19:40 Sligo

Wednesday 21 August 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 6m 45.90s

Broken Ice^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 104| C

11/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap chase (22/1) at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Shortlist material.

Form: 5-32564

Pictures Of Home^t⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 104| BF| D

7/1

Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap chase (7/2) at Wexford (25.2f, heavy) 95 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8154U-4

La Vega Moon^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, brought down in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Galway (24.3f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 8-840PB

Safran Et Bleu^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: E Dwan⁽⁴⁾| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 101

3/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft, 8/1) 5 days ago, well positioned. Up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 541613

Lets Do This^h⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 96

2/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Cartmel (25.4f, good to soft) 52 days ago.

Form: 02608-6

Granco Rof^b⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kearney| T: C Collins| OR: 91

12/1

Seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to firm) 46 days ago, barely adequate test. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P005-07

Shuil Na Tra⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Philip Donovan| T: N Lee| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, good to soft, 50/1) 71 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 098-P0

Cois Fharraige^h,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 89

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 50/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 888U

But What About Me^h⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 82

10/1

66/1, seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 097-807

Non-Runners

Ginnets Girl¹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jake Coen

Rockbrook⁹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Il Silenzio⁷⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: Peter Smithers

Container Madness⁷²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: M Brassil J: John Shinnick

Forecasts

Lets Do This (2/1), Safran Et Bleu (3/1), Broken Ice (11/2), Pictures Of Home (7/1), Rockbrook (7/1), But What About Me (10/1), Granco Rof (12/1), Ginnets Girl (14/1), Il Silenzio (14/1), La Vega Moon (16/1), Shuil Na Tra (25/1), Cois Fharraige (25/1), Container Madness (25/1)

BROKEN ICE has a slightly lower mark back hurdling and might prove the answer after his decent run at Wexford a fortnight ago. Safran Et Bleu was a good third at Tramore last week and is second choice ahead of Gordon Elliott's Ginnets Girl.