14:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m5f180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 36.70s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Carl Millar (2)
Gordon Elliott
Sent clear early - lost front spot at 5th and settled into second - clipped through wobbles four out and two out - pushed along to hit front at final fence - powered clear on run-in for the win
Kieran Callaghan (2)
W P Mullins
Settled 2nd behind the front horse - lost a place or two by halfway - minor error and niggled at 3 out before slipping to 6th at the next - moved through to 3rd at the last and into 2nd in the straight - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish runner-up
Trevor Ryan (2)
Andrew Slattery
Sat close to the front pair - third with two furlongs left - pushed along and briefly moved up to second at the last - dropped back to third in the straight - unable to threaten in front and stayed on at one speed
James Smith (2)
S R B Crawford
Held up in the pack early - hampered - moved into 4th 2 out - fifth under pressure before the last then finished 4th one-paced
Gavin Brouder
Thomas Gibney
Held up towards the back - improved into mid-division under pressure approaching 2 out - unable to close on the front pair late and finished fifth beaten 9¼ lengths
Anna McGuinness (4)
W P Mullins
Held up towards back of pack - still down in 8th under pressure 2 out - late headway too little to matter - eventually finished 6th
Dylan Kidd (4)
John C McConnell
Settled towards the back on a tight rein - moved through to hit the front by the 5th - pressed for effort 2 out - overtaken at the last - dropped away to finish seventh
G B Noonan
Andrew McNamara
Sat close to the front group pulling hard early - blundered at the 3rd - fumbled again 3 out - pushed along in 5th 2 out - dropped away late finishing 8th
Caragh Monaghan (4)
Liam Lennon
Held up in the pack early - small blunder at the second - unable to build any momentum thereafter - beaten out of contention finishing ninth
Dillon Maxwell (2)
Andrew McNamara
Sat close to the pace early - midfield through halfway - dropped away in 7th before fading out of contention late
Niall Moore (2)
P Cluskey
Settled at the rear early - remained detached throughout - still adrift with 2 furlongs left - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Drop The Dip (other), Jackson Lamb (unsuitable ground), The Goose's Acre (unsuitable ground), Whiskey On Ice (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.