19:05 Ballinrobe

Friday 9 September 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.20s

1^st

Red Striker

711-1

7/1

T: A McNamaraJ: P J O'Hanlon (2)

Tracked leader, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd halfway and well clear of remainder, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and 3 lengths clear before last, stayed on well run-in op 5/1

2^nd

Itsalonglongroad

811-10

14/1

T: C CoakleyJ: Shane O'Callaghan (4)

Chased leaders, closer 4th and headway to lead before 6th where bumped rival, pushed along after 3 out and headed next, ridden and no impression on winner from before last, kept on one pace op 18/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

Joeswayornoway

611-5

5/1

T: E SheehyJ: Kieren Buckley (2)

Chased clear leaders, remote 6th halfway, 5th and closer approaching 2 out, 4th when slightly hampered on landing last, kept on one pace into 3rd

4^th

Jack Holiday

812-0

18/5

T: J F GleesonJ: M J M O'Sullivan (4)

Led, well clear with 2 rivals halfway, headed before 6th where hampered, pushed along after 3 out, 3rd and no impression next, slight mistake last, no extra op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

5 ½

Berliet Express

611-0

7/1

T: P J RothwellJ: E Walsh

Towards rear and well off pace, headway into 4th after 3 out, mistake next, 5th and no impression before last, no extra run-in op 13/2

6^th

7 ½

Likable Chancer

810-6

12/1

T: D HowardJ: Gary Noonan (4)

Mid-division and well off pace, remote 7th halfway, towards rear before 3 out, some headway into moderate 7th after 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 22/1

7^th

2 ½

Ricky Langford

811-2

7/2f

T: P J RothwellJ: J B Foley

Mid-division and well off pace, remote 4th halfway, 6th and ridden approaching 2 out, no extra tchd 10/3

8^th

1 ½

Inagh's Gift

910-5

14/1

T: S P HennessyJ: Daniel King (4)

Towards rear and well off pace, never a factor, kept on one pace from 3 out tchd 18/1

9^th

3 ¼

Fly De Megaudais

910-6

16/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: Cian Quirke (4)

Chased clear leaders, mistake 4th, remote 5th halfway, 7th and no impression approaching 2 out, no extra op 18/1

10^th

6 ½

Cluan Dara

1010-11

25/1

T: J P RyanJ: Philip Donovan (2)

Always towards rear and well off pace, never a factor, no threat from 3 out, no impression when pecked badly last op 22/1

11^th

Romella

811-8

16/1

T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin

Mid-division when mistake 2nd, chased clear leaders, remote 8th halfway, no extra from 3 out op 14/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

So Easy Way

610-0

25/1

T: I MaddenJ: Kieran Callaghan (4)

Always towards rear, well off pace and detached in rear before 6th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Withallduerespect⁶⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Dreamsrmadeofthis¹⁸⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: E Bolger J: Tom Kelly

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€2.40, €3.90, €2.50EX:€85.00Trifecta:€539.10Tricast:€543.78SF:€104.31

Forecasts

Ricky Langford (7/2), Jack Holiday (18/5), Joeswayornoway (5/1), Withallduerespect (11/2), Red Striker (7/1), Berliet Express (7/1), Dreamsrmadeofthis (10/1), Likable Chancer (12/1), Itsalonglongroad (14/1), Inagh's Gift (14/1), Fly De Megaudais (16/1), Romella (16/1), Cluan Dara (25/1), So Easy Way (25/1)

An open handicap but RICKY LANGFORD arrives on the back of a good Wexford second and can win this race for the second year running having been nudged up just 1 lb. Red Striker looks to have more to offer and is next on the list ahead of the unexposed Dreamsrmadeofthis.

RICKY LANGFORD (IRE)
RED STRIKER (IRE)
DREAMSRMADEOFTHIS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Ricky Langford

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 7

J: J P O'Sullivan | T: P J Rothwell

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,800.002nd: €2,600.003rd: €1,299.004th: €650.005th: €390.006th: €259.00