17:30
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m1f180y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 19.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Conor Stone-Walsh
Gavin Cromwell
Sat close behind the pace - 3rd at halfway and 4th with 3 to go - improved into 2nd after the following fence - moved through on the inside to hit the front entering the straight - pushed out to draw well ahead from the last - won comfortably
Liam McKenna
John Patrick Ryan
Sat close up early - second at halfway - third with three left - moved through to hit the front approaching the second-last - driven up but slipped back to second entering the straight and stayed on without improving to the line
James Smith (2)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th by halfway - driven from three out and edged up to 4th approaching the final fence - stayed on well after the last to finish third
Conor Clarke (4)
Emmet Mullins
Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching 5 out - shared the advantage soon after - hit the front 3 out - driven and overtaken 2 out - unable to find more at the finish - slipped back to 4th
Dillon Maxwell (2)
Andrew McNamara
Sat close to the front group early - up to 7th at halfway then 6th approaching 3 out - held no more improvement and stayed on same effort to finish 5th
Niall Moore (2)
P Cluskey
Made the running - challenged and lost lead 3 out - struggling in 5th after 2 out - no more to give and plugged on at one tempo
Jack G Gilligan (2)
Darren Collins
Held up early - 9th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held in 7th
Richard Condon (2)
Mrs Mary Whelehan
Held up at the back from the off - made no impression through the race - well beaten at the finish
Gavin Brouder
Andrew Kinirons
Held up early - still back in 12th at halfway - dropped away and well beaten at the finish
G B Noonan
Norman Lee
Held up at the back - moved into 6th by halfway - lost touch from 3 out and finished well held
Benjamin P Kennedy (4)
Seamus Fahey
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - unable to make headway from 3 out and well held at the finish
Ross Berry (4)
John G Carr
Settled at the back of the pack early - still 10th at halfway - made no headway from three out and was pulled up before the following fence
Patrick M O'Brien (4)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to pace early - errors saw fall towards back by halfway - failed to improve and pulled up before 4 out
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.