14:20 Navan

Monday 20 March 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 12.2s

Little Mixup²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 119| D

7/1

3 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle (22/1) at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Raised another 9 lb but can't rule out in current mood.

Form: 001131

Enchanted Magic^t1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: B W Harvey⁽²⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 118| D

100/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 80/1, first run since leaving Willie Mullins when fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 1-P0

Swelltime¹⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 115| C| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. 11/4, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.8f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 6-25719

Darkened^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| D

125/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 11/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, respectable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0-71140

Cafe Con Leche¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽²⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 113| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 80/1) 111 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Kelly. One to note in the betting.

Form: 93-0U00

Carbon King^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 112| D

2/1

Promising type. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle (15/8) at Limerick (21f, soft) 48 days ago, impressively. Back down in trip. Yard in good form. More to come leading claims.

Form: 0-59131

Wojood^t¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D King⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 112| D

100/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft, 40/1) 150 days ago.

Form: 6-UF170

Bigz Belief^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: K Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 110| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Twenty first of 26 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 0680R0

Premier Queen⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 106| D

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in January. Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft, 5/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 897917

Billable Grant^t1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 105

80/1

80/1, twenty third of 26 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 1P-66P0

Dont Go Yet³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam McKenna⁽²⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 104| C

7/1

16/1, respectable seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 30 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: U1-9P37

Pont Audemer²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108| BF| D

6/1

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in January. 16/5, creditable third of 9 in juvenile handicap at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Capable of better again.

Form: 000013

By Your Side²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

4/1

Promising sort. 9/2, creditable fourth of 9 in juvenile handicap at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Big player for leading yard.

Form: U60334

Attitash^p1,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 96

100/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Jennifer Monaghan when eighteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, soft, 40/1) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 231-P00

Non-Runners

Circus Act¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Carbon King (2/1), By Your Side (4/1), Pont Audemer (6/1), Circus Act (6/1), Dont Go Yet (7/1), Little Mixup (7/1), Premier Queen (8/1), Cafe Con Leche (14/1), Bigz Belief (20/1), Swelltime (40/1), Billable Grant (80/1), Attitash (100/1), Wojood (100/1), Enchanted Magic (100/1), Darkened (125/1)

CARBON KING has had the form of his Limerick win in January strongly boosted by the second since and even a 16 lb higher mark doesn't look enough to stop Declan Queally's improving 6-y-o. By Your Side and Pont Audemer are others heading in the right direction and can give the selection most to think about.