June 18 / 13.45 Downpatrick

13.45

Good

Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6265.49
  • 2m 5f 60y
  • 13 runners
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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 422-43

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Has been very consistent of late and creeping up the ratings as a result; only beaten a length at Kilbeggan in April and nearest at the finish over 2m3f here last time; big player with the trip in his favour.
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Verdict Starting price

17th

15

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Mister Twist

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

Won 2m6f maiden at Downpatrick last summer but struggled twice afterwards in handicaps; absent since September and may just need this.

10/1

17th

15

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Mister Twist

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

Won 2m6f maiden at Downpatrick last summer but struggled twice afterwards in handicaps; absent since September and may just need this.

10/1

OUR TIP

5/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: U6P-34

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Close third in a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle and ran to a similar level at Tramore two weeks ago; blinkers tried here but a repeat of either of those runs gives her a chance.
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10th

11

20th Aug 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 100y

15:15 Tramore

Dylans Day

10st 11lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: P G Fahey

towards rear on outer

5/1

2nd

11

18th Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 60y

13:45 Downpatrick

Dylans Day

10st 11lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: P G Fahey

midfield, bumped then bumped rival 1st, slightly hampered 2nd, in touch with leaders when ridden before 2 out, pecked on landing 2 out, awkward jump last, kept on final 110yds, went second final stride

5/1

4th

3

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 30y

19:20 Tramore

Dylans Day

11st 7lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: P G Fahey

Was off the bridle early but finished strongly when a close third in a Wexford maiden hurdle two weeks ago; good ground here could well suit and could be going the right way.

4/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 6363-9

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stepped up to 2m7f to decent effect when third in a Thurles maiden hurdle in November; probably needed her comeback effort at Limerick last month; should do better here.
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8th

15

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Glendars Mahler

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Won a 2m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last year; was running well at Punchestown on debut for this yard in race won by Due Course when hampered two out; interesting.

14/1

8th

15

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Glendars Mahler

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Won a 2m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last year; was running well at Punchestown on debut for this yard in race won by Due Course when hampered two out; interesting.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest ability in two completed points; best watched here.
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11

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

15:20 Navan

DrumcLiff Bay

10st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Maiden has yet to indicate any signs of winning potential; pulled up on latest at Clonmel and 2lb wrong here; new headgear combination needs to have a transformative effect.

25/1

2

22nd Jul 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 41y

19:12 Ballinrobe

DrumcLiff Bay

11st 10lb

J: Daniel King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Handicap debutant; off since unseating in a Downpatrick hunter chase in March; placed in two point-to-points previously; best watched.

25/1

Form: 52

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a point-to-point and a remote second to an impressive winner in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle two weeks ago; probably capable of better but needs to improve a bit to have a chance here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

28

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

El Champo

11st 1lb

T: P J Rothwell

Winner of five races, up against it after failing to complete his last two starts; third reserve.

21

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

El Champo

10st 0lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Three wins over timber, the most recent at Galway in October 2023; two chase wins in 2025 but pulled up in that sphere on latest at Gowran a month ago; 4lb wrong back over hurdles; others preferred.

18/1

12

7th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

16:18 Gowran Park

El Champo

10st 9lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Three-time winner over hurdles and came good over fences last August/September, winning twice including a 2m6f handicap at Listowel; only fair form since then, and this trip may prove inadequate.

12/1

Form: 4-4

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Would have finished closer in a Down Royal maiden hurdle two weeks ago but for drifting left; going the right way and has an each-way chance as an unexposed horse.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

15

13th Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

15:15 Downpatrick

JAdore Chas

11st 0lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

prominent

20/1

6th

10

18th Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 60y

13:45 Downpatrick

JAdore Chas

10st 12lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

midfield, ridden and no impression from 2 out

16/1

4th

11

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 80y

18:30 Down Royal

JAdore Chas

10st 12lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Gerald Stephen Quinn

Tailed off last of four finishers on debut in Stratford 4yo hurdle in March.

50/1

Form: 05

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Kept on again late in a 2m4f Down Royal maiden hurdle two weeks ago; cheekpieces replace the visor here; going the right way and the rider booking is certainly attractive.
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0

12

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 110y

Class 5

12:35 Lingfield

Alkajack

10st 11lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Clare Hobson

A glimmer of promise in points and hurdle races when trained in Ireland and changed hands for 7,000gns this summer; 40-1, failed to show much on chase/handicap debut at Warwick (2m4f, soft) there weeks ago; visor (tried once, well beaten but best form) returns.

50/1

0

5

8th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

12:45 Warwick

Alkajack

11st 8lb

J: Will Featherstone

T: Clare Hobson

midfield, slow jump 2nd, towards rear with one circuit to go, detached and struggling before 11th

33/1

Form: U8

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner and ran okay in in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Punchestown last week; capable of improvement and could outrun his likely odds.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

18:05 Downpatrick

Nevermindestranger

11st 4lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Nigel Johnston

Dead-heated in a point in 2023; placed in a maiden hurdle at Sligo the same year; first run for a new stable after a long layoff.

33/1

8th

15

27th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:15 Listowel

Nevermindestranger

11st 4lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: D M Christie

Point winner; promise under rules last year but hasn't kicked on in handicaps this time around.

50/1

5th

9

30th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:15 Down Royal

Nevermindestranger

10st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: D M Christie

Point-to-point winner showed a little more in recent Sligo handicap hurdle (2m2f, soft) but not enough to warrant major interest in here.

25/1

Form: 5/9U7-

Last run: 106 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Distant fourth on debut was promising but she's shown very little in four subsequent starts.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

12

25th Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 122y

19:08 Ballinrobe

Shesdoenwell

10st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

Most promising effort was her bumper debut behind Champ Kiely; not a lot to take out of her maiden efforts and has a lot to prove on handicap debut.

20/1

9th

13

18th Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 60y

13:45 Downpatrick

Shesdoenwell

10st 11lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: Thomas Gibney

slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off

33/1

22

8th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:10 Fairyhouse

Shesdoenwell

11st 5lb

J: E Walsh

T: Thomas Gibney

Distant fourth on debut was promising but she's shown very little in four subsequent starts.

100/1

Form: 4233-2

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner for Willie Mullins last year; good start for his current trainer when touched off in a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle last month; tough task giving weight all round here but has the rating to do it and should go close.
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9th

5

11th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

17:05 Downpatrick

High City Roller

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Liz Doyle

Bumper winner when trained by Willie Mullins; went close in a few maiden hurdles but only a remote fourth at Clonmel last week; first-time cheekpieces added to tongue-tie on his chasing debut; betting will guide.

13/2

4th

1

3rd Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 206y

14:45 Clonmel

High City Roller

11st 12lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

Bumper winner has gone close a couple of times in maidens but well held in two starts this year; drying ground would help.

13/2

3rd

3

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

17:10 Kilbeggan

High City Roller

11st 12lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

in touch with leaders

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won the second of two points at Grennan last month; potentially interesting runner from this stable and worth a market check.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

29th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 5f 100y

15:36 Galway

Alvarez Eclipse

11st 12lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Declan Queally

led at steady pace, steadied and joined after 6th, not fluent and headed 8th, not fluent 2 out, kept on and went second run-in, no match for winner

8/1

4th

1

14th Jul 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:00 Cork

Alvarez Eclipse

11st 12lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

walked to post, in touch with leaders on inner

7/1

3

18th Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 60y

13:45 Downpatrick

Alvarez Eclipse

11st 4lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Declan Queally

walked to post, whipped round start and unseated rider start

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-brother to bumper winner Harald Hardrad; dam unraced half-sister to 1m4f-2m (Irish Cesarewitch) Flat/useful 2m hurdle winner Dani California and smart 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Commanche Red; stamina-laden pedigree; likely to improve plenty for this but worth watching.
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0

1

19th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:15 Perth

Billy Hyatt

11st 4lb

J: Miss Roisin Leech

T: Andrew Hamilton

Ex-Stuart Crawford; poor form; best watched on stable debut.

66/1

4th

3

16th Jul 2023

Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:05 Perth

Billy Hyatt

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: S R B Crawford

raced in last, went third 5th, outpaced and lost ground quickly after 3 out, soon struggling

40/1

1

6th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Billy Hyatt

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: S R B Crawford

Pulled and tailed off in both his runs over hurdles; now tongue tied; lots to prove.

50/1

Form: 7UP-9

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on his one completed start over hurdles at Tramore two weeks ago; makes little appeal.
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14

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Downpatrick

Lucky Two

11st 7lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: Thomas Gibney

Unplaced in 11 starts; distant sixth last time was one of his better recent efforts but best watched in a race with this much depth.

16/1

6th

16

21st May 2024

Good

2m 7f 144y

17:00 Punchestown

Lucky Two

10st 8lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Thomas Gibney

Well beaten in three handicaps lately and has to find major improvement.

20/1

6th

16

21st May 2024

Good

2m 7f 144y

17:00 Punchestown

Lucky Two

10st 8lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Thomas Gibney

Well beaten in three handicaps lately and has to find major improvement.

20/1

Non-runners

High City Roller

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €9.50
Straight Forecast €9.79
Trifecta €51.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mister Twist

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mister Twist

POSTDATA:

Mister Twist

The Irish Sun:

Mister Twist