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Monday 19 September 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 3m 53.04s

Dr Mikey¹²³

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Derek McGrath⁽²⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 109| C| D

40/1

Course winner. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 123 days ago, folding from 3 out. Back down in trip.

Form: 4077-PP

Moulane West³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieran Callaghan| T: R A Foley| OR: 107

12/1

Creditable sixth of 15 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Killarney (16.4f, good) 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and not without each-way hope.

Form: 3-32566

Churchtown Ruby^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J P Kirwan⁽²⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 106

25/1

Winner at Tramore in June. Fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle (12/1) at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 615434

Virtual Hug^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 107| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 12/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 42 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 661-0

Son Of Hypnos^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane O'Callaghan| T: K Smith| OR: 104

16/1

Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 20/1) 56 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 5900-80

Sequoiaspirit¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T N Brett| T: R Hackett| OR: 102

7/2

Creditable third of 18 in handicap (13/2) at Galway (12.2f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles (good effort on latest start in this sphere) and he's shortlist material.

Form: 00/62-42

General Clermont⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: T Joseph Kelly| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 101

16/1

7/2, below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.8f, soft) 64 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 98F-835

Toms Courage^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore| T: J M Burke| OR: 100| D

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 08-8395

Leroy Leroy⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99| D

18/1

7/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good) 81 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles and makes debut for new yard. Latest run in this sphere was underwhelming.

Form: 10/5664-

Buttons And Bows¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly| T: P J Flynn| OR: 98| D

6/1

Good second of 9 in handicap at Clonmel (16.4f, good to firm, 6/1) 18 days ago, clear of rest. Switches from Flat to hurdles and claims off a workable mark if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: 6F70-0P

Contrapposto¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke| T: R Donohoe| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 8f on Flat. Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 09U62-

Presenting Lad^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 97| BF| D

11/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Winner at Roscommon in June. Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good, 9/4) 33 days ago. Solid each-way chance if on-song.

Form: 312360

Veneziano Springs^t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 97| D

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 8000-93

Crescent Lake^b1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: G Bourke| T: T O'Brien| OR: 96

20/1

14/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Respectable on last hurdle outing. Still, others are more persuasive.

Form: 9894-86

Marelly¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 55P-060

Well Funded^t²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: T B Lyons⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

9/2

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good to soft, 13/2) 2 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE.

Form: 77/70-60

Non-Runners

Brookie³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Liam McKenna

Complete Fantasy⁴⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P Magee J: M J Molloy

Quarry Lil¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: P O'Flynn J: Peter Smithers

Good Bye Milan¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: S Braddish J: Reserve 2

Willie Bob⁴²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: M Hourigan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sequoiaspirit (7/2), Well Funded (9/2), Buttons And Bows (6/1), Toms Courage (8/1), Veneziano Springs (9/1), Brookie (10/1), Presenting Lad (11/1), Moulane West (12/1), Marelly (14/1), Quarry Lil (14/1), Contrapposto (14/1), Son Of Hypnos (16/1), General Clermont (16/1), Complete Fantasy (16/1), Leroy Leroy (18/1), Crescent Lake (20/1), Churchtown Ruby (25/1), Virtual Hug (40/1), Dr Mikey (40/1)

SEQUOIASPIRIT has yet to score over hurdles, but he has hit the crossbar twice in this sphere, including at Cork in July, and has subsequently acquitted himself well in a trio of handicaps on the Flat. The 5-y-o could be the answer here, with Buttons And Bows feared most on the back of a creditable recent effort on the Flat. Toms Courage is also accorded respect and Churchtown Ruby is worth a second look.