15:05 Naas

Saturday 10 February 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 13.1s

Champion Green^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Peter Smithers| T: P Roche| OR: 116| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.5f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: P10/F-00

Ebasari^t⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Carl Millar| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| D

11/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 40/1) 84 days ago.

Form: 550F-8P

Whiskeywealth²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: John Shinnick| T: T O'Brien| OR: 113| D

2/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17.3f, soft, 8/1) 28 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: F6-44F8

Tempo Chapter Two^h1⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 112| D

22/1

14/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) 70 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 45425U

Clever Currency^t⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 111| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 10/1) 55 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 842129

Desert Friend²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽²⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 111| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in June. First run since leaving Philip M. Byrne when good eighth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (16f) 22 days ago, met some trouble. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 61P5P0

Star Official¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J G Gilligan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 101| D

9/2

Winner at Thurles in October. Below form fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 214245

Yulong Voice^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: T P Harney| T: S Nolan| OR: 99

22/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 27156-0

Petit Dejeuner⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Conor Smithers⁽²⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 96| D

10/1

Winner at Limerick in November. 11/2, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 45 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-8510

Verbal Sparring¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Patrick M O'Brien| T: D McDonogh| OR: 92

11/2

14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 365028

Non-Runners

The Grey Falco²⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: T Cooper J: Cian Cullinan

Forecasts

Whiskeywealth (2/1), Star Official (9/2), Verbal Sparring (11/2), Champion Green (7/1), Clever Currency (9/1), Petit Dejeuner (10/1), Ebasari (11/1), Desert Friend (18/1), Yulong Voice (22/1), Tempo Chapter Two (22/1), The Grey Falco (25/1)

Preference in this open-looking handicap is for STAR OFFICIAL, who wasn't disgraced at Gowran last time and he looks more solid than most of his rivals. Verbal Sparring and Whiskeywealth are taken to fill the places, with Tempo Chapter Two also a candidate for minor honours.