15:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
1m7f158y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 2.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Patrick M O'Brien
Michael Mulvany
Sat behind pace early - stumbled at 1st fence - moved into second before 4th - edged in front approaching 2 out but blundered there - erred again at last - held on under pressure to prevail
Conor Clarke
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Settled with the pack early - slipped back to 7th - made ground from three out - moving smoothly to loom up two out - pressed the front-runner in the final furlong - stayed on to go down by a short margin
Paddy Hanlon
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - still 11th early on - moved into contention after 3 out - fourth and driven approaching last - stayed on at one gait to grab 3rd close home without threatening those in front
Ross Berry (2)
Martin Hassett
Handy early in third and fourth - faded to seventh after an untidy jump two out - rallied on the run-in to regain third - but edged out for fourth right on the line
Harry Sexton
Peter Croke
Handy early and just behind the pacesetter before the 2nd - slipped to 4th by the 4th - moved into 3rd two out - lost momentum inside the final furlong - eased back to finish 5th
Cian Cullinan
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Settled midpack early - 5th passing 4th but unable to threaten leaders before final fence - held no more late ground and finished 6th
Conor Smithers
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Settled towards back and stumbled first fence - down in tenth by 4th - found some momentum three out but blundered and gave up ground - unable to close in eighth turning for home - stayed on weakly at finish
Peter Smithers
J A Nash
Set the pace early - overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped back and faded before the final fence - eventually well held in 8th
Benjamin P Kennedy (2)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back of the pack - briefly improved to 6th - dropped away before two out and faded before the last
Sean Cleary-Farrell
Barry J Fitzgerald
Held up near the back - crept into 8th after the 4th before slipping back and under pressure approaching 2 out - faded from there to finish well held
Tom Harney
Gerard Keane
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back after the second - down to ninth after the fourth - lost touch with the field approaching 3 out and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Master Otis (stone bruise)
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.