16:00
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 4m 6.50s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Thomas O'Connor (2)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midfield early - squeezed for space and knocked about approaching the first - moved through smartly on the rail after three out to hit the front before the following fence - opened a three-length advantage by the last - driven out to stay on strongly and win with plenty in hand
Anna McGuinness
Anthony Mullins
Settled in the pack early - moved forward on the outside approaching 4 out to join the front group - still holding hopes before 2 out but couldn't overhaul the winner into 2nd - slightly awkward at the last then driven out to hold on for second
Shane Markey (4)
Ross O'Sullivan
Held up behind the pace and slightly awkward in 2nd - 3rd at halfway - faded to 8th early in the straight - moved to the outside before 2 out and pushed along - regained 3rd approaching the last and stayed on for 3rd
Calum Hogan
E McNamara
Held a midfield spot early - crept forward wide turning into the straight then lost a touch of momentum on the turn - pushed along two out to move up into third before the last - couldn't find more and slipped back to finish fourth
Paul Kavanagh (2)
E McNamara
Held up early - drifted right at 2nd - moved into midfield - 10th and outside entering straight - pushed along before last to move 5th - stayed on same pace to finish
Conor Clarke
E McNamara
Up with the front group on the outside - near-catastrophic blunder at the 1st and close to depositing the rider - moved up to 2nd behind the head of affairs and drifted a touch right at the 2nd - dropped away before 2 out and plugged on at one speed from the last to finish 6th
Kevin A Murphy (4)
Ian O'Connor
Set the pace early - scrappy over the first two fences with a right-hand skip at the second - driven up approaching two out and lost the front spot inside - little response left before the last - eased back and finished well held for 7th
Benjamin P Kennedy
M A Cahill
Held up in the pack - squeezed for space and clipped heels before the opening fence - urged into 11th turning for home - crept closer from two out but couldn't quicken and finished off steadily for eighth
Michael Kenneally
Declan Queally
Towards the back of the field - 12th three out and under pressure before the second last - picked up a little ground but found no more - plugged on at one speed to finish 9th
Eoin Staples
Gavin Cromwell
Sat handy in behind pace-setters - up into 4th with 3 to go and edged into second turning for home - dropped back before 2 out then eased out of contention late
Niall Prendergast
C O'Keeffe
Sat close behind front group early - stumbled slightly at the 2nd and 4th - dropped away from 3 out - driven into the straight but found nothing more after another mistake 2 out - erred on landing at the last and finished well beaten in 11th
Paddy Hanlon
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled midpack early - drifted into another runner and stumbled at the first fence - fended right over the second - crept closer before three out but stumbled again on touchdown - moved wide before the following obstacle then faded with nothing left to give
Harry Sexton
Adrian Sexton
Held up towards the back - urged into 14th from 3 out - unable to find more entering the straight - finished well beaten in 13th
Peter Smithers
Richard John O'Brien
Towards the back - jumping errors at the first two fences - well held from 3 out and fading from there to finish 14th
Eoghan Finegan
L J Archdeacon
Settled midfield early - stumbled slightly at first hurdle then slipped towards the back - driven but found little in 16th approaching 3 out - finished well beaten
Christine Worrell (4)
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled midfield early - slipped back into the pack with three furlongs left - no response from there - well beaten at the finish
Dylan Kidd (2)
John C McConnell
Settled at back of field early - lost more ground before halfway stage - eased and pulled up before final three fences
Non-runners: Aclass (unsuitable ground), Kilbrin Rocco (reserve), Kingdom Calling (reserve), Wardens Whisper (allergies)
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.