Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Winless in his last five starts, Ephesus nevertheless heads this field on ratings and has experience of today's trip and conditions, while a 43-day absence leaves fitness a mild query; the 171 lb burden will demand plenty.

Churchwarden shaped well when runner-up last time out and has experience of today's trip and conditions, with our rating of 114 marking him down as a serious threat; the worry is a sketchy recent record that includes two pulled-up efforts in his last five starts.

Metamorpheus has been a model of consistency, finishing second three times and third once in his last five starts, and he has run over today's trip and going before — the chief concern is whether he can finally convert that reliability into a win, having been winless in recent starts, and 52 days off the track adds a fitness query.

Third last time out after winning three starts back, Lenjoleur De Palma brings both distance and going experience to the table, but 186 days off the track is a concern, and 163 lb is a hefty burden for a horse ranked fifth of fifteen.

Winless in his last five starts and pulling up two back hardly reads as ideal, but Beckistine has experience over today's trip and conditions, carries a workable 161 lb, and a rating of 109 suggests he holds solid claims — the risk is that his recent form makes him hard to trust.