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Saturday 8 October 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 20.80s

Tune The Chello^p1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120

18/1

Respectable third of 11 in handicap chase (11/1) at Listowel (22f, good) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 2UF-053

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Gateau De Miel^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

10/1

Below form third of 11 in novice chase (10/3) at Tramore (21.6f, good to firm) 58 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 9214-23

Shantou Lucky¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118| BF

5/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/5) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P312-28

Whacker Clan^p⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| D

9/2

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner novice chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good) 47 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap chase debut. May well do better.

Form: 13P-141

Marshalled^p¹¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 117

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 10/3, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 516-315

Nobody Home²¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 113| C| D

22/1

Creditable 6¾ lengths fourth of 9 to My Manekineko in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft, 13/2). Off 7 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 445424-

Quantatmental¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112| C

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 2756/89-

Hurricane Darwin^t¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 105| D

3/1

2 wins from 2 runs this season. 11/1, improved to win 18-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 38881-1

Goodnightngodbless^b,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 104| D

4/1

Two wins from 41 NH runs. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2019. Running well unseated rider in handicap chase (13/2) at Listowel (24f, good) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 63-648U

Smitty Bacall⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 104

14/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap chase (4/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 88-9430

Vodka Society¹⁷⁵

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 86| C

40/1

Course winner. One win from 25 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (25.4f, good to soft) 175 days ago, held leaving 4 out.

Form: 460PFP-

Non-Runners

My Manekineko¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 13

T: A L T Moore J: Gearoid Brouder

Direct Image⁶⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: R Tyner J: M J M O'Sullivan

Important Message¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 10

T: D P Dunne J: Kieran Callaghan

Forecasts

Hurricane Darwin (3/1), Goodnightngodbless (4/1), Whacker Clan (9/2), Shantou Lucky (5/1), Marshalled (9/1), Gateau De Miel (10/1), Direct Image (10/1), My Manekineko (12/1), Smitty Bacall (14/1), Important Message (14/1), Tune The Chello (18/1), Nobody Home (22/1), Quantatmental (33/1), Vodka Society (40/1)

HURRICANE DARWIN defied late weakness in the betting to make it 2 from 2 for this yard at Listowel 2 weeks ago and remains well treated on old form. Direct Image and Goodnightngodbless head the dangers.