March 20 / 14.20 Navan

14.20 Navan

Soft To Heavy

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £8092.92
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 15 runners
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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.30
  • Place: £1.10

Form: -59131 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Was well-backed when getting off the mark at Naas in December over 2m; did not get the best of runs when third off 10lb higher over 2m3f at Fairyhouse; won readily over 2m5f at Limerick at the end of January; 16lb rise for that may prove too much for him, though the form has been well advertised by the runner-up Buddy One, third in the Martin Pipe.
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2

21st Mar 2023

Heavy

2m 2f 112y

13:55 Clonmel

Carbon King

12st 0lb

J: Mr M C O’Donovan

T: Declan Queally

Won at Navan Monday and trainer says highly unlikely to run

1st

6

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Carbon King

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Was well-backed when getting off the mark at Naas in December over 2m; did not get the best of runs when third off 10lb higher over 2m3f at Fairyhouse; won readily over 2m5f at Limerick at the end of January; 16lb rise for that may prove too much for him, though the form has been well advertised by the runner-up Buddy One, third in the Martin Pipe.

11/4

1st

5

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:57 Limerick

Carbon King

11st 8lb

J: Declan Queally

T: Declan Queally

travelled strongly, soon led and made rest, good jump and clear 8th, faced challenge but going okay before 2 out, soon went clear again, easily

4/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: U60334

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Has slotted into handicap company effectively since down the field in a Punchestown maiden in December; finished third in races at Gowran and Navan; made a bad mistake at the last when fourth at Naas last time; may reverse form with Pont Audemer.
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2nd

13

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

By Your Side

10st 4lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Gordon Elliott

Has slotted into handicap company effectively since down the field in a Punchestown maiden in December; finished third in races at Gowran and Navan; made a bad mistake at the last when fourth at Naas last time; may reverse form with Pont Audemer.

4/1

4th

6

26th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 109y

14:10 Naas

By Your Side

11st 6lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Has slotted into handicap company effectively since down the field in a Punchestown maiden in which Libby was fourth; despite some untidy jumping managed a creditable third in a 20-runner contest Gowran; made a bad mistake at the last when taking the same placing over C&D 15 days ago.

9/2

3rd

13

11th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 123y

14:50 Naas

By Your Side

10st 10lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Gordon Elliott

Showed he will be competitive from this sort of mark when third of 20 (beaten 7l) in a handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; best form on the Flat was on good to soft so may improve for better ground.

15/2

6/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 000013 D BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won 1m soft ground maiden in France last May; well beaten on first four starts over hurdles, including on handicap debut at Limerick; proved a very different proposition when well fancied at the same venue last time, scoring easily; took a hefty 16lb rise for that and managed a respectable third at Naas last time.
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3rd

12

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Pont Audemer

10st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won 1m soft ground maiden in France last May; well beaten on first four starts over hurdles, including on handicap debut at Limerick; proved a very different proposition when well fancied at the same venue last time, scoring easily; took a hefty 16lb rise for that and managed a respectable third at Naas last time.

6/1

3rd

4

26th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 109y

14:10 Naas

Pont Audemer

11st 8lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won 1m soft ground maiden in France last May; well beaten on first four starts over hurdles, including on handicap debut at Limerick; proved a very different proposition when well fancied at the same venue last time, scoring easily; up 16lb but the form has been strongly boosted by wins for the placed horses Fiery Brown (10l winner) and Port Rashid.

11/4

1st

11

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:17 Limerick

Pont Audemer

10st 11lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

raced wide, held up in rear

6/1

Form: 1-9P37 C

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Sole win came over fences; good run when third in a 2m handicap chase at Fairyhouse in January; did not seem to stay 2m4f when reverting to hurdles at Gowran.
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4th

11

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Dont Go Yet

10st 11lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Edward Cawley

Sole win came over fences; good run when third in a 2m handicap chase at Fairyhouse in January; did not seem to stay 2m4f when reverting to hurdles at Gowran.

12/1

7th

16

18th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 4f 20y

14:52 Gowran Park

Dont Go Yet

10st 8lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Edward Cawley

Sole win came over fences; good run when beaten 1l at Fairyhouse last month; rated 13lb lower over timber but has stamina to prove at this trip.

6/1

3rd

6

28th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 1f 0y

13:01 Fairyhouse

Dont Go Yet

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Edward Cawley

Winner over this trip at Navan on his final start last season; two runs over further this term, made mistakes at Naas, struggled when raised in class in the Tim Duggan Memorial at Limerick; should be more at home here.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 001131 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Has won three of his last four starts and arrives on the back of a 5l success at Naas last month; up another 9lb but clearly thriving; versatile with regards to ground.
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5th

1

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Little Mixup

11st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Has won three of his last four starts and arrives on the back of a 5l success at Naas last month; up another 9lb but clearly thriving; versatile with regards to ground.

6/1

1st

14

26th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 109y

16:40 Naas

Little Mixup

10st 7lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Scored in a pair of handicap hurdles within four days after Christmas at Limerick and Punchestown; another solid effort when third off a 15lb higher mark at the latter venue last month; up another 1lb here and has run well on goodish ground before; leading chance.

6/1

Form: 30-U00 D

Last run: 111 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Showed very little in three runs during a short spell with Noel Kelly; switched to Charles Byrnes and capable from this sort of mark judged on his best form for Denis Hogan three seasons ago.
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6th

5

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Cafe Con Leche

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Showed very little in three runs during a short spell with Noel Kelly; switched to Charles Byrnes and capable from this sort of mark judged on his best form for Denis Hogan three seasons ago.

6/1

16th

1

29th Nov 2022

Yielding

2m 0f 57y

14:25 Punchestown

Cafe Con Leche

12st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Noel C Kelly

Was a decent third at Naas in February but two poor hurdle runs since sandwiched a poor unseat in a chase and has to bounce back

20/1

Form: 0680R0 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Form has been in decline since winning a Naas handicap hurdle early last year; already tailed off when refused at the last in Naas event won by Little Mixup, another poor run here last time.
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7th

8

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Bigz Belief

11st 3lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: Matthew J Smith

Form has been in decline since winning a Naas handicap hurdle early last year; already tailed off when refused at the last in Naas event won by Little Mixup, another poor run here last time.

33/1

21th

4

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Navan

Bigz Belief

11st 12lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Matthew J Smith

Form has been in decline since winning a Naas handicap hurdle on this ground 13 months ago; tailed off when refused at the last at Naas last Sunday.

40/1

11

26th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 109y

16:40 Naas

Bigz Belief

11st 0lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Matthew J Smith

Form has been in decline since winning a C&D handicap hurdle on goodish ground 13 months ago; 3lb below that winning mark now but hard to fancy on recent evidence.

33/1

Form: -25719 D

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner; below form over C&D when last seen and his best form is on good; off six months.
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8th

3

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Swelltime

11st 8lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: W J O’Doherty

Dual hurdle winner; below form over C&D when last seen and his best form is on good; off six months.

20/1

1st

8

(14)

25th Aug 2022

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:15 Navan

Swelltime

8st 13lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: W J O’Doherty

prominent, led after 1f, ridden towards near side under 3f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, always doing enough

7/2

Form: P-66P0 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
His 66-1 win at Down Royal a year ago seems to have been a flash in the pan; struggling since; big price when pulled-up at this venue in November; similar when tailed off here 16 days ago, tried with a tongue-tie now.
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9th

10

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Billable Grant

10st 12lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: C A McBratney

His 66-1 win at Down Royal a year ago seems to have been a flash in the pan; struggling since; big price when pulled-up at this venue in November; similar when tailed off here 16 days ago, tried with a tongue-tie now.

33/1

23th

12

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Navan

Billable Grant

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: C A McBratney

66-1 win at Down Royal a year ago seems to have been a flash in the pan struggling since; big price when pulled-up in 2m handicap at this venue in November.

66/1

Form: 897917 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner; bounced back to form with an extravagant win in testing conditions at Clonmel in January; failed to cope with 12lb rise and longer trip at Fairyhouse last month.
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10th

9

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Premier Queen

10st 13lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Mrs Prunella Dobbs

Bumper winner; bounced back to form with an extravagant win in testing conditions at Clonmel in January; failed to cope with 12lb rise and longer trip at Fairyhouse last month.

10/1

7th

6

8th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 3f 165y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Premier Queen

11st 11lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Mrs Prunella Dobbs

Bumper winner who bounced back to form in very impressive style when winning by 30l at Clonmel last month; 12lb rise may underestimate that performance and this is only her third start in a handicap; the one to beat.

13/8

1st

2

17th Jan 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 164y

14:20 Clonmel

Premier Queen

11st 13lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Mrs Prunella Dobbs

prominent on inner, not fluent 4th, led halfway, not fluent 3 out, soon clear with one other, clear going best before 2 out, went further clear approaching last, easily

20/1

Form: 31-P00

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Improved after joining Willie Mullins in the summer of 2021, placed twice before readily landing 2m2f Sligo handicap; no encouragement from three runs this season.
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11th

14

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Attitash

10st 3lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Improved after joining Willie Mullins in the summer of 2021, placed twice before readily landing 2m2f Sligo handicap; no encouragement from three runs this season.

25/1

18th

3

12th Mar 2023

Soft

1m 7f 89y

15:07 Naas

Attitash

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Improved after joining Willie Mullins in the summer of 2021, placed twice before readily landing 2m2f Sligo handicap; no encouragement from two runs this season; another new trainer now; first time with a tongue-tie.

20/1

15th

5

21st Dec 2022

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Attitash

11st 7lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Jennifer Monaghan

Improved after joining Willie Mullins in the summer of 2021, placed twice before readily landing 2m2f Sligo handicap; off for a long time before 33-1 when pulled-up on stable debut at Thurles last month.

16/1

Form: -71140 D

Last run: 178 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won a competitive Galway handicap hurdle last July but not as good at Listowel; off since a run on the Flat in October; stiff enough mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

4

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Darkened

11st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Won a competitive Galway handicap hurdle last July but not as good at Listowel; off since a run on the Flat in October; stiff enough mark.

12/1

5th

2

26th Oct 2022

Soft To Heavy

1m 4f 0y

17:10 Curragh

Darkened

11st 7lb

J: Mr Pat Taaffe

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Fair dual-purpose sort in good form this year, three wins including Tipperary Flat handicap in testing ground; fitness assured and one to consider.

5/2

Form: -UF170 D

Last run: 150 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won on Flat and over hurdles last summer on his favoured good ground; absent since October and may find ground conditions too testing.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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13th

7

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Wojood

11st 5lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Won on Flat and over hurdles last summer on his favoured good ground; absent since October and may find ground conditions too testing.

16/1

13th

14

21st Oct 2022

Good To Firm

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

13:35 Cheltenham

Wojood

10st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

always towards rear, mistake 4th

20/1

5th

3

(11)

6th Oct 2022

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 101y

15:45 Thurles

Wojood

9st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on, not reach leaders

13/2

Form: 1-P0 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden hurdle last season but has shown nothing in two starts since and was beaten a long way out last time; tongue-tie needs to have dramatic effect.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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2

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Enchanted Magic

11st 11lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: C A McBratney

Won a maiden hurdle last season but has shown nothing in two starts since and was beaten a long way out last time; tongue-tie needs to have dramatic effect.

25/1

15th

6

19th Feb 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 115y

15:45 Punchestown

Enchanted Magic

11st 2lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: C A McBratney

Made a winning debut in a 2m Gowran maiden last year when trained by Eoin Doyle; flopped in a Gowran handicap on only start for Willie Mullins; has changed stable again and tackles a new trip.

25/1

Form: 633312 D BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won a fillies' juvenile maiden at Hereford last month on her seventh attempt over hurdles; beaten a head in what was effectively a match at Doncaster 17 days ago; now 9lb higher than when third on handicap debut at Down Royal.
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15

20th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Navan

Circus Act

10st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: J A Nash

Won a fillies' juvenile maiden at Hereford last month on her seventh attempt over hurdles; beaten a head in what was effectively a match at Doncaster 17 days ago; now 9lb higher than when third on handicap debut at Down Royal.

10/1

2nd

4

3rd Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

13:25 Doncaster

Circus Act

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: J A Nash

Won a fillies' juvenile maiden at Hereford (2m, good) a fortnight ago; that was a first win at the seventh attempt over hurdles and Ballygeary provides tougher opposition here, but this Irish raider did it readily last time and has to be respected.

11/10

1st

3

15th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:00 Hereford

Circus Act

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: J A Nash

Irish challenger; third in her latest three attempts over hurdles, most recently in a Down Royal handicap; that was on soft ground but she has run reasonably on good; leading contender in a modest contest.

5/1

Non-runners

Circus Act

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €8.40
Straight Forecast €10.53
Tricast €43.19
Trifecta €26.80

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Circus Act

SPOTLIGHT:

By Your Side

The Irish Sun:

Carbon King

RP Ratings (IRE):

Premier Queen

POSTDATA:

Circus Act