14:51 Limerick

Sunday 27 March 2022

All13:1513:4514:1614:5115:2616:0116:3517:10

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 4m 3.1s

Nazine¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 109| D

4/1

10/1, modest seventh of 15 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with work to do.

Form: 942U57

Rock On Seamie¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: T N Brett| T: R Hackett| OR: 108| D

17/2

Winner in hurdle at Navan in September. Only seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 9/2) 147 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 223127

Na Caith Tobac^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Kieran James Quigley⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 106

10/3

Good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 20 days ago, running on late. Holds good claims at these weights.

Form: 000002

Elusive Rebeldom²³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett| OR: 102| D

50/1

25/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good), dropping away quickly. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs Denise Foster with something to prove.

Form: 301/050

Fattan^t⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore⁽²⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 97

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, below form tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good to soft) 57 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan with more needed.

Form: U500

Crimson Chief⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: D G Whelan⁽²⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 95

16/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.5f, good to soft, 18/1) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: 66F835

Masterstonemason^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C G O'Dwyer| T: F Costello| OR: 95| D

25/1

125/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with questions to answer.

Form: 48454P

Gotthenod²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 94| D

15/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving Ciaran Murphy when encouraging sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 22/1) 21 days ago, going with enthusiasm. No forlorn hope.

Form: 9P0806

Bright Idea⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Adam Williams⁽⁴⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 93

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, fourteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 43 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 0000

Ranger P²²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 85

80/1

Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Tramore (16.7f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Sabrina J. Harty with plenty to find on form.

Form: 470/P99

Knockraha Katie⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: N Stokes| OR: 80

18/5

22/1, good eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving James G. Sheehan and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 9P0-01P

Non-Runners

Magnor Glory⁴⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: T O'Brien J: Richard Condon

Berliet Express³¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: M J Doyle

Forecasts

Na Caith Tobac (10/3), Knockraha Katie (18/5), Nazine (4/1), Fattan (11/2), Magnor Glory (11/2), Gotthenod (15/2), Rock On Seamie (17/2), Bright Idea (11/1), Crimson Chief (16/1), Masterstonemason (25/1), Berliet Express (25/1), Elusive Rebeldom (50/1), Ranger P (80/1)

NA CAITH TOBAC got right back on track when runner-up in a big field at Leopardstown and can capitalise on a reduced mark here. Berliet Express wasn't seen to best effect when ninth at Thurles last time and is also weighted to have a say here, while in-form Magnor Glory appeals as the pick of the rest for place purposes.