12:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 22.10s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Sexton
Daniel G Murphy
Sat close to pace early - eased back through the pack before hitting the front rank once more - moved into 8th then improved to 5th - made ground into 4th turning for home - went on before the last two - drove clear on the run-in - won going away
Thomas O'Connor (2)
Gerard Kelleher
Settled with the pack early - improved from 6th to 5th - moved into second two out - unable to close on winner but held second comfortably to the line
Conor Clarke
Emmet Mullins
Settled with the pack early - dropped through order turning into the straight - bumped mildly two out - found extra before the last - stayed on up the run-in to snatch third
Josh Younge (4)
Edward F Power
Held up at rear early - hampered second - made progress into third turning in - unable to challenge front pair and hampered again at last - stayed on one note up run-in - eased back to finish fourth
Paddy Cleary (2)
Gordon Elliott
Handy early - third before slipping back to fifth turning in - checked after 2 out - kept on one gear to finish 5th
Adam Leahy (2)
John Joseph Hanlon
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved up to 7th then 5th before fading before two out - stayed on at one gait through the last but well held in 6th
Shane Markey (2)
E Bolger
Held up towards the back - still 9th by the 5th and unable to close into the straight - stayed on at one gear to finish 7th
Anna McGuinness
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - unable to make headway approaching 2 out - stayed on at one tempo before the last - finished 8th
Ross Berry (2)
J A Nash
Sat behind pace early - pushed up into contention - held 4th then 5th - slipped back to 7th turning for home - checked briefly after second-last and unable to quicken
Calum Hogan
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled just behind the pace early - improved into second then third - dropped back and faded before 2 out - eventually well held in 10th
Kevin A Murphy (4)
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - error two out - dropped away late - finished 11th
Michael Kenneally
John Patrick Ryan
Went straight to front and stretched clear after the first - margin narrowed by the 3rd - kicked away again after 5th - gap shrank turning into the straight - overtaken before 2 out then blundered and came down in 4th
Eoin Staples
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back - lost touch after 3 out - pulled up before the last
Sean Cleary-Farrell
Eugene M O'Sullivan
Held up towards the back - equipment trouble and ran wide approaching the 2nd - fell away from the pack soon after and was pulled up
Non-runners: Watty Show (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.