18:02
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
2m4f85y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 11.60s
- Going
- Yielding To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jake Coen
W J O'Doherty
Handy near front on outside - fresh early on and racing wide - hit front before 5th - lost advantage for a moment 4 out - soon back in command - cruising 2 out - shook off rival before last - stayed on strongly to the line - won unchallenged
Peter Smithers (4)
David Harry Kelly
Held up early - still back in 8th before 3 out - moved through into the pack - took second spot before the last and pushed on - held on well but no match for the winner
Calum Hogan (4)
E McNamara
Settled with the pack early - moved into contention after the second - up to third by the seventh - unable to close on the front-runner two out before slipping back to third at the last - held that berth to the line finishing third
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back early - still down the order before 4 out - moved into contention after that - error 3 out while third - unable to challenge in 5th approaching the last then stayed on same speed for 4th on the run-in
Patrick M O'Brien (4)
E McNamara
Held up at the back - improved into 8th before 4 out - pushed into 3rd approaching 2 out - slipped to 4th unable to threaten leaders before last - held on steadily in 5th on the run-in
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Tracked the pace early - slipped back after the 7th then rallied into 2nd approaching 3 out - faded again 2 out - held no extra to the last and finished well beaten in 6th
Thomas O'Connor (4)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - slipped further away then rallied late on before fading before the last
Adam Leahy (4)
Anthony Mullins
Raced in the middle of the pack out wide - moved into contention after the 4th and up to 4th by the 7th - dropped away before 3 out - hit the second last and faded to finish 8th
Alex Harvey
J Motherway
Settled with the pack early - 6th then 8th before dropping back with a mistake at three out - faded from there and beaten a long way
Eoin Staples (4)
John Joseph Murphy
Held up at the back - improved to 8th having been 12th - lost touch after 3 out and dropped away
Ethan O'Sullivan (4)
P J Rothwell
Just in front early - stumbled 4th and dropped back before 5th - rallied to 2nd after 7th - back in front for a moment 4 out then blundered and slipped behind - dropped away turning into the straight and faded out of contention
John Shinnick
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Sat close to the pace early - blundered 3rd but stayed involved - slipped through the pack to 7th then 8th after 4 out - brought down before the home turn
Jack G Gilligan (2)
T J O'Mara
Held up towards the back - improved from midfield into contention after 4 out - lost footing and fell approaching the straight
Non-runners: Chapter Thirty (reserve), Derby Rock (unsuitable ground), Doctor Confusion (unsuitable ground), General Clermont (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.