15:08 Wexford

Wednesday 23 July 2025

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 3m 56.0s

Wonleg^h⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

5/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Excellent third of 8 in maiden chase (11/4) at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5130-83

Be Fierce^t⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 115| D

10/1

Promising individual. Two wins from 4 runs last season, latterly a Tramore novice chase. Fell in handicap chase there on reappearance (15.5f, good to soft, 9/2) 54 days ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: P/3171-F

Your Honor^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Gavin Brouder| T: J Nash| OR: 114| D

20/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 14/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 75835-5

Lakefield Flyer^h,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: P Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 110

6/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase (4/1) at Downpatrick (19.4f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Should remain competitive off 5 lb higher.

Form: 32F/92-1

Lake Chad²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽²⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109| D

12/1

40/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 164-046

Prince Of Air^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Alex Harvey| T: C Coakley| OR: 105| D

4/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in April. Respectable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Cork (16.9f, good) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 1-53323

Kilashee⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 98

5/1

Five wins from 19 runs last season. 12/1, second of 9 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Down in trip. Has good chance on pick of form. Engaged 7.12 Ballinrobe Tuesday.

Form: 93588-2

Spellacy's Cross¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 89

11/2

9/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, good) 10 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 2P-4622

Non-Runners

Solly Attwell⁶⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: C Collins J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Wonleg (5/2), Prince Of Air (4/1), Kilashee (5/1), Spellacy's Cross (11/2), Lakefield Flyer (6/1), Be Fierce (10/1), Lake Chad (12/1), Solly Attwell (16/1), Your Honor (20/1)

WONLEG could have more to offer now moving into his first handicap over fences and is taken to provide Henry de Bromhead with a second successive win in this race. Be Fierce may provide the chief threat if none the worse for his Tramore fall on his reappearance. Spellacy's Cross arrives on the back of 2 good runner-up efforts over hurdles and is another who could have a say.