14:50 Navan

Saturday 12 March 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 4m 20.10s

Joseph Conrad⁴⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁴⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 125| D

16/1

Made an impressive winning start over hurdles in 2m Cork maiden last season. Off since and has left Gordon Elliott but open to improvement.

Form: P/31-

Mandarin Monarch^t³¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 112| D

22/1

Eighteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 125/1). Off 10 months. Down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 10/2280-

Rodney Bay¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 112

4/1

Creditable seventh of 25 in maiden hurdle (8/1) at this course (15.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and improvement needed.

Form: 0537

Mattie's Mountain¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: E McCarthy| OR: 111| BF| D

15/2

7/2, pulled up in maiden chase at Clonmel (16f, soft) 100 days ago. Big improver over hurdles last season so no forlorn hope now returning to the smaller obstacles.

Form: 113-54P

Buzz Light⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: E O'Connell⁽²⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 109

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, twenty third of 26 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 76 days ago. Has lost his way so easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 417890

Petit King²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 109

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, running well when falling in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7-54F

Noble Birth²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

15/2

Promising type. Respectable fifth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 13/2) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut and remains with potential. Leading claims.

Form: 2-23865

Daring Rocco^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 106

3/1

Sixth of 22 in maiden hurdle (18/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Into handicaps now and remains with potential but isn't sure to be suited by this drop back in trip.

Form: 5726

Sellarbridge²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 105| D

20/1

125/1, ran even worse when eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 870-500

Mutadaawel^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 98| C

14/1

Fair winner at 8f on Flat. Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles but well held on handicap debut at Down Royal on Boxing Day.

Form: 0-849

Non-Runners

Colenso¹⁰¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: J P Flavin J: J B Foley

Forecasts

Daring Rocco (3/1), Petit King (10/3), Rodney Bay (4/1), Colenso (5/1), Noble Birth (15/2), Mattie's Mountain (15/2), Buzz Light (10/1), Mutadaawel (14/1), Joseph Conrad (16/1), Sellarbridge (20/1), Mandarin Monarch (22/1)

NOBLE BIRTH strikes as the type to do better now handicapping so he's an appealing candidate and gets the nod over Daring Rocco, who isn't sure to be suited by this drop back in trip. Joseph Conrad and Mattie's Mountain are others with claims.