3.45 2m. 8 Declared. Adare Manor Opportunity H'cap H'dle of €11,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - IRREGULARHEARTBEAT might get her turn. A point-to-point winner, IRREGULARHEARTBEAT has shown useful hurdles form and ran well in a similar race when second at Clonmel on March 9, beating today's rival Joeswayornoway into third. Joeswayornoway did win comfortably at the same venue on Tuesday and while officially 9lbs 'well-in' under a fixed 5lbs penalty, Joeswayornoway has 3.5L to find with IRREGULARHEARTBEAT, who today reopposes on 6lbs better terms, than at Clonmel in early-March. Also, Joeswayornoway's Tuesday jockey doesn't claim in today's race. My Manekineko, a veteran of 103 races and seven wins, is 6lbs higher than when winning at Downpatrick last weekend and has obvious claims, albeit is vulnerable to progressive types and would ideally prefer a sounder surface.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (109 = 11st 10lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.Riders - Confined to Professional Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52 (iii). Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 24th March) Riders who have not ridden the winner of a *race allowed..........4lb Those who have not ridden the winners of 5 *races allowed........2lb No allowance to riders under Rule 52 (iii) may be claimed *Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing The Riders of the first three horses will receive €250, €150 and €100 respectively from the I.N.H.S. Committee