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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
2m4f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 5.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
G B Noonan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled just behind the front group early - up to 5th by the 7th - into 4th three out - into 3rd and pushed along after the following fence - closed to 2nd on the inner approaching the last - hit the front close home and finished strongly
Anna McGuinness (4)
B J Hallahan
Positioned close up early - hit front after first fence - asked for effort two out - challenged hard approaching last - overtaken close home - stayed on for second
No. 10
8yo, 10-9, OR 85
J: Thomas O'Connor (4) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Thomas O'Connor (4)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midfield early - up to third by 7th and second approaching 3 out after an untidy jump - pressed for effort before the last - dropped back to third on landing - unable to threaten - stayed on at one gallop to finish third
Shane O'Callaghan
D E Fitzgerald
Handy early - up with the front group wide - urged into 8th three out - into 6th under pressure but not gaining and a mistake at the last - stayed on same gear to take 4th
Paddy Hanlon (4)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled midfield - urged into 5th before 3 out then unable to find extra after 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th
James Smith (2)
Gordon Elliott
Settled midfield - stumbled at 2nd - urged into 6th before 3 out - into 4th but unable to close before last - held on same-effort finish to finish 6th
Calum Hogan (4)
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - urged into 7th before 3 out then unable to find more - well held at the finish
Alex Harvey
Seamus Fahey
Up with the pace and 2nd after the 1st - jumping errors at the 8th and 4 out - dropped to 3rd and under pressure before the race ran away from it - blunder 2 out and faded to finish 8th
Gavin Brouder
V T O'Brien
Settled midfield early - improved to 4th by the 7th - driven but unable to make headway from 4 out and jumped awkwardly after - held no more to give late
John Shinnick
David Kenneth Budds
Settled handily and eager early - shadowed the pace but scrappy over the 2nd - dropped to midfield by the 7th - urged forward after 4 out - couldn't find more late - well held in 10th
Benjamin P Kennedy (4)
L J Archdeacon
Sat close to the pace early - dropped into the pack soon after - urged forward from four out but couldn't find more once past the following fence - blundered two out and finished well held
Tom Kelly (4)
Ian O'Connor
Held up at the back of the field - driven with no gain from 4 out - dropped away - finished well beaten in 12th
Liam McKenna
Thomas P O'Connor
Held up towards the back - clumsy at the 2nd - blundered again 7th - driven with no headway and untidy 3 out - soon dropped away and pulled up before the following fence
Charlie O'Dwyer
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Settled midpack early - clipped the 2nd fence - dropped towards the back and needed a nudge after a mistake at the 5th - asked for effort from four out - lost ground before easing to a halt approaching two out
Conor Clarke (4)
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards the back - hit the first and stumbled at the second - blundered and parted with rider at the third
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.