15:50 Limerick

Thursday 28 December 2023

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Woodlands House Hotel Adare Flat Race

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 19.60s

Aclass¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, fourth of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: F-UU4

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Barton Snow⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

40/1

Modest hurdler. Fifth of 12 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 61 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 228365

Cadoudal Saint³⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

30/100

Saint Des Saints gelding. Brother to fairly useful dual 15f hurdle winner in France Shahina du Berlais and fair French hurdler/chaser Sambana du Berlais. Successful sole start in points (Feb 2023). Obvious appeal.

Form: 1-

Freemans Bay³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: S Byrne

16/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam (h143) bumper/2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 1¾m winner on Flat. Successful sole start in points (Nov 19).

Form: 1

Little Eddie

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

50/1

Workforce gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Total Recall.

Form:

Remember'hesmine⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in bumper at Thurles (15.9f, soft, 20/1) 70 days ago.

Form: 0-7

Shades Of Tara³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms C A Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 8 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 5

The Story So Far^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

3/1

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 9/2) 19 days ago. Respected.

Form: 32

Wilsons Creek

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Dullea

25/1

Youmzain gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Darling Daughter and fair hurdler Premier Queen.

Form:

Non-Runners

Gambling Glory²⁵⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: I Madden J: Mr J P Sampson

Staffordshire Knot³²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Mr J L Gleeson

Forecasts

Cadoudal Saint (30/100), The Story So Far (3/1), Staffordshire Knot (3/1), Freemans Bay (16/1), Remember'hesmine (25/1), Aclass (25/1), Wilsons Creek (25/1), Barton Snow (40/1), Little Eddie (50/1), Gambling Glory (66/1), Shades Of Tara (150/1)

CADOUDAL SAINT won his only start in points and is bred to have enough speed for this sort of test, so he's preferred to Staffordshire Knot, who made a promising hurdling debut at Cork a month ago. The Story So Far is the pick of those with bumper form.