15:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)
2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-102, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 57.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jack G Gilligan (4)
Darren Collins
Settled midpack early - fifth turning for home - improved to hit front 3 out - urged when drifting wide before the following fence - shaken up to draw clear after 2 out and kept finding more to the line
Paddy Hanlon (4)
David J Phelan
Up with the front group from the off - moved to 2nd before long - threw down a challenge 3 out - under pressure and unable to make a dent after 2 out - blundered at the last - stuck on one-paced to finish 2nd
Conor Stone-Walsh (2)
Eamonn Francis Gallagher
Held a midfield spot - driven into contention entering the straight in 6th - shifted right approaching 2 out to take 4th - unable to close on the leaders under pressure - blundered at the last while 3rd - stayed on same effort to finish 3rd
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sat behind the front group wide - 4th approaching 8th - into 3rd two out then asked for effort without gaining ground - back to 4th at the last - stayed on same rate to finish 4th
Carl Millar (4)
John Joseph Murphy
Held up in the pack - no response when nudged forward and erred 3 out - 7th at 2 out - blundered at the last but plugged on into 5th
Cian Cullinan (4)
P G Fahey
Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back before the 7th - driven on after the following fence with little threat before 3 out - down in 9th place approaching 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Cian Quirke (2)
Michael J McDonagh
Handy up with the front group early - hampered at the 1st - up into 3rd by the 8th - driven into 5th after a small error 3 out - into 6th but unable to make headway from there - not quite clean over the last and stayed on at one gear to finish 7th
Tiernan Power Roche (4)
Paul O'Flynn
Driven up early - sat behind front group on inner but hampered at 1st - blundered and needed urging at 7th - settled into midfield - asked for effort but denied room entering straight and made no headway - stayed on at same rate late
Liam Quinlan
Alan Fleming
Went straight to front but ballooned left at the opener and scratchy over the second - flicked a fence at the sixth and again four out - driven when clipped one three out and lost the advantage soon after - unable to threaten in fifth place approaching final furlong marker - dropped away to finish ninth
Philip Donovan
Patrick Gerard Ryan
Held up at the back - stumbled at the 2nd - pushed along but unable to close before 3 out - held on for 10th
Ross Berry (4)
Liam P Cusack
Held up at back of field - pushed along with no headway made before 4 out - unable to find more and well held at the finish
Tom Harney (4)
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Held up in midfield towards the wide side - driven for effort with nothing to show before 3 out - urged again soon after and found little more - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (2)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up at the back throughout - hit first fence and needed urging at the third and following one - had to be driven at the sixth - no response when asked before four out - well beaten to finish 13th
John Aherne (4)
A M O'Grady
Towards the back - pulled hard early - advanced to sit behind the front group by halfway - 5th at the 8th - made no progress after the 9th and dropped away - well behind at the finish
Non-runners: Kalaroun (unsuitable ground), Mastermacblack (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.