14:30
Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle
2m3f58y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 25 runners
Winning time 4m 46.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Gavin Brouder
David Pipe
Sat just off the front pack early - fourth at halfway then third with two to jump before being asked for effort - stayed on strongly to hit the front close home
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards back of pack - moved into 8th two out - urged forward and improved on outside turning in - hit front before last with a minor blunder but soon overtaken - stayed on same speed to finish 2nd beaten two and a half lengths
Liam McKenna
C A Murphy
Held up at the back - improved into midfield two out then driven into 6th at the last after an untidy jump - stayed on strongly to snatch 3rd near the line
Ethan O'Sullivan (4)
Henry De Bromhead
Handy in the early stages - stumbled at the 3rd - went clear from the 6th - pressed and lost the advantage nearing the last then held on for 4th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack early - moved into contention before 3 out to sit 4th 2 out - driven forward to hit the front for a moment on the run-in - couldn't find more and faded to finish 5th
Ben Bromley
David Pipe
Sat close to the front group early - fifth at halfway then asked for effort after two out without threatening to close - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth
Callum Pritchard (2)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards the back - urged into 11th two out - improved to 7th before the last but made no dent on the leaders in the run-in
Cian Cullinan (4)
Jonathan Sweeney
Held up towards the back - 12th and driven approaching 2 out - stayed on same speed to the line without threatening
Niall Moore (2)
Henry De Bromhead
Settled in the pack - moved into 5th but stumbled 2 out then driven with little response - held no threat in the straight and finished well held
Paul Kavanagh (4)
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - hampered at the 3rd - made late progress from 2 out but stayed at one speed to the line and finished tenth
Jack G Gilligan (2)
Terence O'Brien
Went forward early - settled in third by halfway then up to second approaching two out - pressed for effort and slipped back soon after turning in - unable to find further response late
James Smith (2)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back early - improved into the pack by halfway - 9th and hit an obstacle two out - unable to quicken up the straight - finished 12th well beaten
No. 17
7yo, 11-4, OR 114
J: Shane O'Callaghan (2) · T: Patrick Joseph Hayes
Shane O'Callaghan (2)
Patrick Joseph Hayes
Held up towards the back - bumped a touch at the 3rd then asked for effort and dropped away after 3 out - driven in the straight and stayed on at one speed to finish 13th
Shaun Greene (4)
Henry De Bromhead
Held up in midfield - driven approaching second last without making headway - soon weakened - finished well held in 14th
Liam Quinlan
S R B Crawford
Held up towards the back throughout - blundered three from home - no response into the closing stages and finished well beaten
Aidan Kelly
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Held up towards the back of the pack - stumbled 5th - made up ground before three out - 7th and driven approaching two out then found nothing in the straight to finish well held
Dylan Kidd (4)
John C McConnell
Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with the pace and made no impression before the 2nd last
John Shinnick
Mrs Lorna Fowler
Handy behind front group early - 6th at halfway - driven with no gain from 2 out and unable to find more late
Charlie O'Dwyer
Desmond McDonogh
Tracked the front group early - 7th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - unable to close approaching 2 out and faded to finish well beaten
Cian Quirke
Shane Nolan
Held up in the pack - pushed along towards the back after 4 out - unable to find more before the following fence - well held at the finish
Harry Sexton (4)
E D Delany
Held up towards back of field - fell at 3rd
Philip Donovan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - no headway when pushed along after 3 out - eased and pulled up before the last
Paddy Hanlon (4)
H Smyth
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away before halfway and fell well adrift - pulled up before 4 out
Tom Harney (4)
Ross O'Sullivan
Set the pace early - overtaken 6th - dropped away after 3 out - weakened and pulled up before the last
Conor Clarke (4)
Thomas Mullins
Held towards back of field early - blundered and dislodged rider at 1st
Non-runners: Howdoyalikeherhome (stone bruise), Mic Drop (reserve), The Nagger Reidy (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.