12:05 Leopardstown

Tuesday 29 December 2020

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

1^st

Midnight Maestro

811-10

16/1

T: E BolgerJ: T Joseph Kelly (4)

Prominent, 4th after 5th, progress after 6th, 3rd 3 out, disputed 2nd at last (normal 2 out) where left in lead, asserted 1 1/2f out, ridden and ran on strongly 1f out, comfortably op 11/1 tchd 14/1

2^nd

8 ½

Theatre World

811-11

11/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: C J Orr

Led, headed after 1st and tracked leader, 3rd after last (normal 2 out), progress to 2nd over 1f out, no impression on leader, kept on same pace tchd 12/1

3^rd

Askann

811-6

10/1

T: M TorrensJ: Simon Torrens (2)

Rear of mid-division, 10th after last (normal 2 out), ran on strongly final furlong to 3rd close home, never nearer

4^th

Riviera Sun

1111-10

50/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor (4)

In rear, towards rear after 3rd, headway before 7th, slightly hampered at last (normal 2 out), soon 8th, stayed on to 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 4th close home op 28/1

5^th

2 ½

Niccolai

611-5

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Emma Twomey (4)

Towards rear, headway to 8th before 6th, 7th after last (normal 2 out), no impression on leader in 5th 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace

6^th

Something Sweet

810-8

25/1

T: R J McGrathJ: Liam Quinlan (2)

Mid-division, pecked at last (normal 2 out), soon ridden in 9th, 7th 1f out, kept on, never nearer tchd 22/1

7^th

2 ½

Thegoaheadman

611-3

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Cian Cullinan (4)

In touch, 5th halfway, mistake at 6th, progress after 2 out, 4th after last (normal 2 out), dropped to 6th over 1f out, one paced op 22/1

8^th

2 ¾

Champagne Beauty

611-0

14/1

T: P D FitzgeraldJ: E Walsh (2)

Chased leader, 7th halfway, headway after 2 out, disputed 2nd at last (normal 2 out), soon under pressure and ridden in 2nd, weakened final furlong op 18/1 tchd 16/1

9^th

1 ¼

La Tektor

911-12

4/1f

T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (4)

Mid-division, 9th at 6th, no impression before last (normal 2 out) where hampered, soon under pressure in 12th, no impression, modest late headway op 9/2

10^th

Smitty Bacall

911-6

50/1

T: J R BarryJ: M Hamill

Chased leader, lost place after 7th, no impression after last (normal 2 out), one paced over 1f out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

11^th

Optical Confusion

810-13

25/1

T: M ButlerJ: Richard Condon (4)

Rear, progress after 7th, 11th after last (normal 2 out), one paced over 1f out

12^th

Memory Tree

611-9

9/2

T: H De BromheadJ: D P Holden (4)

Tracked leader, led after 1st, headed after 3rd, 4th 3 out, progress after 3 out, 5th after last (normal 2 out), weakened 1 1/2f out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

13^th

Top Of The Charts

611-6

20/1

T: G P CromwellJ: M J Stenson (4)

Rear, no impression, never a factor tchd 22/1

14^th

Make My Heart Fly

812-0

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: J R Wildman (4)

Rear, under pressure after 3 out, no headway, never a factor op 22/1

15^th

Mac N Cheese

1011-8

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C P McNamara

Always in rear, no impression, never a factor op 11/1 tchd 12/1

16^th

Touch Of Oscar

611-12

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: O R Brown (4)

Prominent, 6th halfway, lost place after 6th, improved to 6th 3 out, weakened after 2 out (normal 3 out), pecked at last, tailed off tchd 28/1

17^th

Fiveaftermidnight

710-11

18/1

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

Rear of mid-division, no impression and dropped towards rear before 2 out (normal 3 out), soon weakened, mistake at last, tailed off tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Moratorium

711-11

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: E O'Connell (2)

Mid-division, lost place before 8th, jumped right in detached rear 4 out, pulled up 2 out (normal 3 out)

Scully's Dream

911-1

18/1

T: J FaheyJ: Aidan Kelly (4)

Tracked leader, not fluent at 3rd, led after 3rd and kept wide, 3 lengths clear after 6th, increased advantage before 3 out, reduced lead 2 out, fell at last (normal 2 out) op 16/1

Bitview Colin

910-12

33/1

T: J P RyanJ: Jack Brendan Foley (4)

Towards rear, mistake and unseated rider at 4th tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Cluan Dara³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 2

Princely Conn²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 11

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€22.10Pl:€4.00, €2.70, €2.40, €10.80EX:€387.30Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€1,887.88SF:€169.62

Forecasts

La Tektor (4/1), Memory Tree (9/2), Moratorium (17/2), Askann (10/1), Theatre World (11/1), Champagne Beauty (14/1), Mac N Cheese (14/1), Midnight Maestro (16/1), Fiveaftermidnight (18/1), Scully's Dream (18/1), Niccolai (20/1), Top Of The Charts (20/1), Something Sweet (25/1), Thegoaheadman (25/1), Optical Confusion (25/1), Make My Heart Fly (25/1), Touch Of Oscar (25/1), Cluan Dara (25/1), Bitview Colin (33/1), Princely Conn (33/1), Riviera Sun (50/1), Smitty Bacall (50/1)

It could be worth siding with MAC N CHEESE on his first run for 15 months. He did well upon joining Gavin Cromwell in 2019 and has won on the back of a long absence in the past. Moratorium could do better now handicapping in this sphere for top connections and is worth considering, with Memory Tree another to keep in mind.

MAC N CHEESE (IRE)
MORATORIUM (IRE)
MEMORY TREE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Best Behavior

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: B Browne | T: O McKiernan

8/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,200.002nd: €3,400.003rd: €1,700.004th: €850.005th: €510.006th: €340.00