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Monday 3 August 2026

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 2f | 21 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: D H Kelly

Libertarian gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful 2¼m hurdle winner Full Confession. Pulled up sole start in points (May 2025). Market can guide on return/Rules debut.

Buachaill Jagoes¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Michael Kenneally| T: T O'Brien

12/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdlers Secrete Stream and Donnie Azoff. Dam unraced half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 3m) Promalee. Made frame sole start in points (Mar 2026) and warrants a second look with talented conditional booked.

Carajillo⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Luke Burke Ott⁽⁴⁾| T: M Winters

100/1

No impact in a pair of maiden hurdles in May. One for the longer term.

Form: 8P

Eye Contact^b1,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien| T: D Commins| OR: 102

7/1

Well-held fourth in much stronger race at Ballinrobe in May. Confirmed that improvement when ½-length second on handicap debut there (17f) last time. Interesting returning to an ordinary maiden with more severe headgear fitted.

Form: 00-462

Lastofthenatives²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽²⁾| T: W J Burke

150/1

Unpromising in points and well held both maiden hurdle starts.

Form: 55P-P0

Livio⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁴⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

7/2

Picked up for €260,000 following Grade 3 bumper win on debut in France in 2024. Encouraging start over hurdles after 20 months off when third of 12 in maiden at Killarney (2½m) in May. Some mitigation for his subsequent flop at Punchestown and looks worth another chance following 10-week break.

Form: 1/30

Sankofa¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽²⁾| T: D H Kelly

11/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Linda's Lad gelding. Dam (h64), bumper winner, half-sister to dual bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Woolstone One. Third sole start in points in April and the betting can guide now switched to Rules.

The Monkey Pole⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 104

20/1

Has gone the wrong way since finishing runner-up in pair of maiden hurdles last summer.

Form: 2294-4P

Vargas²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

16/1

£22,000 3-y-o, Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser The Four Sixes and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Innovated. Dam (h93) 2m hurdle winner. Pulled up both starts in points in 2025. In good hands but probably needs time.

Woodie Wiley³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁴⁾| T: Conor Houlihan

66/1

Only showed a bit in a Bellewstown bumper (effectively his Rules debut) and probably one for the longer term over hurdles.

Form: P/PS7

Adifferentballowax¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ethan O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

40/1

Hasn't offered much in a couple of bumpers either side of a considerate hurdling debut. Handicaps over further may prove more his bag.

Form: 0-99

Bury Your Past⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: G O'Loughlin

50/1

Idaho gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chase winner Passing Diamond. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Wouldn't You Agree. Unplaced completed start in points (May 24). Hard to be confident he'll fare any better on Rules debut.

Devine Genius¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Power⁽⁴⁾| T: J Morrison

100/1

Regressive maiden on the Flat. Plenty to prove sent hurdling.

Form:

Johnny Rambo⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: D Duggan

13/8

Runner-up in an eventful Clonmel novice hurdle before going one better in straightforward fashion in a Kilbeggan bumper later in June. Unexposed back hurdling but does have a fair bit to find with the form principals.

Form: 21

Pinkarizon^h,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam McKenna| T: Padraig Butler

150/1

Fair maiden at best on Flat for Warren Greatrex. Sold cheaply from that yard and has made no impact in 3 hurdle starts.

Form: PP9

Saporetti²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: James Smith| T: B McMahon| OR: 103

10/3

Modest winner at 1½m on the Flat in France. Has made a positive start over hurdles for current yard and would have finished a bit closer barring a mistake when 9 lengths third in a course maiden (17f) latest. This looks a stronger race, though.

Form: 5-33

Voice Of Northeast^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Rian Lane⁽⁴⁾| T: T O'Brien

40/1

Fair Flat maiden. Best recent effort came when fourth in big-field 1½m Leopardstown handicap in May. Ran poorly since and stamina to prove now sent hurdling in usual tongue strap.

Form:

Master Sydney²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Josh Williamson| T: P W Flynn

7/1

On the up when winning a Roscommon bumper easily last July. Hasn't fired on the Flat this year, latterly in first-time cheekpieces (retained). Place claims if translating fair bumper form to hurdles.

Form: 8/321-

Le Vent D'ex³⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 1| T: M Winters

50/1

Pulled up on bumper debut for Anthony Mullins. Hard to fancy sent hurdling by new yard following 12 months off. RESERVE.

Form: P6/P-

Champagne Diamond³⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 2| T: T J O'Mara

40/1

Unpromising in points and similar story on hurdling debut last summer. RESERVE.

Form: 6F555/0-

Majestic Horizon⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Reserve 3| T: P J Rothwell

15/2

€45,000 3-y-o by Wings Of Eagles. Half-brother to dual bumper winner/smart 2m hurdle winner Dark Raven. Successful sole start in point. Improved from Rules debut when third in a Downpatrick bumper in late-May. Others have stronger bumper form but going the right way ahead of hurdling bow. RESERVE.

Form: 1-33

Forecasts

Livio (6/4), Eye Contact (5/2), Saporetti (4/1), Johnny Rambo (5/1), The Monkey Pole (8/1), Majestic Horizon (12/1), Buachaill Jagoes (25/1), Vargas (25/1), Adifferentballowax (33/1), Devine Genius (33/1), Master Sydney (33/1), Sankofa (33/1), Beyond Forgiveness (50/1), Voice Of Northeast (50/1), Woodie Wiley (50/1), Bury Your Past (66/1), Champagne Diamond (66/1), Carajillo (66/1), Le Vent D'ex (100/1), Pinkarizon (100/1), Lastofthenatives (200/1)

LIVIO should prove too strong if back on song. Eye Contact appeals as the main danger, with Saporetti, Johnny Rambo and Master Sydney considered for the places.