October 12 / 13.40 Fairyhouse

13.40

Good

Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6413.04
  • 2m 4f 110y
  • 12 runners
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Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £20.60
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 8-4668

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
1-3 in points; 0-5 in bumpers and tailed off in her last two on soft ground; probably better suited by these conditions but others have achieved more.
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4th

13

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 24y

18:48 Roscommon

Born Bright

10st 1lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Won three races last year, including handicap chases at Tipperary (2m7f, yielding) and Market Rasen (3m, good); is 6lb higher than for that latter win; shaped nicely on return from a break over hurdles at Wexford 23 days ago but soft ground would be a big concern for her.

10/1

3rd

1

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Born Bright

11st 12lb

J: James Smith

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Dual hurdles winner was in good form over fences last summer, winning twice; has won after a break before, so she's in the mix on return.

7/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 75026

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Maiden pointer; improved effort to be second of 16 at Kilbeggan (2m3f) but has ground to make up with Blacksmiths Forge on their recent Roscommon encounter.
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10th

12

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 170y

16:25 Clonmel

Lady Nightingale

11st 2lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

Standout effort a 3.5l second in a Fairyhouse maiden last October; has struggled in handicaps, beaten 16l at Kilbeggan on latest; needs more.

25/1

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6/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 627

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
6l runner-up over 2m4f at Kilbeggan in June (good) and perhaps soft ground was against her when last to finish in a Listowel bumper; possible.
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8

21st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 180y

19:35 Kilbeggan

Ad Caelum

10st 13lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has a good record over hurdles at this venue; has yet to score in 13 starts over fences; pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Galway last time; stablemate The Dara Man is more interesting.

12/1

18

1st Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 108y

15:12 Galway

Ad Caelum

10st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John Patrick Ryan

Won at Kilbeggan in June, his fifth hurdle win, but was beaten a long way there since so has to bounce back in a competitive race.

25/1

5th

8

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:57 Kilbeggan

Ad Caelum

10st 13lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has established a good record at this venue; gained a second course win last month, also twice runner-up here; this is a bit shorter than her optimum trip.

10/1

Form: 0-4590

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced in a couple of 2m3f maidens during May but backward steps since then, latterly on handicap debut (2m2f, good) when she stopped to nothing; bit to prove now.
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15th

13

3rd Mar 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

14:45 Leopardstown

Nells Choice

10st 7lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

midfield on outer

20/1

Form: 86

Last run: 136 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran okay over hurdles at Tipperary on debut but then tailed off in a bumper; changed yards; others safer.
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8th

7

26th Nov 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:15 Tramore

Sarrealta

10st 13lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: C A Murphy

Promise on debut for this yard after an absence when a staying on fifth of 10 at Fairyhouse (20.5f, good) last month; different conditions to contend with here and she struggled on easy ground at Wexford back in May; probably best watched.

16/1

8th

7

26th Nov 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:15 Tramore

Sarrealta

10st 13lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: C A Murphy

Promise on debut for this yard after an absence when a staying on fifth of 10 at Fairyhouse (20.5f, good) last month; different conditions to contend with here and she struggled on easy ground at Wexford back in May; probably best watched.

16/1

5th

7

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Sarrealta

10st 13lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: C A Murphy

towards rear, not fluent 2nd

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
10,000euros 3yo; second foal; half-sister to 2m7f-3m2f hurdle winner Lelantos; dam unplaced bumpers and 2m/2m4f hurdles; likely best watched.
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2nd

9

10th Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 113y

20:30 Ballinrobe

Poetic Focus

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Andrew Slattery

0-12 and hasn't looked like shedding the maiden tag in recent starts; tailed off at Sligo latest; others more convincing.

25/1

13th

7

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

16:00 Sligo

Poetic Focus

11st 1lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Much better, compared to her return, at Bellewstown last time when a 12.5l fifth of 15; others more likely.

14/1

5th

10

4th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

19:18 Bellewstown

Poetic Focus

11st 2lb

J: Josh Younge

T: Andrew Slattery

Promise in two of her six runs last season, including when fifth in this contest on good off 7lb higher; too keen and soft ground legitimate excuses for below-par effort on yard/seasonal debut at Limerick; worth monitoring.

20/1

Form: 77

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Insuffucient promise in maidens at Ballinrobe and Kilbeggan to make the shortlist here.
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7th

9

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Silver Mill

10st 13lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: John Patrick Ryan

towards rear

66/1

7th

12

4th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

16:55 Kilbeggan

Silver Mill

10st 11lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Made little impression over 2m2f on debut at Roscommon; pedigree suggests this longer trip may suit

25/1

Form:

Last run: 65 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Completely tailed off in a Sligo bumper two months ago.
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14

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:12 Gowran Park

Frenchfort Legend

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Tailed off at huge odds in both runs so far.

100/1

11th

14

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:12 Gowran Park

Frenchfort Legend

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Tailed off at huge odds in both runs so far.

100/1

8th

4

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Frenchfort Legend

10st 13lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

prominent, soon went second, pecked on landing 4 out

66/1

Form: 134

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Positives to take from all three runs, winning a 2m3f good-ground bumper at Downpatrick and not far away in two maidens (2m1f/2m4f); solid claims despite the penalty.
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1

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Blacksmiths Forge

11st 5lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

towards rear, midfield when mistake and lost ground 4 out, not fluent 3 out

5/2

3

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 63y

14:50 Roscommon

Blacksmiths Forge

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Won a 2m3f bumper at 12-1 on debut at Downpatrick on good ground; promising first run over hurdles last month at Sligo when her jockey reported she hung right (17.5f, soft); big chance if building on that.

11/2

3rd

3

21st Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 1f 93y

17:08 Sligo

Blacksmiths Forge

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Half-sister to point winners Courting Flow and Haveanothergoflo; dam unraced sister to 2m3f/2m7f hurdle winner Corinto; Kalanisi filly made winning debut in 2m2f Downpatrick bumper last month, coming from fair way back for pressure to reel in clear leader close home on good ground; shapes as though will be suited by 2m4f over hurdles so this could be a bit sharp but has to be respected.

9/2

Form: 6/00

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
200-1 when tailed off in a 2m maiden here just five days ago.
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8

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

13:40 Fairyhouse

Shuil Senna

10st 13lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Shane Nolan

midfield

100/1

11th

10

7th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

13:58 Fairyhouse

Shuil Senna

10st 13lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: Shane Nolan

raced in last throughout, detached when mistake 5th, weakened and tailed off after 3 out

200/1

15th

13

13th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 207y

16:00 Ballinrobe

Shuil Senna

10st 13lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: Shane Nolan

Tailed off when 11-1 for her debut in 2021 and hasn't been seen since; best watched.

50/1

Form: 0-453

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best runs have come on good ground, last time beaten under 3l into third over 2m5f at Tramore; thereabouts.
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5

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Whitewinewednesday

11st 4lb

J: Ms M Luabies

T: W P Mullins

Point-to-point winner; a staying-on third at Navan last September (2m3f, yielding) was her best run for Matt Daly; failed to build on that on her last two starts before a break; down the field at Clonmel last month; an intriguing amateur-ridden Closutton runner now.

4/1

11th

7

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 0y

18:12 Tramore

Whitewinewednesday

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Matthew A Daly

Point-to-point winner; her staying-on third at Navan last September (2m3f, yielding) was encouraging; failed to build on that on her last two starts before a break; needs to find extra now.

12/1

6

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

16:30 Limerick

Whitewinewednesday

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Matthew A Daly

Point-to-point winner; her staying on third at Navan (2m3f, yielding) off this mark suggested she was worth a go over further; beaten 16.5l in a maiden latest but not discounted back in handicap company.

9/1

Form: 4

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 20l into fourth behind a Mullins' hotpot at Listowel (2m maiden, soft) but that was a promising start and she's bred for this longer trip.
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2

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Kilbarry Ce Ce

11st 8lb

J: Carl Millar

T: C O’Keeffe

0-12; best runs have come at this venue but over shorter trips than this; could run into a place if her stamina holds out (not certain on breeding).

12/1

12th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

17:50 Clonmel

Kilbarry Ce Ce

11st 12lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: C O’Keeffe

Maiden's best runs have tended to be at Tramore, including last month's fourth in 2m1f handicap off this mark, on returning from winter break; prominent racer should run her race but vulnerable.

15/2

4th

6

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

17:42 Tramore

Kilbarry Ce Ce

11st 9lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: C O’Keeffe

Maiden has run well in defeat at this track in a maiden and handicap hurdle; poor when last seen (in cheekpieces) but has a chance if ready enough on return; ground-versatile.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta €133.10
Straight Forecast €93.33

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Blacksmiths Forge

The Irish Sun:

Whitewinewednesday

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Blacksmiths Forge

TOPSPEED:

Blacksmiths Forge

POSTDATA:

Blacksmiths Forge