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Friday 9 September 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.20s

Jack Holiday^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 108| D

18/5

Visored for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 5/1) 6 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on. Others still more persuasive.

Form: 242623

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Itsalonglongroad^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 104| C| D

14/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Tongue strap back on. Poor on last hurdle outing. Something to find on form.

Form: 42F-970

Romella^t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin| T: J J Walsh| OR: 102

16/1

50/1, bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good) 44 days ago. Makes chase debut with more needed.

Form: 116-000

Joeswayornoway^b,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽²⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 99

5/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Second of 8 in handicap chase (12/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 11 days ago, no match for winner. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 9-80472

Ricky Langford^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Good second of 6 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good, 14/1) 35 days ago. Can win this race for the second year running.

Form: 267-8P2

Red Striker^p,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 95

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 9/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-S4146

Berliet Express^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 94

7/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.7f, good) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 362246

Cluan Dara⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91

25/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in July. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap chase (18/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: P-04010

Fly De Megaudais²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 86| C| D

16/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. Tenth of 13 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 22/1) 21 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 0-78180

Likable Chancer¹⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 86

12/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. 40/1, creditable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 169 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase with others preferred.

Form: P15006-

Inagh's Gift^p²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Daniel King⁽⁴⁾| T: S P Hennessy| OR: 85

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.7f, good, 12/1) 26 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 072697

So Easy Way⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80| D

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Tipperary (16.8f, soft) 54 days ago. Easily opposed.

Form: P7-007P

Non-Runners

Dreamsrmadeofthis¹⁸⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: E Bolger J: Tom Kelly

Withallduerespect⁶⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Ricky Langford (7/2), Jack Holiday (18/5), Joeswayornoway (5/1), Withallduerespect (11/2), Red Striker (7/1), Berliet Express (7/1), Dreamsrmadeofthis (10/1), Likable Chancer (12/1), Itsalonglongroad (14/1), Inagh's Gift (14/1), Fly De Megaudais (16/1), Romella (16/1), Cluan Dara (25/1), So Easy Way (25/1)

An open handicap but RICKY LANGFORD arrives on the back of a good Wexford second and can win this race for the second year running having been nudged up just 1 lb. Red Striker looks to have more to offer and is next on the list ahead of the unexposed Dreamsrmadeofthis.