15:40 Thurles

Saturday 15 March 2025

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 1.80s

Abitlikethat

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan| T: P J Rothwell

40/1

Policy Maker gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Lastoftheleaders and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Hit The Headlines.

Form:

Brave Soldier¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick| T: M M McNiff

8/1

Showed more than in a Killarney bumper for Ms M. M. Gannon when fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.3f, good to soft) in November. Open to improvement.

Form: 84

Following Orders¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell

5/4

Runner-up on second of 2 outings in points and produced a promising first effort under Rules when filling same spot in 18-runner maiden at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 13 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 522

Free Flow¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

10/3

Fair maiden on the Flat who ran to a similar level as on hurdling debut when third of 11 in maiden at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 63

Game On^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N J Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Meade

8/1

Tongue tied and shaped as if better for the run when sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy, 13/2) on NH debut 19 days ago. Should do better somewhere down the line.

Form: U2-6

Gatehouse Boy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

125/1, offered little when last of 10 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdle bow.

Form: 0

Getaway Blondie^p¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁴⁾| T: A Sexton

200/1

Has shown more temperament than ability in his short career to date.

Form: 8P00

Highland Earl⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Berry⁽⁴⁾| T: L P Cusack

200/1

No show in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 780P

Killala Bay⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 0

Mega Speculator^h1¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽²⁾| T: M A Gunn

125/1

33/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, soft) 113 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: PP/0-06P

Midnight Eugene^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke| T: T Doyle

150/1

Well beaten in a trio of maiden hurdles.

Form: PP/P-000

Pension Plan⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Rinnaseer King^b1¹¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: T P O'Connor

200/1

No show in bumper/maiden hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 70P-P0P

Slieve Annilog²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: O R Brown⁽²⁾| T: R Dunne| OR: 112

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, eighth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Good claims if bouncing back to hurdling debut form.

Form: 84-1658

Tippinaway⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: Eric Larkin

125/1

Little show in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Stumblin In²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C G O'Dwyer| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 89

6/1

Wasn't in the same form as on handicap debut when fifth of 15 at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) on final outing. Off 7 months. Back down in trip.

Form: PP-4635

Non-Runners

Ernest Loring⁶⁹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W J Austin J: Reserve 1

Miss Bernese²²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: N Lee J: Reserve 2

Charlie's Gift

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Following Orders (5/4), Free Flow (10/3), Slieve Annilog (7/2), Stumblin In (6/1), Game On (8/1), Brave Soldier (8/1), Charlie's Gift (20/1), Ernest Loring (25/1), Abitlikethat (40/1), Miss Bernese (50/1), Tippinaway (125/1), Mega Speculator (125/1), Pension Plan (150/1), Gatehouse Boy (150/1), Midnight Eugene (150/1), Highland Earl (200/1), Killala Bay (200/1), Getaway Blondie (200/1), Rinnaseer King (200/1)

FOLLOWING ORDERS showed plenty when finding only one too good on his hurdling/Rules debut at Leopardstown and gets the nod to go one better in an ordinary-looking maiden. Brave Solider rates the main threat ahead of Free Flow.