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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
2m89y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 36.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Niall Prendergast (2)
Paul Hennessy
Held up at the back - improved into 9th by the 5th - made ground from 3 out - narrowed the gap 2 out - hit the front before the last - pulled clear on the run-in for a comfortable win
Tom Harney
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled in midfield early - moved into contention through the pack before four out - pushed into fourth approaching the last - stayed on well up the run-in to take second - always held by a clear-cut winner
Ross Berry (2)
Timothy Doyle
Held up early - still back in 14th after 5th - made strong progress from 3 out - into 3rd before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd
Paddy Hanlon
P J Rothwell
Just in front early - overtaken at the first - improved into contention by 4th - into a share of the lead approaching 4 out - back in command before 3 out - lost that spot near the last - eased back to 4th late and found nothing more
Mr E M O'Sullivan (2)
P J Rothwell
Held up at the back - lost a little touch after the 2nd - down in 16th past the 5th - made progress from two out - finished with a late run to take 5th at the line
Peter Smithers
Norman Lee
Settled towards the back of the pack - still 10th with 5 to jump - made headway approaching 2 out but unable to close on the leading pair before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Thomas O'Connor (2)
James Andrew Fahey
Settled around midfield early - dropped to 13th after fifth - found some improvement approaching last two - hit sixth-last untidily - stayed on at same gear up the run-in without finding more late on
Evan Dwan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Raced up with the pace early - dropped to 8th by the 5th and unable to close - clipped last and stayed on one gear to finish 8th
Sean Cleary-Farrell
D McNamara
Dropped away early - down in 18th after the 5th - found some late headway approaching the last two before fading on the run-in
John Aherne (2)
A M O'Grady
Held up towards the back - dropped to 15th after the 5th before finding some late headway approaching two out - faded before the last and beaten well over 28 lengths in 10th
Robbie Geoghegan
I Madden
Handy early - improved into 4th then 3rd before four out - dropped away entering straight - well held at the finish
Diarmuid Moloney
Sean Aherne
Slow to settle at the rear - stumbled at the 3rd - down in 17th past the 5th - rallied approaching two out but faded before the last
Anna McGuinness (2)
Robert Tyner
Settled with leaders early - drifted through the pack to sit twelfth by the fifth - made no headway and dropped away turning for home
Conor Smithers
Shane Ryder
Held up towards the back - improved into 11th past the 5th - dropped away again after two out - well beaten in 14th
Harry Sexton
Adrian Sexton
Handy early - held mid-pack position into the straight - dropped back and driven along before two out - faded thereafter to finish well beaten
Niall Moore
Mrs Denise Foster
Sat close up early - hit front at 1st and stretched clear by 3rd - margin shrank at 4th - overtaken and dropped back before 3 out - faded from there to finish well held
Tom Kelly
C Byrnes
Sat close to the pace early - began to feel the strain by the 4th and slipped back before four out - dropped away steadily from there and beaten a long way home
Patrick M O'Brien
Shane Nolan
Settled around midpack early - improved to 7th then 5th and up to 4th approaching four out - lost jockey after the third-last
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.