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Monday 10 July 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 58.20s

Clifftop^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: H Rogers| OR: 102

18/1

Fair hurdler. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft, 22/1) 29 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles and not out of it on best form.

Form: 3424/40-

Minella Mate²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J Nallen

11/10

Career best when winning 12-runner bumper (4/5) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut up in trip and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5-231

Onlyamatteroftime³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: N Madden

2/1

Shaped with promise both starts over hurdles and won 15-runner bumper (25/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on bumper debut 30 days ago, running on (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Major player.

Form: 58-1

Hazelhatch Lady¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: J Fahey

33/1

Bumper winner last summer but low-key start over hurdles, 16/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 248/1P-P

Broken Bond¹²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 104

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 121 days ago.

Form: F3F/00P-

He Might Be Lucky⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: L Young

150/1

Mamool gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Lady Olwyn and unreliable but fair hurdler/chaser Azulada Bay. Unplaced sole start in points.

Form: 6

Maple Meadow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: Colm Murphy

25/1

Dam, 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Lie Forrit and useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 3m) Oscar Rose.

Form:

Onehellofagetaway¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 151 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle.

Form: 0/0-

Pickanumber⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: P Croke

22/1

Very good fourth of 12 in bumper (40/1) at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good to soft) 81 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 650904-

Skradin⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 104

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 4/1, creditable fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 60 days ago. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 652-4

The Bridge House²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good, 100/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 77-66

Wee Monarch²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: P F McEnery

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in bumper at Sligo (18f, soft, 28/1). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 770-

Charlie Bawnie¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy) 177 days ago.

Form: 00-

Late Vocation²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: P F McEnery

80/1

Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good, 150/1) on NH debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip.

Form: 8

Yara Greyjoy⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft, 40/1) on hurdles bow 60 days ago, pulled up second. Up in trip.

Form: 6465-P

Royal Class³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: Joseph Murray

100/1

13/2, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good) on NH debut 38 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: F-7

Non-Runners

Scott Lang¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: B W Harvey

Georgiabell²⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: L P Cusack J: Reserve 1

Scorsese¹²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Minella Mate (11/10), Onlyamatteroftime (2/1), Skradin (3/1), Scott Lang (9/2), Scorsese (10/1), Clifftop (18/1), Pickanumber (22/1), Maple Meadow (25/1), Hazelhatch Lady (33/1), Broken Bond (33/1), The Bridge House (50/1), Georgiabell (66/1), Late Vocation (80/1), Royal Class (100/1), Yara Greyjoy (125/1), Wee Monarch (125/1), Onehellofagetaway (150/1), He Might Be Lucky (150/1), Charlie Bawnie (200/1)

ONLYAMATTEROFTIME ran to a high figure when winning a Punchestown bumper a month ago and having shaped quite well over hurdles prior to that, he's fancied to follow up. Minella Mate also won a bumper last time and is a threat, with Skradin also likely to be involved.