12:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m91y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 6.05s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
James Smith
M O Quigley
Settled midfield early - moved into 5th four out - crept closer to front group turning in - hit the front before two out and pulled clear - driven out up the run-in with head raised - stayed on strongly to prevail
Tom Harney
Ross O'Sullivan
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - moved into 3rd four out - pushed along in 4th entering the straight - held 3rd then jumped a touch awkwardly two out - found extra to take 2nd by the last - held on to the finish but couldn't reel in the winner
Calum Hogan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled behind the front group early - back around 8th at halfway - moved into contention 3 out - pushed along into 5th - unable to close in 4th 2 out - stayed on same gait but hampered by a stumble at the last
Tiernan Power Roche
Bernard Martin Crowley
Front throughout - challenged approaching 3 out and under pressure in the straight - surrendered the advantage before 2 out - one-paced from 3rd at the final fence to finish 4th
Peter Smithers
J A Nash
Settled towards the back of the field early - pushed along into 9th approaching the straight - unable to threaten leading group in 7th two out - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth
Conor Clarke
P A Fahy
Settled in the pack early - errors at the 2nd and 5th and a bold leap at the 4th - pushed along into 6th turning for home - unable to close entering the closing stages - stayed on at one speed to the line - finished sixth
Ethan O'Sullivan (2)
John Patrick Ryan
Tracked the pace early - clipped fence 1st - improved into 3rd by halfway - up to 2nd from 5th out - shared the lead for a moment after 3 out - pressed into 2nd turning in but faded before 2 out
Niall Moore
David Peter Nagle
Settled around midfield - pushed into 6th approaching 3 out then unable to find more before the home straight - eventually well held in 8th
Sean Cleary-Farrell
Gerard Kelleher
Sat close up early - 4th at halfway - hit a fence 5th and pushed along - dropped back 4 out - faded through closing stages to finish well beaten
Paddy Hanlon
Ciaran Murphy
Sat close to pace early - up in 2nd at halfway despite small errors 5th and 4 out - pressed for response 3 out but found nothing more - faded through closing stages
Anna McGuinness (2)
James Daniel Dullea
Held up towards the back - urged forward before halfway but already adrift - unable to make headway thereafter - well held at the finish
Thomas O'Connor (4)
Mark Fahey
Held up towards back of field - urged forward and well behind at halfway - unable to find more late on - eventually well held in 12th
Patrick M O'Brien
Donal Commins
Held up towards back of field - carried wide at 3rd
John Kirwan (2)
Robert Murphy
Held up towards the back - blunders second - drifts off course and exits at the third
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.