16:55 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 29 August 2017

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 2.20s

1^st

Valgor Du Ronceray

811-12

5/4f

T: J P O'BrienJ: S A Shortall

Made all, asserted run-in, stayed on well closing stages, easily op 6/5 tchd 11/8

2^nd

Now Let Go

711-5

5/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: P E Corbett

Tracked leader, slight mistake 2nd, no impression and kept on same pace run-in op 7/2

3^rd

Kitty B

810-11

10/1

T: J P RyanJ: A W Short (4)

Mid-division early, moderate 5th after 4th, no impression in 4th after 2 out where slight mistake, slight mistake last, kept on without threatening run-in op 12/1

4^th

2 ¾

Ormskirk

411-7

7/1

T: G P CromwellJ: A McCurtin (2)

Soon raced in 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, no impression after 2 out, slight mistake last, one pace

5^th

La Regle

411-2

50/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (4)

Held up, moderate 8th after 4th, slight mistake 4 out, no impression next, headway into moderate 4th when jumped right 2 out, one pace after op 33/1

6^th

4 ½

Hip Hop Dancer

610-11

33/1

T: P ByrneJ: John J Fitzpatrick (4)

Soon towards rear, not fluent 4 out, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening op 28/1

7^th

4 ¼

Grandads Choice

511-4

25/1

T: M WintersJ: B J Foley (4)

Mid-division early, slight mistake 3rd, moderate 7th after 4th, not fluent 4 out, soon no danger

8^th

Kosovo

411-2

50/1

T: S J MahonJ: C D Meehan (4)

Mid-division early, moderate 6th after 4th, no danger 3 out

9^th

8 ½

Divin Desir

411-2

66/1

T: I MaddenJ: C D Timmons

Held up towards rear and a little keen, moderate 9th after 4th, headway to chase leaders from before 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon no danger

10^th

Mickey Shea

511-4

33/1

T: D CullenJ: A Ring

Held up, moderate 10th after 4th, pushed along from next, soon no danger op 50/1

Also Ran

Raghallaigh

911-4

50/1

T: J ReillyJ: Ricky Doyle (4)

Held up, not always fluent jumping, rider without irons after 3rd, soon behind towards rear, no danger 4 out, soon pulled up

Wait Here

411-2

8/1

T: A LeahyJ: D J McInerney (4)

Chased leaders early, moderate 4th after 4th, pushed along after 5th, soon lost place, not fluent next, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.02, €1.60, €2.70EX:€5.40Trifecta:€26.50SF:€4.45

Forecasts

Valgor Du Ronceray (5/4), Now Let Go (5/2), Ormskirk (7/1), Wait Here (8/1), Kitty B (10/1), Grandads Choice (25/1), Hip Hop Dancer (33/1), Mickey Shea (33/1), La Regle (50/1), Kosovo (50/1), Raghallaigh (50/1), Divin Desir (66/1)

Debuts for runners age nine and six, doesn't say a great deal for the quality of this race. Ormskirk, is improving over hurdles, Kitty B, has disappointed here, but is better than the majority of this field and Wait Here, could be one for the notebooks, while, VALGOR DU RONCERAY, should really be winning among this type of opposition.

Valgor Du Ronceray
Wait Here
Kitty B

Previous Winners

2016

Highway Royal

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: C Brassil | T: S J Mahon

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,316.002nd: €2,579.003rd: €1,228.004th: €553.005th: €216.00