competitive again back in handicap company.

Form: 0-02221

Comporta^b⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

18/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 80/1, thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good) 52 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 76-0600

Blackberry Jack³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J G Gilligan| T: D Leahy| OR: 98

6/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. More is needed on handicap bow.

Form: 576

Le Figaro Faoudel¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 96| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good) 105 days ago, losing place before 3 out. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P07-08P

Little Mixup¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M M McDonagh| T: D Hogan| OR: 97

6/1

In good form until falling third in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Wexford (20f, good) 16 days ago. Not written off.

Form: 57-604F

Lady De Vesci^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder| T: M Halford| OR: 94

4/1

11/1, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt in her bid for a first victory in this sphere.

Form: 9B4234

Oighear Dubh^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽²⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 94| D

25/1

Behind when unseated rider 2 out in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 40/1) 31 days ago. Lots more required back over hurdles.

Form: 333R7/U

Buto^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Reilly⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

66/1

80/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on with work to do.

Form: 90-04P0

Clarens⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Foley| T: J P Flavin| OR: 92

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 0-070

Non-Runners

Bonarc¹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: Shane Fitzgerald

Castlegrange¹²⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: J Dullea J: Shane O'Callaghan

Kate Ill Know⁶⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: Miss D O'Shea J: Liam McKenna

Forecasts

Lady De Vesci (4/1), Cornerkova (9/2), Union Park (9/2), Little Mixup (6/1), Blackberry Jack (6/1), Clarens (9/1), Kate Ill Know (10/1), Bonarc (10/1), Castlegrange (10/1), Paula's Prayer (12/1), Comporta (18/1), Le Figaro Faoudel (20/1), Oighear Dubh (25/1), Presenting Dylan (33/1), Buto (66/1)

BONARC has just a single win to her name but signalled she's ready to go in again when an unlucky sixth at Kilbeggan at the start of the month and can capitalise on a good mark . Cornerkova rates the chief threat on the back of her recent win at the same track, with Lady de Vesci appealing as the pick of the remainder and a solid place prospect.