19:40 Sligo

Wednesday 23 August 2023

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 6m 33.09s

Cozone^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 106

16/1

Dual Flat winner (at up to 2m) who returned to form from out of the blue when second of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f) 10 days ago. Needs to back that up now tackling this longer trip/returned to handicaps.

Form: 50P-U02

Menindee^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh| T: D M Christie| OR: 103| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Fair winner at 24f in chases. 10/3, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, keeping on gamely. Should go well again returned to hurdles.

Form: 55-F191

Dinoland^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 101

7/2

10/3, good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago, left behind by winner late on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 093422

Appian Way^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 97

12/1

11/2, good fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago, no extra close home. Not out of things back up in trip.

Form: 5211P-5

Jesina^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. 5/1, brought down in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft) 12 days ago, in touch when brought down 4 out. Made a bright start for present stable and good showing anticipated.

Form: 0P-541B

Lets Do This⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: C Collins| OR: 93

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Rates a likely improver now handicapping and one to note if market speaks in his favour.

Form: 4P/4-80

Old Chap⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel King| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 93

12/1

22/1, good seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 9 days ago, in contention 2 out and weakening run-in. Entitled to be sharper with that under his belt (first start for 4 months) and not dismissed lightly.

Form: 40660-7

Tuff Days¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark McDonagh| T: Michael Barry| OR: 92

4/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 4/1) 10 days ago, in a place when snatched up close home. Remains a maiden but return to further rates a plus and fancied to be thereabouts.

Form: 3242F5

Ballycastle Girl⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: C L Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 89| D

80/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, soft) 40 days ago, always behind. Others make much more appeal.

Form: 7/403P-0

Oldtown To Emly⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: K Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 88

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 067

Black Barrel⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 82

40/1

80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 40 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out. That was his first start for 11 months but he'll need to leave that well behind to figure here.

Form: P0/067-P

Chief Seattle^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 80

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, won by Menindee. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: U3P0FF

Drimsree Lad^p,t⁶⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

40/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 14/1, ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft) 64 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 036-639

Forecasts

Menindee (10/3), Dinoland (7/2), Tuff Days (4/1), Lets Do This (5/1), Jesina (6/1), Old Chap (12/1), Appian Way (12/1), Cozone (16/1), Black Barrel (40/1), Drimsree Lad (40/1), Chief Seattle (50/1), Oldtown To Emly (66/1), Ballycastle Girl (80/1)

DINOLAND arrives a maiden following 9 starts but ran his best race yet when runner-up at Perth 3 weeks ago and he looks to hold sound claims of going one place better stepping back up in trip. Menindee and Tuff Days head up the dangers, whilst Old Chap is another worth keeping an eye on with a reappearance run under his belt.