16:15 Wexford

Friday 1 September 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 8.30s

Boher Road³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Fahey| BF

7/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 4/1, Last of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 35 days ago, folding. Plenty of promise on completed start in this sphere. One to consider.

Form: 2U

Chutzpal^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: E Doyle| D

50/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 20/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: P5

Good Heavens^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark McDonagh| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 8f on Flat. Twenty sixth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has needed the experience on both hurdling outings but there could be more to come if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 04-

Scottish Dancer⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: E Doyle| D

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 25/1, brought down in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 5B

Larkfield Lusive⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Rath

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 12 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) on NH debut 42 days ago. More required.

Form: 5

The Lovely Man¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: Colm Murphy| BF

11/8

Promising type. Second of 23 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 11/8) 155 days ago. Open to improvement and should take the beating.

Form: 452-

Yeats Star¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

15/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 3/1, fourth of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) on bumper debut 123 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Likely to improve.

Form: 4-4

Dubai Clover³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Booking of Harvey a plus. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 485-

The Belmont Girls

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Doyen filly. Half-sister to modest hurdler Bell of The Ball. Dam (c107/h105) 2m hurdle/chase winner, also 1m winner on Flat. Unlikely to feature.

Form:

Dane Fete¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽²⁾| T: E Doyle

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when twelfth of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 16 days ago. RESERVE.

Form:

The Chatty Lad^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King| T: Ciaran Murphy

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, seventh of 10 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 28/1) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Rosalys²⁰⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

All Ways And Ever³⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: T G McCourt J: Daniel King

Ta Na La²²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: T M Walsh J: Shane O'Callaghan

Imperial Delta¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: D Kenneally J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Lovely Man (11/8), Good Heavens (9/4), All Ways And Ever (13/2), Dubai Clover (13/2), Boher Road (7/1), Rosalys (7/1), Ta Na La (7/1), Yeats Star (15/2), Imperial Delta (25/1), Chutzpal (50/1), Scottish Dancer (50/1), The Chatty Lad (100/1), Larkfield Lusive (125/1), The Belmont Girls (150/1), Dane Fete (150/1)

THE LOVELY MAN boasts a progressive profile and already has the best form so, provided he's ready to go after 5 months off, he has an excellent chance to open his account. Boher Road looks the main danger and Good Heaven is likely to make his mark if he attracts market support.