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Monday 24 August 2026

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 19.90s

Colliers Quay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy

11/2

Placed only once from 5 starts in points and shaped like a stayer when fifth of 16 in bumper (40/1) at Galway (2¼m, good to soft) on Rules debut last month. Makes a quick switch to hurdling but will be of more interest when tackling longer trips.

Form: 4/PP34-5

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Coolishael⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

8/15

Point recruit who has made a good start under Rules in bumper/2m maiden hurdle at Punchestown, shaping well behind very promising mare (won Galway listed race latest) 11 weeks ago. More to come and this extra distance will suit.

Form: 43-32

Discrete⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor

150/1

Maiden pointer who has finished well held in bumper and 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: FP-6077

Lastofthenatives^h1²¹

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

200/1

Unpromising in points and no impact in 3 maiden hurdles. Hood tried this time.

Form: 55P-P00

Minella Post^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Smith| T: T Gibney| OR: 113

5/2

Ran to a fair level in maiden hurdles in 2024/25 and having missed the following season was in the process of stepping up on his reappearance when falling heavily 2 out at Cork. Shaped as if amiss in first-time cheekpieces in Galway handicap since but this is a good race for him to bounce back in.

Form: 554/0-FP

Noharmintrying

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽²⁾| T: A A Howard

8/1

Getaway half-brother to useful hurdler/chase winner Theclockisticking and 2¼m bumper winner/fair 2½m hurdle winner Delta Run, from the family of Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised. Yard in form and he's appealing on paper in a winnable maiden.

Form:

Nothintodowithme^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Gilligan⁽²⁾| T: B T Murphy

200/1

Big prices, tongue tied and well held in 2 maiden hurdles (badly hampered fourth at Tramore latest).

Form: P8

Tommy Go Maith¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Markey⁽⁴⁾| T: T P McGettigan

200/1

No promise so far.

Form: PP-PP

Vargas¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Josh Williamson| T: G Elliott

50/1

Half-brother to 5 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser The Four Sixes and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Innovated. Pulled up when prominent in the betting for 2 points last year and fared little better in Downpatrick bumper a fortnight ago. Bit to prove now hurdling.

Form: P/P-5

Green Grass¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Well beaten in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Myhero La Colmine

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan

40/1

Choeur du Nord gelding. Dam, 2½m chase winner in France, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Hold Up La Colmine.

Form:

Elusive Truce

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

150/1

Elusive Pimpernel mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 4m) Our Power and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 27f) The Lovely Man. Not an obvious winner of a maiden hurdle first time up on paper.

Form:

Leva Deva¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Calum Hogan⁽²⁾| T: D Collins

300/1

Has shown precious little to date, always behind in 2m novice hurdle here a fortnight ago.

Form: P00

Roll It Roisin^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁴⁾| T: D H Kelly

50/1

Unplaced completed start in points and little encouragement in Killarney maiden hurdle fitted with a tongue tie.

Form: P-57

Beyond Forgiveness²¹

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

40/1

Pulled up sole start in points. Showed a bit in Cork maiden hurdle 3 weeks ago but not enough to make him of interest in this. RESERVE.

Form: P/6

Non-Runners

Sankofa²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: D H Kelly J: Richard Condon

Lexenna¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: D Collins J: Reserve 1

Don't Tell Paddy

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Coolishael (8/15), Minella Post (5/2), Colliers Quay (11/2), Noharmintrying (8/1), Don't Tell Paddy (25/1), Sankofa (33/1), Beyond Forgiveness (40/1), Myhero La Colmine (40/1), Vargas (50/1), Roll It Roisin (50/1), Discrete (150/1), Elusive Truce (150/1), Lexenna (150/1), Nothintodowithme (200/1), Lastofthenatives (200/1), Tommy Go Maith (200/1), Green Grass (250/1), Leva Deva (300/1)

Not many can be seriously fancied and COOLISHAEL rather leaps off the page after his second to the very promising Lizzie Twigg at Punchestown on his latest start in June. Minella Post is the obvious danger if bouncing back to form, while Noharmintrying makes some appeal on paper.