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Saturday 28 January 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 6m 30.90s

Millen To One²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 115

12/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Naas (18.8f, heavy) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 0-03706

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Mercury Lane^p,t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 114| D

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 10/1) 31 days ago, slow twelfth. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 550-69P

Run For Pat^b¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 109| D

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. 7/1, last of 5 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 118 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 424215

Beating The Odds²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 102| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 9/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22.2f, heavy) 27 days ago, hampered next. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 330-23P

Hardwired⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 102

9/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Pulled up in novice chase (13/2) at Gowran (20f, heavy) 63 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 77-P23P

Waittillitellyou^t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 102

7/2

33/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 31 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 008/61-5

Native Gold^p,t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 97

16/1

16/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 31 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8/21-U70

Chosen Diamond⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Byrnes⁽²⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 96

7/2

Below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 70 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 0038-80

Royal Rhythm^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Conor Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91| D

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Galway in October. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy, 22/1) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 45-1894

Non-Runners

Ottoman Style⁵⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: D A McLoughlin J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Waittillitellyou (7/2), Chosen Diamond (7/2), Royal Rhythm (4/1), Ottoman Style (6/1), Run For Pat (7/1), Beating The Odds (7/1), Hardwired (9/1), Mercury Lane (11/1), Millen To One (12/1), Native Gold (16/1)

OTTOMAN STYLE is quite lightly raced and made a positive start for a new yard at this course 56 days ago, so a chance is taken on him to get the better of Waittillitellyou, who shaped better than the result at Limerick last time. Royal Rhythm is also considered.