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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Down Royal · Fri 26th Dec 2025 · 12:48
📏 2m1f53y 🌿 Chase course - GOOD TO YIELDING; Hurdle course - YIELDING (Good to yielding in places) 🏟️ Turf 💰 €7,375 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Sunwalk
66/1
Sean Cleary-Farrell(7)
1st
Boston Bobby
16/1
Conor Clarke(7)
3rd
Back To Cali
12/1
Adam Leahy(7)
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Distance
2m1f53y
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Going
Chase course - GOOD TO YIELDING; Hurdle course - YIELDING (Good to yielding in places)
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Surface
Turf
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Prize
€7,375
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Runners
23
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Weather
Sunny
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Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
11/2 The Toothpicker, 6/1 Aswellasabentley, 7/1 Esticky End, 8/1 Mary's Pride, 10/1 Boston Bobby, Letters To Juliet, 12/1 Kingdom Calling, Centaq, 14/1 Watty Show, 16/1 Back To Cali, Avandra, 18/1 Patrick Street, 20/1 Ballinearla Girl, Monroes Hollow, 22/1 Uncle Gerhard, 25/1 Ringcreevy Diamond, Chesterbaylad, 28/1 Sunwalk, 33/1 Give Her Hollie, 66/1 Bruno From Mars
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
13
Mary's Pride Form: 000-38
y
168 lbs 		Sarah Kavanagh(7)
Edward Cawley 		100 12/1
6
Uncle Gerhard Form: 2/P/08
y
156 lbs 		Anna McGuinness(7)
Gearoid O'Loughlin 		88 10/1
F
Bruno From Mars Form: 00/PP-
y
154 lbs 		Mr I Ryan
Conor David Maxwell 		86 28/1
17
Ringcreevy Diamond (IRE) Form: 40-00P
y
153 lbs 		Richard Condon(5)
C A McBratney 		85 80/1
RO
Centaq Form: 742290
y
150 lbs 		Patrick M O'Brien(5)
Dermot A McLoughlin 		82 15/2
10
Patrick Street Form: 60-96
y
150 lbs 		Conor Smithers(7)
Andrew Kinirons 		82 25/1
9
Chesterbaylad Form: 5098P0
y
146 lbs 		Ross Berry(7)
Ms Helen P Markham 		78 20/1
4
Give Her Hollie (IRE) Form: 0P7-P0
y
145 lbs 		Finn Brickley(7)
Cian Collins 		77 66/1
🥇 1st
Boston Bobby Form: 0-5PB0
y
144 lbs 		Conor Clarke(7)
P J Rothwell 		76 16/1
🥈 2nd
Sunwalk Form: P0-PPP
y
142 lbs 		Sean Cleary-Farrell(7)
Seamus Neville 		74 66/1
12
Avandra Form: -5776P
y
140 lbs 		Dylan Kidd(4)
P J Rothwell 		72 40/1
8
Monroes Hollow (IRE) Form: 47F-00
y
166 lbs 		Eoghan Finegan(7)
Peter Fahey 		98 18/1
5
Esticky End Form: P9-PR5
y
140 lbs 		Shane Markey(7)
Tom McGuinness 		72 9/1
PU
Aswellasabentley Form: 8P4-40
y
164 lbs 		Eoin Staples(5)
Gavin Cromwell 		96 100/30F
15
Letters To Juliet Form: FP1-57
y
164 lbs 		Alix Balfe(7)
Patrick Downey 		96 22/1
11
The Toothpicker Form: /7/4F5
y
162 lbs 		Carl Millar(5)
David Kenneth Budds 		94 4/1
7
Kingdom Calling Form: 3-0F49
y
161 lbs 		John Shinnick
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 		93 14/1
🥉 3rd
Back To Cali Form: 50-504
y
160 lbs 		Adam Leahy(7)
John Joseph Hanlon 		92 12/1
14
Watty Show Form: 059-7P
y
159 lbs 		Ethan O'Sullivan(7)
Henry De Bromhead 		91 11/1
16
Ballinearla Girl Form: 0-4U80
y
158 lbs 		Paddy Cody(7)
Eoin Doyle 		90 22/1
NR
Southey Form: 61-534
y
160 lbs
S R B Crawford 		92 –
NR
Hello Yes (IRE) Form: 0-050
y
148 lbs
S McParlan 		80 –
NR
Scary Askari Form: /62086
y
162 lbs
S McParlan 		94 –
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RACING POST VERDICT

A chance is taken on the bottom weight ESTICKY END who shaped like this sort of trip would suit when running on for fifth at Thurles

Racing Post Pick
Esticky End

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
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Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 RiponFinished 3rd
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Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.