15:05 Killarney

Saturday 24 August 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 4m 57.60s

Coffeys Forge¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan| T: P Ryan| OR: 100

25/1

12/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Has work to do from his current mark.

Form: 310576

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Boskill Borden^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 98

13/2

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 32 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 18-9543

Onefortheditch¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 98

5/1

Improving sort who followed up her Kilbeggan success in 16-runner handicap at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 7/2) 19 days ago, driven clear. Open to further progress and fancied to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 5U-1411

Aspurofthemoment¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: John Shinnick⁽²⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 97

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in maiden hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 11/1) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut and remains with potential.

Form: 5/4-777

Smallcraftwarning^t⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 97

22/1

Winner at Thurles in February. Good second at Tipperary in May but wasn't in the same form at Punchestown the following month.

Form: P016-20

Vintage Gold^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 94| CD

11/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (11.5f, good, 11/1) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 81FP0-0

Pearlofflorida¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Berry⁽⁴⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 92

11/1

Showed some ability remains back over hurdles when third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 8F-8PP3

A Nod To Getaway^b,t²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁴⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 88

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Blinkered for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap chase (11/2) at this course (20.8f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4-14572

Ask Cillian¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 88

4/1

5/1, failed to build on the promise of last run when only sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 00-2656

Gilded Moon¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan| T: A Fleming| OR: 92

20/1

Modest winner at 10f on Flat. 12/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0836

Jewelinthesky^p1³³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 87

40/1

Modest maiden who ran poorly when seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 16/1). Off 11 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 550/867-

Springboard⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 87

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 12/1) 70 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 000-63

Opera Point¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: John Aherne⁽⁴⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 85

100/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles. Makes handicap debut and big step forward required.

Form: 6B0/000

Cafe Del Mar¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: David J Phelan| OR: 84

12/1

22/1, fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 8963/0-4

Non-Runners

Mastermacblack²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: P Corkery J: Non Runner

Kalaroun³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Forecasts

Ask Cillian (4/1), A Nod To Getaway (9/2), Onefortheditch (5/1), Boskill Borden (13/2), Springboard (9/1), Vintage Gold (11/1), Pearlofflorida (11/1), Cafe Del Mar (12/1), Kalaroun (16/1), Aspurofthemoment (18/1), Gilded Moon (20/1), Smallcraftwarning (22/1), Coffeys Forge (25/1), Mastermacblack (25/1), Jewelinthesky (40/1), Opera Point (100/1)

ONEFORTHEDITCH is well and truly going the right way now and gets the nod to complete the hat-trick with further progress on the cards. Boskill Borden and Springboard head the opposition.