13:45 Downpatrick

Sunday 18 June 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 13.00s

Alkajack^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: S R B Crawford

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with more needed.

Form: 5P4-P05

Alvarez Eclipse⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: D Queally

5/1

Double Eclipse gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Westerner Point. Market can guide.

Form: 3-1

Billy Hyatt

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley⁽²⁾| T: S R B Crawford

22/1

Valirann gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Harald Hardrad. Dam unraced half-sister to 3 useful jumpers, including winning hurdler/chaser up to 2½m Commanche Red. No forlorn hope.

Form:

Drumcliff Bay¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: M M McNiff

17/2

€40,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 21f hurdle winner The Great Getaway. Debutant can't be dismissed.

Form: U/FF44-

El Champo¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Needs to take another step forward.

Form: P6F2-52

Lucky Two¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: T Gibney

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good, 33/1) 15 days ago. Lots to find on form.

Form: 7UP-9

Mister Twist^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 107

5/4

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good to soft, 10/3) 30 days ago. Big shout in his bid for a breakthrough success.

Form: 8422-43

Nevermindestranger⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: D M Christie

20/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1, eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good) on hurdles bow 8 days ago, finding little.

Form: P231-U8

J'adore Chas¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: Gerald Quinn

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 16 days ago. May do better still so can't be discounted.

Form: 4-4

Dylan's Day^b1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 100

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/3, creditable fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good) 16 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Considered.

Form: U6P-34

Glendars Mahler²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mark McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: J Fahey

9/1

Modest hurdler. Below form ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 16/1) 23 days ago so more is required.

Form: S6363-9

Shesdoenwell¹⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: K Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: T Gibney

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 106 days ago. Significantly up in trip with plenty to find on form.

Form: 45/9U7-

Non-Runners

High City Roller¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Liz Doyle J: Aidan Kelly

Forecasts

Mister Twist (5/4), High City Roller (9/4), Alvarez Eclipse (5/1), Dylan's Day (13/2), Drumcliff Bay (17/2), Glendars Mahler (9/1), El Champo (11/1), J'adore Chas (18/1), Nevermindestranger (20/1), Billy Hyatt (22/1), Alkajack (33/1), Shesdoenwell (50/1), Lucky Two (100/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and form pick MISTER TWIST is fancied to gain a deserved first victory on the back of some good recent efforts. Wexford runner-up HIgh City Roller is feared most on his yard debut ahead of Dylan's Day and J'Adore Chas who can fight it out for minor honours.