Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle – Limerick

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-24

Distance 2m50y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 32.80s (slow by 46.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zeeband (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	100/30F	Won
2nd	Grace Faraday (IRE) Shane Fenelon · Anthony McCann	9/2	5.5
3rd	Surf Club (IRE) Sean Cleary-Farrell · W P Mullins	13/2	12
4th	Spavango (IRE) Tom Harney · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	33/1	1.75
5th	Cosmic Rock (IRE) Tom Kelly · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	16/1	1.75
6th	Champagne Mahler (IRE) Daire McConville · Henry De Bromhead	4/1	11
7th	Desert Friend (IRE) Eoin G Kelly · Mrs Denise Foster	17/2	13
8th	Diamond Dollar (IRE) Kevin A Murphy · C Byrnes	18/1	1.25
9th	Mag Dillane (IRE) Niall Moore · E McNamara	13/2	3
10th	Oscar Tonic (IRE) John Shinnick · Eamonn Francis Gallagher	66/1	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cristiano Marealdo (IRE) Conor Owens · P J Rothwell	22/1
P.U.	Snapius (IRE) Peter Smithers · J A Nash	22/1

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10	Grace Faraday Chestnut J:Shane Fenelon T:Anthony McCann	J:Shane Fenelon T:Anthony McCann	146	h	-87483	91	113	92	14d	—	—	+1	18.3	9/2 18%
13-race maiden, best form this season has been at this venue, each-way claims
1	Champagne Mahler Bay J:Daire McConville T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Daire McConville T:Henry De Bromhead	168	—	P53014	113	121	81	28d	—	—	+10	29.4	4/1 20%
11lb rise for Gowran win proved too much at Naas, faces less demanding opposition here
3	Zeeband Bay J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	161	t	503261	106	126	99	21d	—	—	+16	31.8	5/1 17%
Recent maiden winner, fair placed form in handicaps but 5lb rise makes this more difficult
5	Mag Dillane Bay J:Niall Moore T:E McNamara	J:Niall Moore T:E McNamara	157	—	728051	102	114	53	54d	—	—	+15	27.6	13/2 13%
Took advantage of a good opportunity in a weak mares' maiden hurdle over C&D in January.
7	Surf Club Bay J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(2) T:W P Mullins	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(2) T:W P Mullins	153	t	3556	98	107	-	32d	—	—	+6	15.8	8/1 11%
One of the lesser lights in the yard, may find his level in handicaps, unwise to rule out
2	Desert Friend Chestnut J:Eoin G Kelly(2) T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Eoin G Kelly(2) T:Mrs Denise Foster	167	—	1P5P03	112	113	97	43d	—	—	+11	19.8	12/1 8%
Worth considering in the light of a fair third at Naas last month, winner has followed up
6	Cosmic Rock Bay J:Tom Kelly T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Tom Kelly T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	154	tp	/55370	99	115	87	8d	—	—	+9	15.7	14/1 7%
Fair form over hurdles late last year, not as good over fences on his last two starts
11	Cristiano Marealdo Bay J:Conor Owens(2) T:P J Rothwell	J:Conor Owens(2) T:P J Rothwell	144	p	9-P186	89	111	56	14d	—	—	+6	11.4	16/1 6%
A shock winner of a 2m Naas handicap in December off 6lb lower, unplaced twice since then
8	Diamond Dollar Brown J:Kevin A Murphy(4) T:C Byrnes	J:Kevin A Murphy(4) T:C Byrnes	150	—	007P0	95	105	69	21d	—	—	+7	12.9	16/1 6%
Not an obvious contender, different proposition if the market signals any confidence
4	Snapius Bay J:Peter Smithers T:J A Nash	J:Peter Smithers T:J A Nash	159	—	510-8P	104	109	70	—	—	—	+11	14.4	28/1 3%
Below-par over hurdles last summer, no encouragement from last month's Dundalk run
9	Spavango Brown J:Tom Harney T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Tom Harney T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	150	—	076	95	105	23	38d	—	—	+8	12.3	25/1 4%
Little impression in maidens, open to improvement but hard to make a strong case for him
12	Oscar Tonic Bay J:John Shinnick T:Eamonn Francis Gallagher	J:John Shinnick T:Eamonn Francis Gallagher	140	—	153P/6	85	114	63	309d	—	—	+7	9.5	40/1 2%
Won two points in 2021/22, not a bad effort in a maiden hurdle on only start last season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Grace Faraday	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Champagne Mahler	3/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Zeeband	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Mag Dillane	13/2	6/1	13/2	11/2	11/2
Surf Club	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Desert Friend	12/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	8/1
Cosmic Rock	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Cristiano Marealdo	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Diamond Dollar	16/1	16/1	12/1	14/1	16/1
Snapius	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Spavango	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Oscar Tonic	40/1	33/1	40/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Zeeband

31.8

OR: 14 Form: 13.4 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Champagne Mahler

29.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Mag Dillane

27.6

OR: 13 Form: 11 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Desert Friend

19.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Grace Faraday

18.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Surf Club

15.8

OR: 12 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Cosmic Rock

15.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Snapius

14.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Diamond Dollar

12.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Spavango

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Cristiano Marealdo

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Oscar Tonic

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Champagne Mahler	113	121	81
Desert Friend	112	113	97
Zeeband	106	126	99
Snapius	104	109	70
Mag Dillane	102	114	53
Cosmic Rock	99	115	87
Surf Club	98	107	—
Diamond Dollar	95	105	69
Spavango	95	105	23
Grace Faraday	91	113	92
Cristiano Marealdo	89	111	56
Oscar Tonic	85	114	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cosmic Rock	8d ago	Quick return
Grace Faraday	14d ago	Fit
Cristiano Marealdo	14d ago	Fit
Zeeband	21d ago	Fit
Diamond Dollar	21d ago	Fit
Champagne Mahler	28d ago	Fit
Surf Club	32d ago	Fit
Spavango	38d ago	Fit
Desert Friend	43d ago	Fit
Mag Dillane	54d ago	Fresh
Oscar Tonic	309d ago	Long break
Snapius	—	—