12:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 5f  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:01  |   Winning time: 5m 32.6s
1st
Horse silk
2
912-0
7/2f
T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (2)
Rear of mid-division, headway to lead before 4th (normal 5th), increased lead after 5th, clear at 7th, reduced lead after 3 out, slightly hampered by loose horse before last, kept on strongly, eased close home op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
13
3
12/1
T: B R HamiltonJ: S Fitzgerald
Soon disputed lead, headed before 4th, 5th halfway, progress to 2nd after 7th, took closer order after 3 out (normal 4 out), 4th after 2 out, ridden into 2nd under 2f out, no chance with winner
3rd
Horse silk
2
16
12/1
T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (2)
Rear, headway after 6th, 5th after 7th, progress 2 out (normal 3 out), soon 2nd, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, kept on same pace in moderate 3rd
4th
Horse silk
6
7
33/1
T: S NolanJ: K Callaghan (4)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, dropped to 9th after 3 out (normal 4 out), effort after last, ridden in moderate 6th over 2f out, kept on to moderate 4th close home op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
2
14
40/1
T: N SlevinJ: C P Millar (4)
Soon disputed lead, headed before 4th (normal 5th), 3rd after 7th, dropped to 5th and under pressure after 2 out, no impression in moderate 4th under 2f out, dropped to moderate 5th close home
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
18
710-3
16/1
T: Colm MurphyJ: Sarah Kavanagh (4)
Soon disputed lead, headed and in touch after 3rd, mid-division before 4th (normal 5th), 7th after 3 out, 6th after 2 out, no impression after last op 14/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
20
12
18/1
T: E M O'SullivanJ: M J M O'Sullivan (2)
Rear of mid-division, no impression in 10th before last (normal 2 out), modest late headway, no threat op 20/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
8 ½
10
50/1
T: G P CromwellJ: P M O'Brien (4)
Soon in touch, dropped to 9th after 7th, 8th after 3 out (normal 4 out), no impression, weakened before last op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
15
5
40/1
T: P RocheJ: A P Kelly (4)
In touch, headway to dispute lead after 3rd, headed before 4th (normal 5th), 3rd halfway, dropped to 7th after 7th, slight mistake 4 out, weakened after 3 out op 28/1
10th
Horse silk
26
15
9/2
T: G ElliottJ: Niall Moore (4)
Towards rear, progress to 8th after 7th, under pressure in 6th after 3 out (normal 4 out), no impression in 7th after last, weakened op 4/1 tchd 5/1
11th
Horse silk
13
6
11/1
T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil
In touch, dropped towards rear before 4th (normal 5th), 6th after 7th, headway at 8th, 4th after 3 out, improved to 2nd 2 out where not fluent and dropped to 3rd, lost place and weakened after last op 7/1
12th
Horse silk
7
11
16/1
T: F J FloodJ: C D Smithers (4)
Prominent, 4th halfway, lost place 4 out where mistake, weakened before 3 out
13th
Horse silk
4 ¾
9
15/2
T: J P DempseyJ: J P O'Sullivan
Always in rear, no headway, never a factor op 8/1
14th
Horse silk
23
17
50/1
T: M M McNiffJ: M P O'Connor (2)
Always in rear, weakened before 3 out, never a factor op 40/1

Also Ran

T: G P CromwellJ: K E Buckley
Mid-division, lost place before 5th, mistake and unseated rider at 6th op 7/1
UR
Horse silk
13
13/2
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (2)
Prominent, dropped to rear of mid-division before 4th (normal 5th) where unseated rider op 7/1 tchd 15/2

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Horse silk
Ballykeel11
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 6
T: G Elliott  J: C McGivern
NR
4
Horse silk
Glamorgan Duke32
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 9
T: P J Gilligan  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€1.50, €2.40, €2.80, €5.50EX:€53.90Trifecta:€851.50Tricast:€489.26SF:€49.17

Forecasts

Seddon (7/2), Arctic Ambition (9/2), Fameaftertheglory (5/1), Temptationinmilan (13/2), Handsworth (15/2), Gateau De Miel (11/1), Archies Charm (12/1), Galon De Vauzelle (12/1), Ballykeel (12/1), Gondor (16/1), Millen To One (16/1), Super Citizen (18/1), Glamorgan Duke (25/1), Charlie Stout (33/1), Politicise (40/1), Marshalled (40/1), Broken Ice (50/1), Arthur's Baby (50/1)

Verdict

BALLYKEEL has shaped well on each of his 3 starts over fences, notably so at Thurles 11 days ago, and he makes plenty of appeal switched to handicaps for the first time. His stablemate Arctic Ambition is open to further improvement back over fences and Gateau de Miel is respected back in handicap company having readily opened his account in a novice at Fairyhouse last time.

  1. BALLYKEEL (IRE)
  2. ARCTIC AMBITION (IRE)
  3. GATEAU DE MIEL (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Siberian Star
Weight: 10-4  |Age: 6
8/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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