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Monday 28 August 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 35.01s

Arnacoeur⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft, 7/2) 85 days ago.

Form: 803-36

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Casey West⁸⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: P J Rothwell| BF

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 13/8, third of 14 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off over 2 years. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Colin Bowe.

Form: S223/

Due Course¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: P O'Rourke

40/1

Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.6f, good, 200/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: P-P5

Glencourt Valley⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: L P Cusack

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.6f, good) 76 days ago.

Form: 6-908

Jimmy Boy^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 99

28/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 12/1, fell in novice hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 90-503F

On The Tide¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: S Neville| OR: 109

4/1

Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 9/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 4/2566-3

Quarry Rocco²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

9/4

Promising sort. 100/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, soft) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Open to improvement with this slight step up in trip sure to suit.

Form: 1-04

Silver King^p1,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: O McKiernan| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form seventh of 17 in bumper (15/8) at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Cheekpieces on first time and he's a big player on his earlier form.

Form: 3/43-7

Tomas O Maille^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D Moloney⁽⁴⁾| T: M Flannery

10/1

Fair hurdler. 6/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 0223-55

My Good Pal^t⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A M King⁽⁴⁾| T: B Mortell

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.2f, good, 200/1) 90 days ago.

Form: 90-08

Edge Of My Seat^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 91

9/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Very good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 9/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 546-662

Maddies Lough

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁴⁾| T: D E Prendergast

100/1

Mukhadram mare. Dam placed both starts on Flat.

Form:

Starita²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: D H Kelly

125/1

Thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft, 20/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 0

Hurry Up Allen^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽²⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.6f, good, 250/1) 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: P5P/806

Non-Runners

Pahlavi⁵¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: E Walsh

Larkfield Lusive³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: R P Rath J: C Brassil

Inchidaly Robin²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A Ott J: Reserve 1

The Belmont Girls

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Quarry Rocco (9/4), Silver King (7/2), On The Tide (4/1), Casey West (5/1), Edge Of My Seat (9/1), Tomas O Maille (10/1), Arnacoeur (12/1), Pahlavi (12/1), Larkfield Lusive (25/1), Jimmy Boy (28/1), Due Course (40/1), Hurry Up Allen (80/1), Maddies Lough (100/1), Starita (125/1), Glencourt Valley (150/1), My Good Pal (200/1)

Despite being sent off at unflattering odds having displayed little in a bumper, QUARRY ROCCO offered plenty to work on when fourth on hurdles debut 3 weeks ago. This trip should unlock more so he gets the tentative vote in an open race. Silver King is dangerous id reacting positively to cheekpieces, with Edge of My Seat also considered.