12:48 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 12:48 | Winning time: 4m 19.07s

True Destiny⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 101

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. Below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at this course (24.1f, soft) 52 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 99-0510

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Peace Party^h,t⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 98

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Again ran respectably when seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 5 days ago.

Form: 47U837

Cave Court²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan| T: N C Kelly| OR: 97

7/2

66/1, fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, good to soft) 29 days ago. May do better now moving into handicaps.

Form: 504

Hi Ski³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97

14/1

10/1, made more impact than previously when second of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 78-0682

Bellaney Gem^t,v1²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 95| D

15/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Catterick (19.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Yet to win a handicap but the assessor has given him a major chance.

Form: 283783

Pharisees^t⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

33/1

Made no impression when eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy, 18/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 7-00670

Presenting Meghan⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 95| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving David Christie when twelfth of 22 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Navan (22f, soft) 43 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 86-U470

Spring Street⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin| T: J P Flavin| OR: 93

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 66/1) 8 weeks ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0F58

Galactica^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, behind when pulled up before 2 out on handicap debut at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 060P

Our Dylan¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 92

14/1

20/1, took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 9P08P5

Planet Janet²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 21 in maiden hurdle (125/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: PS08

Fox Le Bel^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 87| BF

11/2

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 10/3, stepped up on reappearance when third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt but proving expensive to follow.

Form: 9535-33

Jimli's Glory⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁴⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 87

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, eighth of 18 on handicap debut at Punchestown (23.4f, soft) 7 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0/0508

Size Five³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 87

40/1

150/1, thirteenth of 22 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 6-990

We'llgowats¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 87

15/2

Unreliable individual. Winner in hurdle at Cork in July. 25/1, below form seventh of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 3-01377

Kalanisi Dubh³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 85

20/1

Creditable ninth of 16 in maiden hurdle (80/1) at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 39 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-59399

Non-Runners

Wrecking Ball Paul⁴³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: Paul Mulligan J: Non Runner

Kanors Girl⁴⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

So Ladylike⁴⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cave Court (7/2), Fox Le Bel (11/2), Bellaney Gem (15/2), We'llgowats (15/2), Presenting Meghan (9/1), Peace Party (9/1), True Destiny (11/1), Hi Ski (14/1), Our Dylan (14/1), Spring Street (16/1), Planet Janet (16/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (16/1), Kalanisi Dubh (20/1), Galactica (33/1), Pharisees (33/1), Jimli's Glory (33/1), So Ladylike (33/1), Kanors Girl (33/1), Size Five (40/1)

Several in with chances but BELLANEY GEM gets the verdict to break her duck in handicaps having dropped to a handy mark with a first-time visor applied. Fox Le Bel is proving expensive to follow but he's fancied to be on the scene, with Peace Party and Our Dylan another couple worth considering.