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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
2m50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 11.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Ross Berry (2)
Martin Hassett
Settled midpack early - improved into third by three out - made ground before two out - hit front approaching final flight - drove clear to prevail in the finish
Eoin G Kelly (2)
Stephen Gerard Carey
Settled among the pack early - dropped to a lukewarm 6th after the 3rd - improved position approaching 3 out - into 2nd by the last - stayed on to finish 2nd without threatening the winner
Kevin A Murphy (4)
Ian O'Connor
Settled handy in the early running - dropped to 4th and then 5th passing three out - crept forward on the wide side two out - up into 3rd approaching the last - held no further sway in the run to the line
Benjamin P Kennedy (2)
Paul W Flynn
Held up handily early - third and workmanlike two out from home - advanced into second after three out - dropped away two out and slipped to sixth needing driving - rallied late to take fourth at the line
Tom Harney
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back early - down in ninth after third fence - began to make headway at the 4th - up to 7th with three left - shifted right approaching two out - made no dent on the leaders before the last - stayed on down the run-in to finish 5th
Caragh Monaghan (2)
P J Rothwell
Went in front briefly early - relegated after the first then settled fairly modestly in second - regained front spot approaching 3 out - lost position before the last and slipped to 4th - lost ground through the finish
Cian Cullinan
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back - crept into contention approaching 3 out - faded before the last to finish 7th
Harry Sexton
P A Fahy
Settled towards the back of the pack - 10th after 3rd and improved slightly to 9th by 3 out - unable to find further gain approaching 2 out and finished well held
No. 5
5yo, 11-6, OR 104
J: Sean Cleary-Farrell · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Sean Cleary-Farrell
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - 11th early on then edged forward past three out - dropped away before two out and beaten a long way
Patrick M O'Brien
Robert Tyner
Held up towards the back - down in 12th after the 3rd - lost touch before 3 out and finished no threat
Robbie Geoghegan
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up towards the back - down in 13th after third - dropped further away nearing straight and no threat late
Finn Brickley (2)
A Oliver
Settled with the pack early - fifth after three furlongs then slipped back through the field from three out - faded well before the home turn to finish well beaten in 12th
Ethan O'Sullivan (2)
J A Nash
Up with the front from the off - went on after the 1st and built a sizeable margin - jumped poorly 4 out and the gap narrowed - faded sharply from 3 out where another went by - pulled up shortly after
Non-runners: Jerrari (unsuitable ground), Lacken Forest (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.