Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

15:05

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase

Date 2024-01-14

Distance 2m3f146y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Huit Reflets Bay J:Tom Harney(4) T:Liz Doyle	J:Tom Harney(4) T:Liz Doyle	151	p	9-3970	83	-	-	31d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-6	14	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Chasing debut and hard to see him making an immediate impact
6	Mahlers Cove Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mike O'Connor T:James Joseph Mangan	160	—	6-4736	92	105	93	19d	—	—	+1	14.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Tame Limerick run concerning, previous Navan effort puts him right in the mix
9	Glenmalure Lodge Chestnut J:P J O'Hanlon T:P J Rothwell	J:P J O'Hanlon T:P J Rothwell	154	tp	313763	86	106	82	19d	—	—	+5	18.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Encouraging Down Royal run at Christmas although ideally wants better ground
7	Everystep Oftheway Bay J:James Duggan(4) T:Oliver McKiernan	J:James Duggan(4) T:Oliver McKiernan	158	—	03-804	90	102	-	66d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good run in handicap hurdle last season on soft but struggled in handicap chases so far
4	Knocknagappagh Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Peter Fahey	J:Danny Gilligan T:Peter Fahey	163	p	462072	95	96	79	13d	—	—	+9	21.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Twice runner-up at Tramore; first handicap chase and not one to rule out
5	Captain Jimmy Bay J:Philip Donovan(2) T:Patrick G Kelly	J:Philip Donovan(2) T:Patrick G Kelly	162	b	95-85U	94	99	-	17d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Yet to hit form in light form, opposable.
1	Easy Bucks Bay J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Shane Fenelon(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	168	—	22133-	100	102	-	438d	—	—	+20	27.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
British form all on much better ground; best watched after 14 months' absence
8	Danesfort Mayfly Bay J:Richard Condon(2) T:W J Lanigan	J:Richard Condon(2) T:W J Lanigan	154	—	-5328P	86	-	-	14d	—	—	+5	13.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Chasing debutante hard to fancy on recent hurdles run here
2	Filon D'oudairies Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(2) T:J P Broderick	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(2) T:J P Broderick	165	—	605P00	97	105	90	31d	—	—	+9	13	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Thurles winner last season but regressive this campaign; reduced mark but hard to fancy
3	Knock On Steel Bay J:Conor Owens(4) T:R Donohoe	J:Conor Owens(4) T:R Donohoe	163	—	9P84P0	95	94	87	52d	—	—	+9	12	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Tailed off last of 15 on yard debut at Thurles in November; can only be watched for now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Huit Reflets	4/1	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Mahlers Cove	11/2	5/1	9/2	11/2	9/2
Glenmalure Lodge	11/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2
Everystep Oftheway	13/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Knocknagappagh	6/1	11/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Captain Jimmy	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Easy Bucks	9/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Danesfort Mayfly	8/1	9/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Filon D'oudairies	16/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Knock On Steel	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Easy Bucks

27.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 12.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Knocknagappagh

21.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Glenmalure Lodge

18.9

OR: 9 Form: 5.9 Odds: 4

11/2

Mahlers Cove

14.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Huit Reflets

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Everystep Oftheway

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Captain Jimmy

13.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Danesfort Mayfly

13.3

OR: 9 Form: 1.9 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Filon D'oudairies

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Knock On Steel

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Easy Bucks	100	102	—
Filon D'oudairies	97	105	90
Knocknagappagh	95	96	79
Knock On Steel	95	94	87
Captain Jimmy	94	99	—
Mahlers Cove	92	105	93
Everystep Oftheway	90	102	—
Glenmalure Lodge	86	106	82
Danesfort Mayfly	86	—	—
Huit Reflets	83	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Knocknagappagh	13d ago	Quick return
Danesfort Mayfly	14d ago	Fit
Captain Jimmy	17d ago	Fit
Mahlers Cove	19d ago	Fit
Glenmalure Lodge	19d ago	Fit
Huit Reflets	31d ago	Fit
Filon D'oudairies	31d ago	Fit
Knock On Steel	52d ago	Fresh
Everystep Oftheway	66d ago	Fresh
Easy Bucks	438d ago	Long break