January 05 / 15.05 Naas

15.05

Soft

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6582.64
  • 2m 2f 200y
  • 17 runners
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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 17 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sleet

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £39.40
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 7/084-

Last run: 541 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Winner for Gordon Elliott; ran well on debut for Cormac Farrell in a Punchestown handicap hurdle; debuts for a new stable here after 17 months off; best watched.
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12th

8

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:00 Cork

Doctor Churchill

11st 5lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Naas winner early last year for former yard after a long absence (2m3f, heavy); backed into favourite when tailed off on stable debut at that venue in January; capable of a better showing than that.

14/1

10th

6

25th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

14:25 Naas

Doctor Churchill

11st 6lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

C&D winner early last year after a long absence; fair third over 3m at Fairyhouse on his penultimate start last season; has changed stable and could go well given his ability to win when fresh.

12/1

13th

17

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Doctor Churchill

11st 6lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Bolted up on yard debut on the back of an absence in January and bounced back from a lesser run when beaten roughly 2l at Fairyhouse earlier this month; both wins on heavy but versatile with regards to conditions and drop back in trip fine too.

33/1

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4/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 82-685

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Just the one win but plenty of placed efforts; fair effort in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse last month; should be thereabouts.
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7th

9

25th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:05 Ballinrobe

Krabat

11st 3lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

Pair of Limerick wins last season and fair fourth to Supreme Jet at Wexford on latest chase start; well beaten in last year's renewal and best on testing ground.

12/1

14th

19

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Krabat

10st 6lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

Three-time chase winner is 0-23 over hurdles; rated 12lb lower in this sphere but failed to exploit his lesser mark on last start over timber at Gowran; cheekpieces need to eke out more.

33/1

4th

11

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:38 Wexford

Krabat

10st 4lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

In good form this season, gaining second Limerick win last month, coming late under patient ride to win going away (2m4f) on preferred heavy ground; nudged up to near career-high mark now and quicker ground a slight concern.

7/1

33/1

  • Place: £8.10

Form: FP0700

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Placed on the Flat in Britain; weak form in maiden hurdles; fared a little better on his second handicap start at Cork last month; more needed.
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4th

9

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 154y

18:28 Kilbeggan

Dalmatic

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: W J O’Doherty

Battled to gain a first win when successful over hurdles at Limerick in December off 84 (2m6f, soft to heavy); tailed off at Punchestown next time; bounced back when runner-up back at Limerick last time (2m7f, heavy), had Mickey Hulie 17l behind in third that day; best form on softer.

14/1

2nd

10

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:34 Limerick

Dalmatic

11st 3lb

J: G B Noonan

T: W J O’Doherty

Battled away in first-time blinkers to beat Gaelic Des Chastys here at Christmas, sustaining his effort after a stumble; did well in the circumstances; failed to reproduce that form when in rear at Punchestown in January.

14/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 5-4815

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Landed a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Tramore in August; did not jump great and weakened late in a Fairyhouse handicap hurdle last month; should be a lot sharper now.
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10th

13

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Miss Lia

10st 10lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Easy winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle in 2024 (2m5f, good to yielding); some good runs in defeat last season, with multiple runner-up finishes up to 2m7f on different ground types (including over C&D); bounced back from a poor run at Fairyhouse when filling the second spot once again at Downpatrick (2m6f, yielding to soft) in March.

13/2

2nd

10

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 185y

15:52 Downpatrick

Miss Lia

10st 8lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Tramore maiden hurdle winner last season (2m5f, good to yielding); some good runs in defeat this term, with runner-up finishes three times up to 2m7f on different ground types; always behind when pulled up at Fairyhouse latest; capable of getting involved at her best.

12/1

Form: 85/7/0

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Second in a maiden at Cork in 2021; placed four times in points; not a factor after 924 days off at Cork last month; impossible to recommend; tongue-tie tried.
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11th

6

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

17:00 Cork

Imperial Tune

11st 0lb

J: Alan Casey

T: Liam Casey

Veteran is 0-9 over hurdles; has placed on a couple of occasions but his best handicap efforts have come on testing ground; rain would boost chance but lacks a recent run.

22/1

8th

8

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:50 Killarney

Imperial Tune

11st 0lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Liam Casey

Is 0-8 in points and 0-11 under rules including two chase starts; well held at Tipperary earlier this month and hard to make a case for.

12/1

Form: 50-000

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Minor promise in a Limerick bumper but shown very little in four maiden hurdles since.
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14th

18

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

Alright George

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Minor promise in a Limerick bumper but shown very little since, latest on handicap debut at Naas early this month; cheekpieces now tried and upped in trip.

20/1

18

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

Alright George

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Minor promise in a Limerick bumper but shown very little since, latest on handicap debut at Naas early this month; cheekpieces now tried and upped in trip.

20/1

Form: 434080

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Some decent efforts in maiden hurdles during the summer; soundly beaten in three handicaps since November; makes little appeal.
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3rd

8

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 165y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Aines Lad

11st 3lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Made the breakthrough at the 14th attempt at Thurles last time with a 9l win over hurdles (2m7f, soft); up 9lb for that and now makes chasing debut; may go well again and improving but overall record a bit off putting.

11/4

Form: 590-

Last run: 416 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Off for 14 months; showed some ability in maiden hurdles; worth a market check.
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5

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 154y

18:28 Kilbeggan

Dolly Watkins

11st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

Signed off last season with an improved display at Limerick; made an encouraging if belated return when second at Down Royal last month; had plenty to spare when winning at Limerick a fortnight later in a mares-only contest; up 7lb and this looks harder.

15/2

Form: 45516

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a 2m maiden hurdle at Tipperary in November; didn't run to that level on his handicap debut at Fairyhouse last month; one for the shortlist here though.
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3rd

6

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Moylussa

11st 9lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Maike Magnussen

1-10 over hurdles but without a win since scoring in a Tipperary maiden (16.5f, soft) in October 2024; not a bad run at Cork on penultimate (2m4f, yielding) but didn't back it up at Punchestown latest; others look more solid.

16/1

7th

20

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Moylussa

10st 6lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Maike Magnussen

1-9 over hurdles; attempted to make all when finishing behind a couple of these at Cork latest (2m4f, yielding); probably up against it in this company and might prefer softer ground than this.

25/1

Form: 5-0421

Last run: 8 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Fourth in a competitive Navan handicap hurdle in November and runner-up in an ordinary Clonmel maiden hurdle; appreciated the step up to 2m4f when winning a novice handicap at Leopardstown; up 8lb but this looks far less taxing and very much looks the one to beat.
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3rd

3

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:50 Tramore

Giant Haystacks

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Winning hurdler is 0-3 in chases and rated 95; kept on well for a 2.75l fourth of 14 in Down Royal beginners' on latest (19.5f, gd-yld); place claims again if sees out this longer trip but that's not guaranteed.

11/2

4th

5

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:00 Downpatrick

Giant Haystacks

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Second runner for yard; top-rated of these over fences; third on sole point start; 1-13 over hurdles; tailed off on chase bow at Fairyhouse; improved fifth of 16 in Thurles handicap chase (2m2f, soft) in February; should be involved if the ground doesn't deteriorate.

12/1

5th

10

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 2f 0y

13:42 Thurles

Giant Haystacks

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Third on sole point-to-point start; 1-13 over hurdles (rated 104), that win gained at Leopardstown at Christmas 2024; tailed off on chasing debut at Fairyhouse; probably wants better ground.

12/1

Form: 41/P-0

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Looked a useful prospect in novice hurdles in 2020-21, before going on to win two of his three chase starts the following season; beaten a long way in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in November; hard to recommend at present; tongue-tie tried.
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3

5th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 200y

15:05 Naas

Farmix

11st 11lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Liz Doyle

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20/1

3

5th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 200y

15:05 Naas

Farmix

11st 11lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Liz Doyle

Looked a useful prospect in novice hurdles in 2020-21, before going on to win two of his three chase starts the following season; beaten a long way in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in November; hard to recommend at present; tongue-tie tried.

20/1

16th

7

23rd Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 87y

14:50 Punchestown

Farmix

11st 5lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Liz Doyle

Looked a useful prospect in novice hurdles in 2020-21, before going on to win two of his three chase starts the following season; pulled up at Limerick after 1,046 days off the track last December and has another absence to overcome; avoid.

40/1

Form: -901P9

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Up 8lb for his fifth career win at Kilbeggan in August; soundly beaten twice since and probably best watched at present off this mark.
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1st

2

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

Gamigin

11st 13lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

Three-time hurdles winner returned to form when runner-up at Down Royal (2m1, soft, 7-2 fav') in final start for Gary McGill in January; unfancied and well beaten in two runs for new yard; may go well back in 0-100 company now.

10/1

6th

4

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 165y

15:17 Downpatrick

Gamigin

11st 3lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Noel C Kelly

Three-time hurdles winner returned to form when second of 11 finishers at Down Royal (2m1f, soft) in January off 3lb lower; weak in the market for Ayr run last time, weakening quickly to finish last of six finishers; in the mix at his best.

9/2

6th

6

7th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:20 Ayr

Gamigin

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Noel C Kelly

Has won three times, including over C&D two years ago when trained by current handler, who has taken over once more after eight starts for Gary McGill; returned to form when second of 11 finishers at Down Royal (2m1f, soft) in January and this Irish-trained challenger should be in the firing line.

7/2

Form: 1-F799 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles and fences at Limerick last season; no real sign of his best form in four outings this season; others preferred.
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3rd

7

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Another Ocana

10st 12lb

J: Luke Burke Ott

T: L J Archdeacon

Both career wins at Limerick; went close here over hurdles in February; solid third of 12 in Tramore handicap chase last month (21.5f, good to yielding); in the hunt for the places back at his favourite venue.

13/2

3rd

15

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:12 Tramore

Another Ocana

10st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: L J Archdeacon

First reserve; best form at Limerick; needs to step up on recent form at that venue.

5th

11

31st Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 128y

18:12 Limerick

Another Ocana

10st 4lb

J: John Shinnick

T: L J Archdeacon

Has a win apiece over hurdles and fences at this track; has been soundly beaten in both codes back here the last twice but can do better.

11/1

Form: 33-0PP

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Placed in maidens but nothing to recommend from three runs in handicaps; not much appeal.
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8th

7

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

13:55 Killarney

Cullagh Pride

11st 3lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Seamus Fahey

Placed in a few maidens but then lost her form in handicaps last season; best run this term second at Cork in May but disappointing since and has to rebound.

14/1

7

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:13 Wexford

Cullagh Pride

11st 5lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Seamus Fahey

Went close off 1lb lower at Cork (2m4f, good) in May but has disappointed twice since; capable of a big run if producing her best.

10/1

9th

13

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:45 Cork

Cullagh Pride

10st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Seamus Fahey

Back to form when beaten half a length over this C&D on May's return to action but she was tailed off at Sligo subsequently; needs to bounce back and this looks like a difficult assignment for the grade.

25/1

Form: 8800-P

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Beaten wide margins in all five starts so far, most recently after nine months off at Down Royal last week; handicap debut and no appeal on what he has done.
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8th

7

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:30 Fairyhouse

Bruno From Mars

11st 4lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Sarah Dawson

took keen hold, midfield, rapid headway and led after 1st

50/1

Form: 79-07P

Last run: 132 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Bits and pieces of form for Tom Mullins; debuts for a new yard here after over four months off; others preferred.
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4th

9

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:20 Limerick

Spellacys Cross

10st 10lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Back-to-back handicap chase winner at Clonmel in October; unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in four recent runs but fair third of 18 at Punchestown (3m, good) on latest; big player again despite inability to win over timber to date a concern.

6/1

3rd

11

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:50 Punchestown

Spellacys Cross

10st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Back-to-back h'cap chase winner in October on good to yielding; unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three recent runs over hurdles; probably wouldn't have done better than fourth when faller at Clonmel last time; has his chance again but inability to win over timber to date is worrying.

5/1

Form: 404P-0

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Couple of decent efforts in handicap hurdles last season; no show after eight months off in a 2m handicap hurdle here last month; 4lb wrong.
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7th

11

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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

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Payout
Exacta €164.80
Straight Forecast €112.25
Tricast €3553.49
Trifecta €2214.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Giant Haystacks

POSTDATA:

Miss Lia

TOPSPEED:

Aine's Lad

The Irish Sun:

Dolly Watkins

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Giant Haystacks