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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m1f53y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 20 runners
Winning time 4m 23.70s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Conor Clarke (4)
P J Rothwell
Settled at the back and wide of the field - crept into contention through the middle stages by halfway - moved forward on the outer approaching 3 out - driven up to join the front pair before 2 out - pressed on before the last - finished strongly to get up right on the line
Sean Cleary-Farrell (4)
Seamus Neville
Shared front spot early - blundered and lost place 4th - back in command 6th - driven on after 3 out - drawn level before 2 out - urged again after 2 out but couldn't find more and overtaken close home
Adam Leahy (4)
John Joseph Hanlon
settled midpack early - 10th at halfway - boxed for room and driven approaching 3 out - urged for effort after 2 out - blundered last then kept on strongly to finish third
Finn Brickley (4)
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - still 12th at halfway - made progress approaching 3 out and driven on - close to the front but drifted left 2 out - couldn't find more when asked before the last - blundered at the final fence - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth
Shane Markey (4)
Tom McGuinness
Towards the back of the field - a couple of lengths adrift of the main group before the 6th - blundered at that fence - pushed forward after 3 out - impeded after 2 out - kept on with purpose up the run-in to finish 5th
Anna McGuinness (4)
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Shared front spot early - 4th at halfway - urged on after 3 out - faded to finish 6th
John Shinnick
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Held up towards the back - boxed in approaching 3 out - driven and eased right for room before 2 out - stayed on steadily to finish seventh
Eoghan Finegan (4)
Peter Fahey
Settled in midfield - up to 3rd by halfway - given a squeeze approaching 3 out - under pressure after that - lost ground before 2 out then hampered - unable to find more late and finished 8th
Ross Berry (4)
Ms Helen P Markham
Held up at the back - knocked and driven on approaching 3 out - improved into the middle of the pack by 2 out - stumbled at that fence - stayed on same speed to finish 9th
Conor Smithers (4)
Andrew Kinirons
Hampered start - settled midfield then 10th at halfway - nudged along to find headway before 2 out - faded on the run-in to finish 10th
Carl Millar (2)
David Kenneth Budds
Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - urged forward before 3 out - moved left before 2 out - hampered hard soon after and unable to find more up the straight - finished 11th
Dylan Kidd (4)
P J Rothwell
Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by halfway - driven up before three out where a blunder was made - showed little in the closing stages finishing well beaten in 12th
Sarah Kavanagh (4)
Edward Cawley
Handy early - stumbled at 1st - slipped to 11th by halfway - wide when asked for more effort before 3 out - driven from there - lost touch before 2 out then bumped after that point - unable to make further headway finishing well beaten
Ethan O'Sullivan (4)
Henry De Bromhead
Handy early - 6th at halfway - up into 4th approaching 3 out - driven from there before fading fast into finish
Alix Balfe (4)
Patrick Downey
Towards the back - blundered 4th - niggled into it from 3 out - errors at the last - plugged on at one tempo on the run-in
Paddy Cody (4)
Eoin Doyle
Wide early - back of the pack in 9th at halfway - pushed for effort before 3 out - well held at the finish
Richard Condon (2)
C A McBratney
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved a touch after the 6th - hampered and stumbled approaching 3 out - dropped away and driven out well behind thereafter
Ivan Ryan (4)
Conor David Maxwell
Handy early - moved into command after the 4th before losing it after the 5th - fading and came down two out
Eoin Staples (4)
Gavin Cromwell
Held up towards the back of the pack - driven onward after the 5th - eased out of contention before 3 out
Patrick M O'Brien (2)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Shared front early - slipped back to third then fifth by halfway - ran out sixth
Non-runners: Hello Yes (reserve), Scary Askari (reserve), Southey (reserve)
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.