12:50 Cork

Sunday 14 November 2021

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 9.6s

Capture The Action^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽²⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 109| D

5/1

14/1, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 400622

King Lenox²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable third of 10 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3833

Joven⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 106

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 093

Toms Courage^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: M P Burke⁽²⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 106| D

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April. 18/1, eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 21-4608

Veneziano Springs¹³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 106| D

40/1

Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 40/1) 136 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Terence O'Brien.

Form: 3P7-578

Ballyadam Destiny¹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: C F Hart⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 104

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in April. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good, 25/1) 108 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Terence O'Brien.

Form: 1-88060

Choir Practice²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 104| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. 10/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 20 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5510

L'Un Deux Trois^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 104

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on flat. 8/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 476-

Lucky Max¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Foley⁽²⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 103

7/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 1 run this season. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 17 days ago, just holding on.

Form: P5800-1

Crackaway^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 99

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 1 run this season. 9/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft) 23 days ago, keeping on well. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3950-1

Damut^h,t²¹⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 99| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in January. Tailed-off tenth of 14 to Ballyadam Destiny in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft, 9/1). Off 7 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 521350-

Better Than Heaven²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: J P Flavin| OR: 98

7/1

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Navan in June. Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: P0-0012

Gain De Cause²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 98

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, creditable tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 9990-

Ben Thomson^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: N J Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 97

14/1

Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 7/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 72-0584

Name Me Famous²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G P Brouder⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95

50/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 20 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 4879-09

Select Opportunity⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 93

20/1

28/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, heavy) 40 days ago.

Form: 611/6P-2

Fox Le Bel²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 91| BF

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft, 9/2). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 6/U4P34-

Zalika⁷⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 90

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 14/1), weakening when mistake 3 out. Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Mrs D. A. Love.

Form: 04032P/

Lizzies Song^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 85

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 150/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-00

Forecasts

Lucky Max (7/2), Capture The Action (5/1), Better Than Heaven (7/1), Gain De Cause (8/1), King Lenox (9/1), Fox Le Bel (12/1), Crackaway (12/1), Ben Thomson (14/1), Select Opportunity (20/1), L'Un Deux Trois (22/1), Choir Practice (28/1), Toms Courage (28/1), Damut (33/1), Ballyadam Destiny (40/1), Veneziano Springs (40/1), Joven (40/1), Name Me Famous (50/1), Zalika (50/1), Lizzies Song (50/1)

BETTER THAN HEAVEN has much improved since handicapping, just unlucky to bump into a thriving sort at Wexford 3 weeks ago, and he remains of interest. Crackaway was a convincing winner at Sligo last month and is feared most ahead of the in-form Capture The Action.