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Tuesday 7 November 2023

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 7m 7.4s

Faith Loving²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 92| D

9/2

Multiple point winner weakening when coming down in hunter chase at Down Royal (23.2f, good to soft) when last seen in May. Work to do on handicap debut.

Form: D645-F4

Finding Freedom⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90| D

12/1

Winning pointer but yet to make an impact under Rules, pulled up in handicap chase at Sligo (25.8f, heavy) latest.

Form: 0-0064P

Fox Le Bel^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽²⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 88

7/4

Unseated early in point latest but proved admirably consistent in handicap chases last term and returns on a workable mark. Shortlisted.

Form: 74323-U

Rudy Catrail⁵³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 86| D

9/2

Let down by jumping of late but had been in good form this summer, scoring at Roscommon before excellent second at Kilbeggan (25f). Player if minimising errors here.

Form: F2128F

Glen Ali⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 79

66/1

Thoroughly unreliable sort. Pulled up in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, heavy, 40/1) 41 days ago, tailed off when pulled up fifth. Up in trip.

Form: P-0056P

Highstreetfashion^p,t¹⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 79

8/1

Latest win in chase at Down Royal in December. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (24f, good, 17/2) 150 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 143P-56

Four Country Roads⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: D Moloney⁽⁴⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 75| D

10/1

Unreliable type. Two wins from 43 NH runs. Seventh of 9 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 50/1) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: PP6P-97

Greenway Machine³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 72| D

13/2

Belatedly off the mark in 9-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft, 17/2) 32 days ago. 5 lb higher mark will make life tougher but he must enter calculations.

Form: 8-U6351

Forecasts

Fox Le Bel (7/4), Faith Loving (9/2), Rudy Catrail (9/2), Greenway Machine (13/2), Highstreetfashion (8/1), Four Country Roads (10/1), Finding Freedom (12/1), Glen Ali (66/1)

FOX LE BEL acquitted himself well in more competitive contests than this last term and, with his yard going well, he is taken to make a winning return. Rudy Catrail and Greenway Machine look the likeliest dangers.