15:40 Wexford

Friday 28 August 2026

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 4.10s

Blue Nude³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Tailed off in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 0-80

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Don't Tell Paddy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Calum Hogan⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy

14/1

€1,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 23f) Nuts Well. Yard had a maiden hurdle winner at Ballinrobe on Monday.

Form:

Down After Dark^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽²⁾| T: S Curling

7/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Whatsavailable and fair hurdler Dympnas Well. Some appeal on paper and worth a look on hurdles debut (wears hood).

Form:

Game Point³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 108| BF

4/11

Fairly useful maiden at his best on the Flat and has made a bright start over hurdles, placed again despite some late errors here 5 weeks ago. Good chance.

Form: 3233

Gunny Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan| T: P J Rothwell

12/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Mores Wells gelding. Dam (h108), 2m hurdle winner (stayed 21f), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 23f) Conrad Hastings. Trainer going well and worth a look.

Form:

John Gun^h1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam McKenna| T: K Purcell

66/1

66/1, never dangerous in 2m Tramore novice hurdle on debut a fortnight ago. Hood goes on.

Form: 9

You Lift Me Up⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Markey⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

Possibly needed the run in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on debut 6 weeks ago. Makes a quick switch to hurdling for in-form stable.

Form: 0

Faerie Tales¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Fahey

13/2

Uninspiring Flat record but made a decent go of it on her first go over hurdles when third at Tramore (2m, 80/1) a fortnight ago. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 3

Noble Rocco¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

40/1

Not much promise in bumper/2 maiden hurdles and best watched despite hailing from top yard.

Form: 797

Out West

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁴⁾| T: Daniel O'brien

40/1

Blue Bresil filly. Half-sister to poor 2m hurdle winner Marshella. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (winner around 2m) Cinders And Ashes.

Form:

Sonas^t1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁴⁾| T: H De Bromhead

28/1

Walk In The Park half-sister to useful hurdler Skyace and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Still Ciel. 12/1, never a threat in C&D novice hurdle on debut 3 weeks ago and likely to need more time. Tongue strap now fitted.

Form: 8

Taking It Handy⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁴⁾| T: J W Kenny

40/1

Sholokhov filly from the family of smart hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3m) No More Heroes. 20/1, finished well beaten in Killarney bumper on debut 6 weeks ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Mozart's Song

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: Eamon Courtney J: Eoghan Finegan

Forecasts

Game Point (4/11), Faerie Tales (13/2), Down After Dark (7/1), Gunny Hill (12/1), Don't Tell Paddy (14/1), Mozart's Song (25/1), Sonas (28/1), Noble Rocco (40/1), Out West (40/1), Taking It Handy (40/1), John Gun (66/1), You Lift Me Up (66/1), Blue Nude (125/1)

GAME POINT has made a bright start over hurdles and this looks a good opportunity for him to open his account. Faerie Tales made more impact than her uninspiring Flat record suggested she might when third on her hurdles debut at Tramore a fortnight ago and could improve. Newcomer Down After Dark is also worth a look.