19:30 Bellewstown

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 4m 44.3s

Top Line Tommy²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 102

5/1

Sole win from 26 NH runs came on his penultimate start at Tramore. 3/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.3f, good) 29 days ago, rallying. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. In the mix from a lower hurdles mark.

Form: P/F47-12

Virtual Hug^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 102

28/1

Never dangerous eighth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good, 22/1) 2 weeks ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 661/000-

Hidalgo Des Mottes^t1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E Griffin| OR: 100

11/2

13/2, good third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good) 17 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Is going through a good spell at the moment so one to consider.

Form: 68U-323

Queenie Newall⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, failed to build on reappearance promise when eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 0063/5-8

Inforapenny¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: M M McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 97| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Failed to come on for recent run when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good, 15/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 1420-35

Joshua Chamberlain²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁴⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 97

15/2

Got back on track when third of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Solid each-way player.

Form: 3880-83

Our Bobby^h⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh| T: J M Burke| OR: 97

13/2

Hooded for 1st time, returned to form when third of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Back up in trip. No reason why he won't be in the mix again.

Form: 3F47-73

Roi De Dubai⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Again ran poorly when twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 00F00-0

Cassarina Gold^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 95

12/1

Sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 25 days ago, not clear run soon after 2 out. Yet to match her bumper form in this sphere but may yet do so.

Form: 8197-96

Make The Switch^b,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: G A Kingston| OR: 95| D

22/1

Eighth of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good, 80/1) 22 days ago, merely closing up late. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 150/000-

Serpolette^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 92| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, followed a good run with a terrible one when seventeenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 27 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 000-020

Non-Runners

Spoiled Rotten¹³⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Aidan Kelly

Baltinglass Hill¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Famous Agent¹⁹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Liz Doyle J: T P Harney

Ballycastle Girl⁹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 11

T: Jennifer Monaghan J: C L Walsh

Millies Dream⁴³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 1

Mosaaheb³⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Shamad²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Inforapenny (5/1), Top Line Tommy (5/1), Roi De Dubai (5/1), Hidalgo Des Mottes (11/2), Our Bobby (13/2), Joshua Chamberlain (15/2), Queenie Newall (10/1), Serpolette (12/1), Cassarina Gold (12/1), Famous Agent (14/1), Spoiled Rotten (16/1), Millies Dream (16/1), Make The Switch (22/1), Mosaaheb (25/1), Ballycastle Girl (25/1), Virtual Hug (28/1), Shamad (33/1), Baltinglass Hill (33/1)

Plenty in with chances but the tentative vote goes to TOP LINE TOMMY, who finally got off the mark over obstacles on his penultimate outing at Tramore and back over hurdles, Edward O'Grady's 7-y-o can take advantage of his lower mark in this sphere. Hidalgo des Mottes is going through a good spell at the moment, so he's fancied to be in the shake-up, along with Our Bobby and Cassarina Gold.