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Friday 8 September 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:38 | Winning time: 4m 44.0s

Granville Street³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

4/1

Fairly useful form on Flat, stays 1½m, shaped as if retaining all ability last time. Respected newcomer to hurdling.

Form:

Minella Diamond³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: W J Lanigan| BF

2/1

Bumper winner who shaped well switched to hurdling when second of 18 in maiden at Cork (18.7f, good to soft, 7/4) 32 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 2/32-12

Phoenix Cowboy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but never on terms in maiden hurdles at Galway and Killarney (modest form on debut).

Form: 70

Ideal Du Tabert¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: C Collins| OR: 116

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler who got back on track when third in 16-runner maiden over C&D (good to soft) 119 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell. Sets a solid standard.

Form: P2328-3

Madhenry^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A M King⁽⁴⁾| T: F Feeney

200/1

Little sign of ability in maiden hurdles/bumper. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P000

Angelus Griseo^t⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁴⁾| T: K Dempsey

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Tongue strap on for hurdle debut.

Form:

Jonny Mansie^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁴⁾| T: D Queally

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 8 in maiden hurdle (66/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 9P8

Rocket Spirit⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 111| BF

5/1

Showed first form when runner-up in a C&D maiden in May. Failed to repeat that effort back here the following month but remains with some potential.

Form: 07-23

Iriskana⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: S Curling

11/1

Hinted at ability in bumpers and made an encouraging hurdling debut when runner-up in a Tramore maiden in August. Proved a disappointment in first-time cheekpieces at Wexford but was found to be blowing hard post race.

Form: 2-94820

Perfectway²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: E Griffin

80/1

Little impact in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 8-09P

A Classy Lass

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Quinlan| T: Mary Ellen Doyle

50/1

Milan filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Toofareastiswest and modest chaser Avoir de Soins.

Form:

In A Little While²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: M M McDonagh| T: G O'Loughlin

40/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 11 in maiden hurdle (10/1) at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) on hurdles bow 25 days ago.

Form: 48

Its Not Over Yet⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: James Duggan⁽⁴⁾| T: O McKiernan

100/1

Shaped like a stayer in bumper and well beaten both outings in maiden hurdles.

Form: 7600

Legal Secretary²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C Brassil| T: D J McGrath

150/1

Well held completed start in maiden hurdles.

Form: F0

Ogee²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: D King| T: A B Joyce

66/1

Well held in C&D maiden hurdle (good to soft) on debut 27 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. RESERVE.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Silent Dawn⁸⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: A Murray J: Mike O'Connor

Quarry Lady²¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: J M Burke J: Niall Moore

Salt Bridge⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: B Jordan J: Reserve 2

Sheheree

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ideal Du Tabert (15/8), Minella Diamond (2/1), Granville Street (4/1), Rocket Spirit (5/1), Iriskana (11/1), Salt Bridge (14/1), Sheheree (33/1), Phoenix Cowboy (40/1), In A Little While (40/1), A Classy Lass (50/1), Silent Dawn (66/1), Quarry Lady (66/1), Ogee (66/1), Perfectway (80/1), Its Not Over Yet (100/1), Jonny Mansie (125/1), Legal Secretary (150/1), Madhenry (200/1), Angelus Griseo (200/1)

IDEAL DU TABERT sets a solid standard, so he's fancied to get off the mark on his first start for a new yard. Minella Diamond seems likely to improve on last month's second at Cork, while Granville Street is an interesting newcomer to hurdling having shown fairly useful form on the Flat. Iriskana and Rocket Spirit can also figure if casting aside disappointing efforts.