15:20 Wexford

Friday 30 August 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 4.2s

Banana Three⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jake Coen| T: R O'Sullivan

20/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, unplaced in minor event last time. Could be up to making presence felt on hurdle debut.

Form:

Vidisha^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: P Roche

10/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 2m), runner-up on penultimate outing, but below form 29 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Patrick Murtagh.

Form:

Arch Empire¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R A Berry⁽⁴⁾| T: D P Murphy

100/1

£20,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Half-brother to French 1¼m winner Clever Duchess. Failed to complete both starts in points (Apr 27 latest).

Form: FS-

Empire Succes¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: John Shinnick⁽²⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary

10/1

€48,000 half-brother to 4 winners, including smart hurdler/top-class chaser Balder Succes (2m-21f winner, by Goldneyev). Runner-up completed start in points (May 18).

Form: P-2

Hutton Glen³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: T Gibney

11/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 48

In The Trenches^p1⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109| BF

1/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden. 6/4, respectable second of 13 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Obvious claims.

Form: 22-2322

Lucky Manifest⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: P Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: K Purcell

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 11 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) 43 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 86

Scotcantou¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy

14/1

Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 50/1) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 5

South Of Killerig¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

7/1

Promising type. Fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 12/1) on NH debut 15 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

To The Wire⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: C Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell

28/1

€17,000 Mahler gelding, closely related to fair hurdler/useful chaser Ya Boy Ya (2½m-2¾m winner), and half-brother to bumper winner Ask The Tycoon (by Ask). Off mark in points at second attempt (May 25).

Form: 41

Dee's Getaway²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽²⁾| T: J P Dempsey

125/1

200/1, eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 7-08

Polly Poppins²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: Bernard Crowley

25/1

Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft, 80/1) on debut 23 days ago for David A. Kiely.

Form: 5

Struck By Churchil²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: A Slattery

8/1

3/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Respected.

Form: 27

Non-Runners

Pearl Of Grange²⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Conor Smithers

Whispering Hopes¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Kilda Kelle

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: J P Dempsey J: Reserve 2

Mount Mandela⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

In The Trenches (1/1), South Of Killerig (7/1), Struck By Churchil (8/1), Empire Succes (10/1), Vidisha (10/1), Hutton Glen (11/1), Scotcantou (14/1), Pearl Of Grange (14/1), Banana Three (20/1), Polly Poppins (25/1), To The Wire (28/1), Lucky Manifest (40/1), Arch Empire (100/1), Dee's Getaway (125/1)

IN THE TRENCHES is yet to get his head in front but continues to do little wrong, bumping into a useful prospect at Downpatrick on Monday, and he has to be the call now fitted with cheekpieces. South of Killerig is feared most ahead of Struck by Churchil.