15:40 Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
We named the winner2m190y · Good · 13 ran
Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Game Point (4/7)
Won by: Game Point (IRE) at 4/11F · then Sonas (IRE), Noble Rocco (IRE)
What we said: Consistent form figures 3233 with a solid third last time at this exact course and distance on good ground, and a perfect 4/4 jumping record shows a reliable hurdler in a maiden field of unexposed types. The claim helper riding at 4lb off top weight and clear class edge over this weak maiden field make the well-drawn favourite the standout even with a quiet trainer 14-day form line.
16:15 Handicap Hurdle
Did not win2m190y · Good · 17 ran
We passed. Likely winner: Room For One More (3/1)
Won by: Cool Summer (IRE) at 7/2 · then Ballinearla Girl (IRE), Bella Union (IRE)
What we said: Seventeen runners and a genuine cluster of claims: Room For One More drops back in trip for a red-hot Mullins yard after finishing second last time, Cool Summer was also runner-up next time out with a solid course jockey record, and The Toothpicker arrives fresh off a hot 2-3 spell for his trainer — none of that separates cleanly enough at these prices to make a single confident case. In a big competitive handicap hurdle like this, spreading claims across four or five horses is the market doing its job, and I'm not paying for a coin-flip favourite when the formbook doesn't crown one.
16:50 Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Did not win2m4f100y · Good · 17 ran
We passed. Likely winner: Toon Town (11/1)
Won by: Boola Times (IRE) at 4/1F · then Bruise Hill (IRE), Tomas O Maille (IRE)
What we said: Seventeen runners with four or five plausible types (Mahler's Best off a fair run over C&D-ish ground, Toon Town racing well fresh with course-and-distance form, Friar Hogan improving with a 2-6 finish, Tedworth returning from a break with solid placed form) makes this exactly the muddled, oversized handicap that isn't worth punting into — no single horse separates itself enough at its price to warrant real money.
17:25 Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
We named the winner2m4f100y · Good · 17 ran
We passed. Likely winner: Sekakarma (4/1)
Won by: Sekakarma (IRE) at 100/30F · then Tantrum Boy (IRE), Chosen Princess (IRE)
What we said: Seventeen runners and a form book that scatters the case three or four ways: Chosen Princess and Sekakarma share the same market position, Corkbeg's 29-of-33 jumping record is solid but his mark has crept up on modest placed form, and Duke Otto's course figures are offset by a well-below-par last start. Nothing separates the leading contenders enough to lean on at the prices, and this is exactly the kind of big competitive handicap that eats picks without a standout angle.
17:57 Traynors Of Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle
We named the winner3m50y · Good · 13 ran
We passed. Likely winner: Something Fabulous (5/2)
Won by: Something Fabulous (IRE) at 4/1 · then Star Cave (IRE), Nancy Wheeler (IRE)
What we said: Something Fabulous and Clody Diamond share top billing at 5/2 with genuinely competitive profiles (the former in-form and dropping into a shorter trip rise, the latter with course form but jumping a big step up to 3m50y off a 59-day break), while Forceonmyown's stop-start 3458-0 line and Lakewood Rose's consistent minor-placed form both keep bumping into the case for the leaders — too many live threads at similar prices to lean on one with conviction.
18:32 Brendan Cullimore Electrical Rated Novice Steeplechase
Did not win2m3f100y · Good · 5 ran
Our bet: Le Coq Hardi (11/10)
Won by: Femme Magnifique (IRE) at 7/4 · then Ma Jacks Hill (IRE)
What we said: Consistently in the frame at this trip (4P-214), the step up to today's longer 2m3f suits a horse whose completion record shows 14 from 15 over fences, and first-time blinkers from a sharp yard adds a fresh angle to sharpen him for the extra half-mile. He's tackled course and distance already this campaign and looks the most reliable jumper in a small, workable field.
19:07 Dan & Breda Byrne Memorial Handicap Steeplechase
Did not win2m3f100y · Good · 10 ran
Our bet: Kasper Hauser (4/1)
Won by: Chosen Shant (IRE) at 15/2 · then Luimneach (IRE), Catalani (IRE)
What we said: Rated the best horse in the race at OR114, he's strung together back-to-back wins from the front rank of the weights and the manageable drop in trip today (22f down to 19.5f) plays to his recent scoring pattern. A near-faultless jumping CV (12 of 13 completed) and a 5lb claim taken off a lightly-raced, still-improving type make the case, even allowing for the yard's quiet recent spell.
19:38 Racing Again October 25th & 26th Handicap Steeplechase
Did not win3m1f · Good · 16 ran
We passed. Likely winner: Cullenwaine (5/1)
Won by: Thewaybackhome (IRE) at 7/2F · then Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB), Mini Getaway (IRE)
What we said: the write-up made a claim the racecard does not support, so this pick was withheld
