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Monday 5 August 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 4m 25.70s

Aspurofthemoment³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 5/4-77

Cascade Hall

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: D Murphy

14/1

Court Cave gelding. Closely related to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Master of Verse, stayed 21f.

Form:

Champagne Dawn³²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan| T: T J O'Mara

20/1

Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft). Off 10 months.

Form: P/577-

Ed Brady^p1,t1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: M Magnussen

200/1

40/1, last of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago. First run for yard after leaving T. Hogan and headgear reached for.

Form: 0

Fast Felix^h1,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 107

7/2

Fair hurdler. 3/1, below form third of 14 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good) 18 days ago. Hood on first time and he seems sure to be in the shake up.

Form: 425-563

Forgothekeys^h²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T Ryan⁽²⁾| T: J F Gleeson

200/1

Thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 250/1) on Saturday.

Form: P00

Granda George⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy

22/1

Runner-up sole start in points. 28/1, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good) on NH debut 65 days ago.

Form: 2/8

Half Montlioux

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: O R Brown⁽²⁾| T: T J O'Mara

80/1

Spanish Moon gelding. Dam unplaced in bumpers in France.

Form:

Huntsgrove¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P Ryan

7/2

Modest hurdler. 20/1, respectable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 43524-3

Impakt St Georges¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan| T: Mary Ellen Doyle

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago, unable to sustain effort. That brings him firmly into the reckoning.

Form: FP-5754

Southern Point²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: A O'Grady

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 200/1) on Saturday.

Form: F2-2080

Thermoscope⁵

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

12/1

Last of 17 in handicap (100/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 6

Truckers Cruising¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: W J Burke

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: P/541-60

Confidential Gosip¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Excellent third at Bellewstown in July. 7/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good) 17 days ago. Big player if bouncing back.

Form: 40-35

Four Shares²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽²⁾| T: M Hourigan

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Sligo (18.3f, good) on bumper debut 29 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 09-7

Non-Runners

Glin Road Dream²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: J Smith

Another Question¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Miss J M Lee J: Reserve 1

Mighty Soldier⁵⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 2

Fear The Deere⁶⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Huntsgrove (7/2), Fast Felix (7/2), Impakt St Georges (7/2), Confidential Gosip (4/1), Aspurofthemoment (11/1), Thermoscope (12/1), Cascade Hall (14/1), Champagne Dawn (20/1), Glin Road Dream (20/1), Granda George (22/1), Truckers Cruising (33/1), Fear The Deere (33/1), Mighty Soldier (66/1), Half Montlioux (80/1), Southern Point (80/1), Four Shares (100/1), Another Question (100/1), Forgothekeys (200/1), Ed Brady (200/1)

IMPAKT ST GEORGES impressed with how he went through his race when fourth at Wexford recently and on that evidence, he may well be up to winning a maiden hurdle such as this one. Confidential Gosip and Fast Felix looks the main dangers.