Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Bannow Blaze (G) FAV T Won a 14-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (10/3) 27 days ago, travelling smoothly before taking the lead before the last despite making a mistake. Big player.	2120-UF	Eoin Staples J Fogarty	5	75.3kg	1.91 10/11
7th	2	—	Inchiquin Star (M) P Better when fourth of 14 to Bannow Blaze in handicap hurdle at Wexford (18/1) 27 days ago with cheekpieces on, making headway before fading. Starting to look well treated again.	U/8947-4	Philip Donovan P Kiely	6	73.9kg	26 25/1
4th	3	—	Ellaat (G) Won a hurdle claimer at Clonmel in February and third at Limerick following month. Not so good on the Flat last twice.	130/80-0	Thomas O'Connor Ian O'Connor	9	73.5kg	41 40/1
9th	4	—	The Blaggard (G) HT Won a maiden hurdle 409 days ago but poor since, including when tenth of 11 at this course in first-time hood and tongue strap (20/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.	416-P09	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	5	73kg	34 33/1
—	5	—	Fool Me Once (G) Maiden but has shown some ability in hurdles. Fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (12/1) 35 days ago, shaping better than the beaten distance suggests on heavy ground. Pulled up at Fairyhouse …	305P0-0	Shane Fitzsimons G P Cromwell	5	71.7kg	15 14/1
5th	6	—	Sarandon (M) T Lightly-raced filly showing promise in maiden hurdles, finished 4th of 13 at Wexford (14/1) 28 days ago where she chased the leader but couldn't quicken from 2 out. Makes handicap debut and merits co…	6459P6	Ross Berry Colm Murphy	5	71.7kg	6 5/1
—	7	—	Siege Ofjadotville (G) Won handicap hurdle at Limerick (25/1) in March and good sixth on return at Fairyhouse on Friday. Back in trip.	910/6U8	Liam McKenna M Hassett	5	71.2kg	13 12/1
3rd	8	—	Wardens Whisper (G) P Course winner who's had jumping issues recently. Third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Galway (8/1) 28 days ago, made bad mistake 2 out but kept on well. Can be competitive if jumping holds up.	21P-U33	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	6	70.8kg	4.33 10/3
6th	9	—	Laska Du Breuil (G) Maiden. Seventh of 13 in maiden hurdle at this course (40/1) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive on handicap debut.	7696P-1	Alix Balfe G P Cromwell	4	68kg	41 40/1
—	10	—	Boltlander (G) Pulled Up H Tailed off in maiden hurdle at this course (125/1) 21 days ago and faces uphill task on handicap debut.	7P0P-0P	Paddy Cleary G Elliott	4	67.1kg	41 40/1
8th	11	—	La Tulipe Noire (M) P Won twice in flat handicaps before third of 20 at Curragh (9/1) 21 days ago, shaped well despite being outpaced midway. Others more persuasive on hurdles return.	00P9P8/	Cian Cullinan Aengus King	5	63.5kg	12 11/1
1st	12	—	Halsafari (G) Finished 12th of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (50/1) 10 days ago, never landed a blow. Now without a win in 39 races.	77364-6	Harry Sexton J Barcoe	12	63.5kg	17 16/1
—	13	—	Thunder Wolf (G) Pulled Up Seventh of 10 at Listowel (25/1) 63 days ago, raced off the pace and not fluent when making a mistake two out. Uphill task on handicap debut.	677	Patrick M O'Brien B McMahon	3	63.5kg	17 16/1

Betting forecast: Bannow Blaze (10/11), Wardens Whisper (10/3), Sarandon (5/1), La Tulipe Noire (11/1), Siege Ofjadotville (12/1), Fool Me Once (14/1), Halsafari (16/1), Thunder Wolf (16/1), Inchiquin Star (25/1), The Blaggard (33/1), Ellaat (40/1), Laska Du Breuil (40/1), Boltlander (40/1)