15:25 Naas

Saturday 12 February 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 19.1s

Capture The Action^b⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 109| D

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Limerick (20f, heavy) 48 days ago, brief headway approaching 3 out. Back down in trip. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 06222P

Josies Orders²¹⁶

Age: 14| Weight: 12-0| J: Catherine Charlotte Starr⁽⁴⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 109

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in April. Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 7 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 6P15-09

Malbas¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Reilly⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 109

28/1

Fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 44-0324

Mr Jackman^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C L Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 109| D

80/1

Latest win in hurdle at Hexham in October. 25/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 42 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 614000

Whiskey Lullaby^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 109

4/1

Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner novice chase at Punchestown (22.2f, heavy, 13/8) 27 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 24-2P31

Yaha Fizz¹⁹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: J P Shinnick| T: E D Delany| OR: 109| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 66/1, fell in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, good). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up against it again.

Form: 88600-F

Sparkling Stars⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 106

15/2

Below form eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 50/1) 69 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could improve.

Form: 0/034-58

Lake Chad⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 105| D

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Below form sixth of 11 in minor event hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 10/1) 45 days ago, running on. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 0/31276

Lucky Ranger⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: P J Cawley| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 105

50/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (19f, good to soft, 50/1) 98 days ago, weakening quickly. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 434/67-P

Mastermind²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Dillon Maxwell| T: C O'Brien| OR: 104| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable thirteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5/0-5F80

The Toothpicker^h,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh| T: D Budds| OR: 102

4/1

Very good a length second of 20 to Uncle Gerhard in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 765652

Vermilion Cliffs²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Mulcahy| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 66/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 26 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 37060

Plassey House³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Richard Condon| T: P A Fahy| OR: 101

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, fourth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worth a market check.

Form: 004

Uncle Gerhard¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽²⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 100| D

6/1

Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 10/1) 16 days ago by a length from The Toothpicker. Every chance he'll go well again.

Form: 009751

Majavango²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C Halpin⁽⁴⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 98

25/1

40/1, eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to prove right now.

Form: 844700

Dylan Lombardy^p1⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, very good fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 45 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely to do better now handicapping.

Form: 7-86U5

Globetrottersivola⁴⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: N J Ryan⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy). Off 13 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others preferred.

Form: P5F0-

Kellie's Dream³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 89

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, soft, 125/1) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 088

Junior Bee²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: T N Brett| T: M A Molloy| OR: 87

11/1

Promising individual. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 26 days ago, faring best of those held up. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 457-84

I Don't Get It¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: D G Whelan⁽²⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 86

12/1

13/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. One to consider.

Form: 833344

Haveuseentherain^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Cian Cullinan⁽²⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 85

80/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (125/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 42 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 76808-P

Init Together^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Aidan Kelly| T: P Roche| OR: 97

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5000

Fair Minded¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Liam McKenna| T: D McDonogh| OR: 84| BF

12/1

11/4, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 11 days ago, finding little. Needs to find more off the bridle if she's to get her head in front.

Form: 702554

Non-Runners

Call Me Rocky²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Forecasts

Whiskey Lullaby (4/1), The Toothpicker (4/1), Uncle Gerhard (6/1), Sparkling Stars (15/2), Junior Bee (11/1), I Don't Get It (12/1), Fair Minded (12/1), Call Me Rocky (14/1), Init Together (16/1), Lake Chad (18/1), Plassey House (20/1), Dylan Lombardy (22/1), Majavango (25/1), Capture The Action (25/1), Malbas (28/1), Mastermind (33/1), Kellie's Dream (33/1), Lucky Ranger (50/1), Yaha Fizz (50/1), Josies Orders (50/1), Haveuseentherain (80/1), Mr Jackman (80/1), Globetrottersivola (80/1), Vermilion Cliffs (80/1)

JUNIOR BEE is unexposed and fared best of those held up when fourth at Punchestown recently so, off a light weight, a chance is taken on her to open her account in this wide-open event. Whiskey Lullaby is an obvious danger back over hurdles, while Uncle Gerhard and The Toothpicker, who fought out the finish at Gowran last month, should both be on the premises again.