14:30 Killarney

Saturday 26 August 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 4m 53.40s

Battle Away²⁸⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last season. Below par when last seen at Navan in November but can go well fresh and returns on a workable mark,

Form: 07/1180-

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General Clermont⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 95

5/1

Unreliable individual. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Wexford (24.5f, good) 66 days ago, weakening soon after 3 out. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 503-5PP

Mr Social⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E Griffin| OR: 87| D

3/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good, 9/2) 9 days ago. 6 lb higher now but another bold bid anticipated.

Form: 9/80-841

Depeche Mo^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 86

14/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 00-2500

Slaney Bank^p1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor| T: M Fahey| OR: 86

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden who found improvement when fourth of 15 on handicap hurdle debut at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One for shortlist.

Form: P0-004

U Asking Me⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 86

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, 36 lengths thirteenth of 16 to Mr Social in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good) 9 days ago. Work to do.

Form: P1-3070

Shes My Getaway¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 85

20/1

Seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft, 22/1) 15 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 500-097

Ardad Derek⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 98-970

Up She Flew¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: K Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 82

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 0060-0

Added Bonus^p,t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

25/1

One win from 30 NH runs. 22/1, fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft) 30 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 9-0P005

Eastern Tornado³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽²⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 80

16/1

Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at this course (20f, good) 37 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 0/0003-0

Oh'herewego¹³⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-13| J: E Dwan⁽⁴⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. 66/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, soft) 134 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 809008-

Walk In Time¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 94

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in July. 6/1, creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Can make presence felt. RESERVE.

Form: 880-515

Non-Runners

Second Subaltern⁸³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: C Brassil

Honey Roll Over³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: Liam Quinlan

Lightontheriver²⁷²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Miss J M Lee J: Daniel King

Rule Of June⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: L Casey J: L A McKenna

Trenchtown Rock⁶⁹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Crabtrees Rebel³³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mr Social (3/1), Walk In Time (3/1), Second Subaltern (4/1), General Clermont (5/1), Battle Away (5/1), Rule Of June (5/1), Slaney Bank (12/1), Depeche Mo (14/1), Eastern Tornado (16/1), Shes My Getaway (20/1), Lightontheriver (20/1), Ardad Derek (22/1), U Asking Me (25/1), Added Bonus (25/1), Honey Roll Over (25/1), Up She Flew (28/1), Oh'herewego (66/1)

MR SOCIAL was having just his fourth handicap start when getting off the mark at Tramore last week and still looks feasibly treated. He can follow up. Slaney Bank and Battle Away head the list of dangers.