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Saturday 12 October 2024

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Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:49 | Winning time: 5m 5.09s

Blacksmiths Forge¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kearney| T: G Keane

6/4

Bumper winner who built on hurdling debut promise when fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.3f, soft, 13/2) 12 days ago, closing all way to line. The one to beat.

Form: 134

Ad Caelum¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan

14/1

Stepped up on hurdling debut form when second in a maiden at Kilbeggan in June. Unsuited by emphasis on speed switched to a bumper last time and step back up in trip looks a good move now returned to hurdling.

Form: 627

Born Bright¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Connell

16/1

Just modest form at best in bumpers.

Form: 81-4668

Frenchfort Legend⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Made an unpromising start to her career when eleventh of 13 in bumper (28/1) at Sligo (18.4f, soft) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Lady Nightingale¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽²⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 99

11/2

Went a long way to backing up her latest effort when sixth of 16 in maiden at Roscommon (20.3f, soft, 11/1) 12 days ago. Has each-way claims.

Form: 0-75026

Nells Choice²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 98

3/1

Modest hurdler who finished last of 16 on handicap debut at Listowel (18f, good, 50/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 0-4590

Sarrealta¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: Colm Murphy

12/1

Hasn't shaped with a huge amount of promise in a bumper/maiden hurdle to date.

Form: 86

Shuil Senna⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: John Shinnick⁽²⁾| T: S Nolan

200/1

Well held in bumper/pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 6/00

Silver Mill³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles 9 days apart.

Form: 77

Poetic Focus

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁴⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

11/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Yeats filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Lelantos.

Form:

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Whitewinewednesday²⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: M A Daly J: Gary Noonan

Kilbarry Ce Ce¹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: C O'Keeffe J: E M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Blacksmiths Forge (6/4), Nells Choice (3/1), Whitewinewednesday (3/1), Lady Nightingale (11/2), Kilbarry Ce Ce (7/1), Poetic Focus (11/1), Sarrealta (12/1), Ad Caelum (14/1), Born Bright (16/1), Silver Mill (66/1), Frenchfort Legend (100/1), Shuil Senna (200/1)

BLACKSMITHS FORGE had made a promising enough start to her career over hurdles and, with further improvement anticipated (still looked a little rough around the edges on most recent outing), she's taken to make it third time lucky in this sphere. Kilbarry Ce Ce and Lady Nightingale can battle it out for minor honours.