12:48 Down Royal

Thursday 26 December 2024

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 12:48 | Winning time: 4m 19.40s

Jinxs Link²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽²⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 102| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Dundalk (16f) 29 days ago, having run of race. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fancied to be in the mix.

Form: 506-612

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

Gladiatorial^t⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 101| D

20/1

40/1, behind when pulled up entering straight in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind.

Form: 69618P

Darkened^b,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 100| D

20/1

33/1, took a step back in the right direction when fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 468-968

Kinbara Hills¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Liam Quinlan| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 99

14/1

Well held returned to handicap company when sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 10/1) when last seen 6 months ago. Tough to fancy.

Form: 6408-46

Nathaniel's Dream^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 95

40/1

Offered little running over an inadequate trip after 25 months off when tailed-off last of 13 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 4P517/0

Silent Dawn¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 95

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tailed-off twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.6f, good, 100/1) 4 months ago. Remains with one standout effort, so others more persuasive.

Form: 00-300

L'Un Deux Trois^b,t⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: James Duggan⁽⁴⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 94

50/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fared no better when tailed-off thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 36/9080

St Denis's Well^b1,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 94| C

2/1

9/1, went like the best horse at the weights when second of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, good) 26 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 584022

Albatala^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, run best excused when ran out 4 out in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft) 12 days ago, close up when rein snapped.

Form: 00-65R

Pralognan^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J Molloy⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 93

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 7/2) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and remains open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 000/F-

Backfromtheraces¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, improved again when third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5988-23

Cowper Hall¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: L Lennon| OR: 88

9/2

No impact in 3 maiden hurdles back in the summer. Huge step forward required on handicap debut.

Form: 9P0

Gilded Moon⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: A Fleming| OR: 88

28/1

10/1, better than result when tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good) just over 10 weeks ago, yet to be asked for effort when badly hampered 2 out. Can give another good account.

Form: 083690

Adare Beauty^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽²⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 87

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, ran respectably after 8 months off when fourth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (8f) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 566-

Maxios Prime¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-4| J: H E Sexton⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

40/1

No show in juvenile maiden hurdles but could do better now handicapping.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

Fort Randall¹³⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: L A McKenna

Forecasts

St Denis's Well (2/1), Cowper Hall (9/2), Backfromtheraces (9/2), Jinxs Link (7/1), Fort Randall (8/1), Albatala (10/1), Pralognan (12/1), Kinbara Hills (14/1), Darkened (20/1), Gladiatorial (20/1), Adare Beauty (25/1), Gilded Moon (28/1), Maxios Prime (40/1), Nathaniel's Dream (40/1), L'Un Deux Trois (50/1), Silent Dawn (80/1)

A host in with chances but it could pay to side with ST DENIS'S WELL, who went like the best horse at the weights when runner-up over fences at Fairyhouse last month. Already a winner from just 3 hurdles outings this season, Jinxs Link heads up the dangers, with Backfromtheraces, Pralognan and Maxios Prime just a handful of others worth considering, too.