December 07 / 14.22 Clonmel

14.22

Soft

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6526.55
  • 2m 3f 14y
  • 14 runners
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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

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8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.20
  • Place: £2.50

Form: -75770

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Dual point-to-point winner but now 0-10 under Rules, never landing a blow in better-class Cheltenham handicap on latest; can't be ruled out now dropped in grade.
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2

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

19:20 Fontwell

Kitsilano

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: David Bridgwater

Both wins on heavy, latterly a 2m chase at Leicester in February; creditable third at Plumpton next time but didn't jump well when remote fourth over 2m5f here (good to soft) four weeks ago; on the back of that the cheekpieces he's worn on his last five outings are replaced by a first-time visor.

12/1

4th

1

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

15:30 Fontwell

Kitsilano

12st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: David Bridgwater

The ground was heavy for his hurdle win in Ireland (2m3f) and when scoring by 8l at Leicester two runs ago (2m), opening his chase account after wind surgery; ran okay off this 7lb higher mark at Plumpton (soft) latest but drying conditions might not be favourable.

11/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 9090-8

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
First reserve; opening two handicap runs have been underwhelming; much more needed.
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5th

1

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:20 Naas

The Big Cloud

12st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Shane Crawley

Course winner of a handicap chase in December, showing no ill-effects from an 11-month absence in beating a solid yardstick; in touch when falling two at Clonmel in January; could go well from a mark 7lb below her chase rating; talented 5lb claimer into the bargain.

7/2

1

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:38 Gowran Park

The Big Cloud

12st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Shane Crawley

Won over this trip at Limerick (heavy) at the end of last season before a respectable fourth of 16 at Naas later that month and likeable reappearance effort back at Limerick over Christmas; may come on for that and warrants respect; wears a first-time tongue-tie.

6/1

1

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:38 Gowran Park

The Big Cloud

12st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Shane Crawley

Won over this trip at Limerick (heavy) at the end of last season before a respectable fourth of 16 at Naas later that month and likeable reappearance effort back at Limerick over Christmas; may come on for that and warrants respect; wears a first-time tongue-tie.

6/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 5127-6

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Sole victory came in a Fairyhouse handicap chase a year ago and was runner-up on heavy here in April; well beaten twice since and now reverts to hurdles (0-19).
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5th

13

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Eddies Pride

10st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Both chase wins have been over further and hasn't won in over two years; impossible task at weights in veterans' handicap at this course when last seen but still hard to make a case for.

66/1

Form: 070-77

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Opening handicap efforts underwhelming although heavy ground possibly not ideal latest; may want better ground.
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11th

4

23rd Jan 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

14:20 Down Royal

Always Enchanting

11st 11lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

Finished 2.75l behind Shana Cloon in a Punchestown handicap before easily getting off the mark at Clonmel last time; this is tougher off 9lb higher but respected.

100/30

1st

11

11th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 116y

15:20 Clonmel

Always Enchanting

11st 2lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, steady headway to lead before 2 out, nudged along and went clear approaching last, easily

10/1

Form: 0-000

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Precious little to take from three maiden runs, very hard to make a case for on handicap debut.
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6

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

19:15 Ffos Las

Perfect Pupil

11st 5lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Won handicap hurdle at Down Royal last March but inconsistent and has not made a serious impact with cheekpieces enlisted for his two runs for new yard; balance of form suggests he has work to do.

16/1

6

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

19:15 Ffos Las

Perfect Pupil

11st 5lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Won handicap hurdle at Down Royal last March but inconsistent and has not made a serious impact with cheekpieces enlisted for his two runs for new yard; balance of form suggests he has work to do.

16/1

4th

2

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:42 Hereford

Perfect Pupil

12st 0lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Won handicap hurdle at Down Royal last March but inconsistent and beaten 20l when fourth of five finishers on this month's stable debut at Leicester (2m4f, good to soft); that made it 0-5 over fences; others preferred.

10/1

Form: 0-7339

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Sole win over hurdles came at Tramore in 2022 and fine run on return back at same venue in October; never landed a blow (none too fluent and clipped heels) at Limerick last month but top-weight still respected.
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3rd

12

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Bite That

10st 8lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Last won over hurdles here (2m, good) in 2022; rated 23lb higher over fences but hard to fancy on the evidence of his last three runs over hurdles at Clonmel.

28/1

9th

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Bite That

10st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Patrick J Flynn

Hurdles win came at Tramore back in 2022, more recently won over fences at Wexford last summer; soft ground not ideal of late so improvement on the cards back on a sound surface.

12/1

12th

6

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

17:12 Clonmel

Bite That

10st 13lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Infrequent winner but consistent in the main and deserved his Wexford chase victory a year ago; has failed to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three outings since then; tailed off here four weeks ago in the race won by Courtbrack Boy.

14/1

Form: /637-6 C

Last run: 210 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Maiden winner on debut here back in March 2021 for Denise O'Shea but without a win since, pick of form when third in 2m handicap here in March off 85; first start for new yard.
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10th

13

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 20y

15:00 Cork

Kate Ill Know

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: David Kenneth Budds

Veteran mare has tended to reserve her best form for Wexford; poor recent chase run there dents any confidence; new headgear combination at the age of 12.

12/1

10th

13

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:38 Wexford

Kate Ill Know

10st 2lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: David Kenneth Budds

Veteran mare with two wins to her name over hurdles; hasn't cut much ice in three tries over fences; beaten 23l on return from a break over hurdles at Roscommon last time (2m, good); others make more appeal.

20/1

Form: /401-0 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Interrupted campaign for mare who got off the mark over this trip at Gowran over a year ago off basement 80 mark in first-time cheekpieces; off a further year until never counting in midfield when attempting repeat win last month; entitled to come on for that.
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8th

5

7th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 3f 14y

14:22 Clonmel

Kopon

11st 6lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gearoid O’Loughlin

Interrupted campaign for mare who got off the mark over this trip at Gowran over a year ago off basement 80 mark in first-time cheekpieces; off a further year until never counting in midfield when attempting repeat win last month; entitled to come on for that.

7/1

11th

8

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:37 Gowran Park

Kopon

11st 6lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Gearoid O’Loughlin

Had some absences during her long career and now back from another, with this her first sighting since winning this decisively 12 months ago off 7lb lower (in this new headgear combination); hard to rule out.

9/1

1st

17

26th Nov 2022

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:20 Gowran Park

Kopon

10st 13lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Gearoid O’Loughlin

midfield

33/1

Form: 2489/P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Second reserve; placed a number of times over hurdles when trained in Britain at up to 2m7f; returned from nearly two years off when pulled up over 3m at Limerick last month, having jumped left; best watched.
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3rd

4

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:22 Listowel

Chosen Shant

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Long-standing maiden until joining yard last summer and then went back-to-back at Wexford in July/August; well beaten at the festival here on next start and has struggled since; better ground will help and she's 1lb lower than last winning mark.

8/1

4th

5

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:25 Wexford

Chosen Shant

10st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Dual hurdle winner but is rated only 86 over fences and is out of her depth against some of these rivals.

100/1

7th

10

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:50 Clonmel

Chosen Shant

10st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Back-to-back winner of modest handicap hurdles at Wexford last summer; lost form in the autumn and ran poorly at Limerick four weeks ago on his first run after a winter break; better ground could make a big difference now; only 2lb above his last winning mark.

12/1

Form: 8-09P7

Last run: 90 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Poor form at big odds in four maidens runs, not easy to see her making an immediate impact in handicaps.
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14

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:35 Limerick

Perfectway

10st 3lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Eoin Griffin

Maiden posted decent runs on two of last three starts, at Tramore and Clonmel; off the same mark and yard is going well at present so can be involved with a repeat.

8/1

4th

15

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

15:55 Clonmel

Perfectway

10st 3lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Eoin Griffin

Maiden responded to first-time blinkers when fourth at Tramore but was poor at Wexford since and has to rebound from that.

20/1

11th

14

29th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 100y

17:35 Wexford

Perfectway

10st 2lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Eoin Griffin

Continues to struggle off lowly mark, though some merit in recent Tramore effort over this trip (good) when blinkers replaced cheekpieces; more needed.

10/1

Form: -46P48

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Won twice over 2m in 2021 for Charles Byrnes but not too much of note since, barely getting home over today's trip last twice; opposable.
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10th

13

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

14:15 Killarney

Gendarme

10st 6lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Charles Coakley

No further success since back-to-back victories for Cathal Byrnes in July 2021; weak form over fences in the spring; struggled on return to hurdling at Tramore in August.

33/1

14th

15

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:48 Tramore

Gendarme

10st 0lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Charles Coakley

Course winner is 2-24 over hurdles but no win since back to back victories in July 2021; yet to fire in six runs for Charles Coakley but one of his better efforts when beaten 10l in a handicap chase at Limerick last time; tongue tie and visor reached for again (pulled up last time he wore them); hard to fancy.

20/1

Form: 0-0044

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Best effort yet in handicaps came last month off career-low mark at Wexford over 2m4f under a positive ride; slightly shorter trip should suit so don't rule out.
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7th

11

(10)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 5f 190y

15:22 Sligo

Cornmarket

9st 3lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: John J Cullen

Mayo contender was a revelation for his new trainer last year; won three hurdles on decent ground here, latest over 3m1f; showed nothing in Flat maidens as a youngster, but he's a different model nowadays and could be very well in; has won off similar layoff.

4/1

1st

7

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 80y

17:30 Sligo

Cornmarket

11st 0lb

J: Alan King

T: John J Cullen

Speedily-bred but won back-to-back 2m4f handicap hurdles at this track early in the summer; found out by a higher mark since but ran well on chasing debut last time, both here; this trip is a question.

13/2

3

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 27y

16:10 Sligo

Cornmarket

11st 9lb

J: Alan King

T: John J Cullen

Last three runs here; won consecutive handicap hurdles over 2m4f before a solid fourth over a similar trip; has a shout if jumping soundly on chasing debut.

6/1

Form: 6P-5P0

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Standout run came when third in 2m maiden here a year ago (soft); well held in handicaps however, latest after a short break at Cork in October; declining mark but remains opposable.
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10th

9

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:50 Killarney

Kadys Dirha

11st 0lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Thomas P O’Connor

A 27-race maiden who was tailed off behind Tippin And Tappin (runs in first division) on most recent chase start and no signs of a revival when well held over timber last week.

33/1

16

11th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:15 Cork

Kadys Dirha

11st 5lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Thomas P O’Connor

Rated 80 after 19 hurdle starts and can't be fancied in a maiden.

50/1

12

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 160y

19:38 Limerick

Kadys Dirha

11st 0lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Thomas P O’Connor

Record of 0-25 under rules but is a better chaser; backed from 50-1 into 10-1 before the off when fifth in 3m1f Tipperary maiden hurdle eight days ago; had three runner-up finishes in handicap chases last summer; each-way contender.

12/1

Form: P90-08

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Third in a Kilbeggan bumper last year for Noel Dooly but nothing comparable over hurdles, jumping badly on last month's handicap debut at Wexford; cheekpieces now tried.
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0

13

7th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 3f 14y

14:22 Clonmel

Mollys Dream

11st 3lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Eoin Doyle

didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, mistake and lost ground 1st, soon towards rear, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

20/1

8th

9

17th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:45 Wexford

Mollys Dream

11st 5lb

J: Mr G F Wallis

T: Eoin Doyle

Third in a Kilbeggan bumper in 2022 for Noel Dooly but nothing so far in four maiden hurdle runs over various trips; encounters much more testing conditions here on handicap debut.

16/1

Non-runners

Gamigin, Jimli's Cave, Knocknaconnery, Pana To Milan, Western Model

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Payout
Exacta €15.60
Straight Forecast €9.67
Tricast €92.74
Trifecta €311.00

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Western Model

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cornmarket

SPOTLIGHT:

Pana To Milan

POSTDATA:

Bite That