20:00 Sligo

Wednesday 17 August 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 6m 5.5s

Gali Flight^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 105

8/1

6/1, below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (25f, soft) 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 024F-48

Frazel Express¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 103

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in June. 10/1, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good) 13 days ago, left with too much to do. Up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 213202

Hascoeur Clermont³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

15/8

5/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Tipperary on debut over fences 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Impressive winner in this sphere on penultimate run, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 0F7-51U

Memorable Daise^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 96

9/1

Sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (25f, soft) 15 days ago. Stable in good form. Others have achieved more.

Form: 60P-096

Moakland¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 93

28/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.9f, good, 12/1) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2558-30

Happy Lad^b,t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 92

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, good, 40/1) 27 days ago. Needs to up his game.

Form: 3/607-06

Nuttorridge^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 92

5/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May. 28/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-1B9P6

I Don't Get It²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: G P Brouder⁽²⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 88

10/1

One win from 46 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. 125/1, well-beaten last of 9 to Flaming Moon in listed hurdle at Galway 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Bit to prove.

Form: 816529

Ask Dee^h⁴²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 84

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April 2021. 11/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good). Off 14 months. Worth a market check.

Form: P001/75-

Force Of Forces³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: D King⁽⁴⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 83

40/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.1f, soft) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P09-39P

Back To Bataan^p³³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Jennifer Torrens⁽⁴⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 80

11/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. 9/1, good fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft). Off 11 months. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Unlikely to be fully tuned up.

Form: 799745-

Drimsree Lad^t¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

80/1

50/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 50/67F-0

Forecasts

Hascoeur Clermont (15/8), Nuttorridge (5/1), Frazel Express (6/1), Gali Flight (8/1), Memorable Daise (9/1), I Don't Get It (10/1), Happy Lad (10/1), Back To Bataan (11/1), Ask Dee (25/1), Moakland (28/1), Force Of Forces (40/1), Drimsree Lad (80/1)

HASCOEUR CLERMONT scored comfortably at Bellewstown in July before unseating over fences and he's fancied to resume winning ways back in this sphere. Frazel Express, a good second at this track 13 days ago, looks the obvious danger in a thin race.