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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 5yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 3.01s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer (2)
Conor O'Dwyer
Settled midpack early - improved from 13th to 4th before three out - made progress into the straight - edged in front just before the last - kept up the effort to the line
Tiernan Power Roche (2)
P J Rothwell
Settled handy on the wide side early - improved into 4th then 3rd rounding into the straight - moved up to 2nd approaching the last - stayed on through the run-in - just denied by three quarters of a length
Conor Clarke (4)
Emmet Mullins
Held up in the pack - stumbled at the 5th and dropped away - advanced turning in - kept on along the run-in to finish 3rd
Jack G Gilligan (2)
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Sat handy behind pace early - slipped to 4th - regained ground into 5th - rallied to 3rd approaching last - edged back to 4th near finish
Philip Donovan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat behind the pace early - held mid-pack before improving into contention after 3 out - hit the front 2 out - lost the advantage before the last and faltered to 3rd with a small error there - unable to find more in the run to the line and slipped to 5th
Liam McKenna (2)
M A Molloy
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield then closer order by the last - finished on one level effort to end sixth
G B Noonan
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - improved into 10th then up to 4th - made progress before 2 out - into 5th approaching last - bumped soon after and unable to quicken - finished 7th
Cian Quirke
Seamus Neville
Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd then 4th - slipped back after 3 out and again with error 2 out - never threatening in 9th before final fence - held on same pace to finish 8th
Shane O'Callaghan (2)
Thomas Dowling
Held up at the back - moved into contention after 2 out - plugged on before the last - one-dimensional on the run-in
Gavin Brouder
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - mistake in 14th and again in 4th - crept into contention after two out but found nothing more approaching the last
James Smith (2)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Held up towards the back of the pack - briefly 12th before 4th out - unable to threaten leaders into straight and one-paced approaching last - finished well held in 11th
Thomas O'Connor (4)
Mark Fahey
Settled with the pack early - up to 4th before dropping back after 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Conor Stone-Walsh
C A Murphy
Settled handy in 6th then improved to 4th - dropped back after 3 out - faded from 2 out to finish well beaten
Dylan Kidd (4)
John C McConnell
Held up towards back - 15th before improving into 4th but no threat - dropped away after two out
Aidan Kelly
Liz Doyle
Went straight to front by a short margin - travelled with plenty of enthusiasm and stretched clear before the 2nd - margin cut back by the 5th - hit the 3 out fence awkwardly - overtaken 2 out - lost touch swiftly turning into the straight - eventually well held in 15th
Niall Moore (2)
Paul W Flynn
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 1st and again at the 3rd - down in 17th before the 4th - drifting off the pace 3 out - lost touch with the field 2 out - no impression made and well held at the finish
Jake Coen
T G McCourt
Held up at the back - blundered at the first two fences and lost touch - drifted off line before the third then met it wrong and fell further behind - well beaten by the fourth where refused to continue
Paddy Hanlon (4)
Barry Connell
Settled around midfield - improved from 9th to 4th before three out - held 4th turning into the straight - blundered at the last - and lost rider soon after
Non-runners: Abitlikethat (reserve), Killala Bay (reserve), Two's Kompany (reserve)
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.