Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle – Cork

Cork

13:05

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-12-13

Distance 2m40y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,965

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11	Robbies Rock Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	151	t	358	105	109	92	48d	—	—	-3	23.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Fair third on hurdles debut at Killarney in July, has failed to match that form last twice
12	Wardens Whisper Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(4) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(4) T:P J Rothwell	149	p	U0-P03	88	107	76	21d	—	—	-1	13.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Showed dramatic improvement when big-priced third at Tipperary, form franked by runner-up
16	Kalnoo Bay J:Philip Donovan T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Philip Donovan T:Paul Stephen Kiely	141	—	38-570	80	108	69	64d	—	—	0	10.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Point winner, 0-14 over hurdles, placed twice, hard to fancy on first run for this stable
3	Expelliarmus Bay J:Oakley Brown(2) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Oakley Brown(2) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	165	p	374-	104	100	65	—	—	—	+8	17.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Encouraging effort on AW at Dundalk last week, should be spot on for this, cheekpieces
8	Star Official Bay J:Conor Owens(4) T:R Donohoe	J:Conor Owens(4) T:R Donohoe	160	—	49-763	99	108	80	10d	—	—	+6	14.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1-19 over hurdles, ran his best race for a while when third at Clonmel ten days ago
14	Road To The Weir Bay J:Alan King(4) T:John Neilan	J:Alan King(4) T:John Neilan	145	t	U0-083	84	108	76	24d	—	—	+2	10.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced for a horse of his age, much improved when keeping on for third at Limerick
9	Red Trail Chestnut J:Aidan Kelly T:Andrew McNamara	J:Aidan Kelly T:Andrew McNamara	158	—	5/7-P6	97	105	56	24d	—	—	+8	13.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Four-time Flat winner, unconvincing hurdles form apart from one good run early last year
10	Bid Up Chestnut J:Tom Harney(4) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(4) T:Ross O'Sullivan	151	—	577	105	109	103	48d	—	—	+10	15.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Closely matched with Robbies Rock on Galway running, first handicap for the pair now
4	Gamigin Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:Noel C Kelly	J:Gavin Brouder T:Noel C Kelly	165	tp	0-901P	104	106	94	27d	—	—	+10	14.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ended poor run of form with Kilbeggan win in August, pulled up over a longer trip at Navan
7	Benzine Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(2) T:J Morrison	J:Kieran Callaghan(2) T:J Morrison	160	—	76-79P	99	107	77	78d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Had a valid excuse at Listowel since he lost a front shoe and finished lame, 13-2 then
15	Dontdooddson Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(2) T:Darren Collins	J:Jack G Gilligan(2) T:Darren Collins	142	—	P38-06	81	107	39	24d	—	—	+5	8.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
2-16 over fences, 1-16 over hurdles, not the most consistent sort and getting on in years
5	Phoenix Cowboy Bay J:Niall Moore(4) T:Michael Winters	J:Niall Moore(4) T:Michael Winters	163	—	009630	102	109	85	14d	—	—	+13	15.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Three-time Flat winner; relatively most hurdles form though ran well on penultimate start
6	Whotookthebiscuit Brown J:Shaun Greene(4) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Shaun Greene(4) T:Henry De Bromhead	163	t	661P-F	102	104	66	189d	—	—	+10	14	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won a modest maiden hurdle on heavy at Clonmel last December, fell in a chase in June
13	Heidi's Frontiere Bay J:Jake Coen T:Michael G Kennedy	J:Jake Coen T:Michael G Kennedy	146	—	70400-	85	109	54	235d	—	—	+7	9.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Down the field at Tramore in April in her first handicap; lacks a recent run, no appeal
NR	Marelly Bay J:Calum Hogan(4) T:P J Rothwell	J:Calum Hogan(4) T:P J Rothwell	168	p	-5767P	107	108	-	77d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	14.3	—	—
Two hurdle wins in 2022, campaigned exclusively over fences this year; has been regressive
NR	Eve's Hope Grey J:Cian Quirke T:M O Quigley	J:Cian Quirke T:M O Quigley	165	t	7-0581	104	110	95	10d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Long-priced maiden winner at Clonmel ten days ago, jumped well, opening mark seems fair

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Robbies Rock	2/1	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Wardens Whisper	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Kalnoo	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Expelliarmus	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	13/2
Star Official	8/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1
Road To The Weir	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Red Trail	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Bid Up	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Gamigin	25/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Benzine	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Dontdooddson	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Phoenix Cowboy	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Whotookthebiscuit	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Heidi's Frontiere	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Marelly	-	-	-	-	-
Eve's Hope	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Robbies Rock

23.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Expelliarmus

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Phoenix Cowboy

15.9

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Bid Up

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Star Official

14.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Gamigin

14.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Marelly

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Whotookthebiscuit

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Wardens Whisper

13.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Eve's Hope

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Red Trail

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Benzine

13.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Road To The Weir

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Kalnoo

10.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Heidi's Frontiere

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Dontdooddson

8.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Marelly	107	108	—
Robbies Rock	105	109	92
Bid Up	105	109	103
Expelliarmus	104	100	65
Gamigin	104	106	94
Eve's Hope	104	110	95
Phoenix Cowboy	102	109	85
Whotookthebiscuit	102	104	66
Star Official	99	108	80
Benzine	99	107	77
Red Trail	97	105	56
Wardens Whisper	88	107	76
Heidi's Frontiere	85	109	54
Road To The Weir	84	108	76
Dontdooddson	81	107	39
Kalnoo	80	108	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Star Official	10d ago	Quick return
Eve's Hope	10d ago	Quick return
Phoenix Cowboy	14d ago	Fit
Wardens Whisper	21d ago	Fit
Road To The Weir	24d ago	Fit
Red Trail	24d ago	Fit
Dontdooddson	24d ago	Fit
Gamigin	27d ago	Fit
Robbies Rock	48d ago	Fresh
Bid Up	48d ago	Fresh
Kalnoo	64d ago	Fresh
Marelly	77d ago	Fresh
Benzine	78d ago	Fresh
Whotookthebiscuit	189d ago	Long break
Heidi's Frontiere	235d ago	Long break
Expelliarmus	—	—