Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 43.30s

Ballybaun Star^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Halpin⁽⁴⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 115

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Close up when fell 2 out in novice hurdle (10/1) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 45 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Something to find on form.

Form: F4-217F

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Pythion^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 111| BF| D

7/2

Fair winner at 16f in chases. Good second of 8 in novice chase at Tramore (15.2f, good to firm, 6/4) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 0-06312

Rotten Row¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 111| C

3/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at this course (19f, good) 14 days ago, driven out. Considered in his hat-trick bid.

Form: F77-011

Frontline Worker^t1⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108| BF

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Below-form fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft, 11/4) 82 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more needed.

Form: 388-14

Daisy Dufresne²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

17/2

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Good third of 10 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (16f, good) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off the same mark.

Form: 7-94123

Lariat^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽²⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 102

4/1

11/2, below form 18 lengths eighth of 15 to Rotten Row in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3670/28

Innisfree Beauty¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: J B Foley| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 96

18/5

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Disputed lead until 2 out when fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good, 11/2) 16 days ago. Back down in trip and one to consider.

Form: P0-1585

Forecasts

Rotten Row (3/1), Pythion (7/2), Innisfree Beauty (18/5), Lariat (4/1), Frontline Worker (7/1), Daisy Dufresne (17/2), Ballybaun Star (14/1)

DAISY DUFRESNE can race off the same mark as when a good third at Tramore on her handicap debut so gets the nod at the chief expense of Innisfree Beauty, who will be suited by this return to 2m. Rotten Row can have a say too in his hat-trick bid in an open handicap.