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Friday 20 May 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 5m 39.10s

Lily Light Foot^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: N Terrassin⁽⁴⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 92

10/3

Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, soft, 5/1) 14 days ago, barely adequate test. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations despite remaining a maiden.

Form: 44U24-2

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Tick Along^p²⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁴⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 92

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.3f, good, 22/1) when last seen in August. Headgear needs to have desired effect again on return.

Form: 58/6403-

No Logic^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 91

13/2

Unreliable type. 18/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.1f, good to soft) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 726750-

Strong Roots⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 91

9/4

10/3, very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 8 days ago, picked off late on having gone for home long way out. Rates a likely player if arriving in same form.

Form: 20794-3

Toor Hawk²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁴⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 91

40/1

11/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 28 days ago, weakening from 4 out. Must bounce back.

Form: 7/0U640-

Dawn Wonder¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: G Bourke⁽⁴⁾| T: Jamie Sloan| OR: 85

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Down Royal (16.7f) when last seen in January. Starts out for new stable now.

Form: 830/900-

Porky Rush⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽²⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 85

11/1

20/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 62 days ago, going in snatches. More needed to figure.

Form: 2BU070-

Miss Us O^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 83

11/2

9/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24f, good) 28 days ago, just failing. Possibilities with a repeat.

Form: 269782-

Journey West^b1⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 82

6/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 68 days ago, losing touch after 4 out. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: P08F7P-

Corrigaleen¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 80

12/1

Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 89379-7

Eversosaucy^p,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 80

66/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 40/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: P9PP9-8

Kalamkan^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁴⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

28/1

80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 49 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 7/15 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 435007-

Short Story Long²⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 80

66/1

16/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) in August, struggling 3 out. Back from a break now and others boast much more convincing profiles.

Form: 7063/70-

Non-Runners

Falco Du Sauzay⁹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: Richard Condon

Mezyan¹⁹⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: J J Hanlon J: Shane Fenelon

Presenting Lad¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Strong Roots (9/4), Lily Light Foot (10/3), Miss Us O (11/2), Journey West (6/1), No Logic (13/2), Porky Rush (11/1), Corrigaleen (12/1), Falco Du Sauzay (20/1), Presenting Lad (25/1), Mezyan (25/1), Kalamkan (28/1), Tick Along (33/1), Toor Hawk (40/1), Dawn Wonder (50/1), Eversosaucy (66/1), Short Story Long (66/1)

STRONG ROOTS has returned better than ever, arguably pressing on for home too soon when finishing a very good third at Clonmel (19.4f) 8 days ago. She earns the vote with her rider's claim off-setting her rise in the weights. Lily Light Foot and Miss Us O similarly arrive in good order and can also play a part.