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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 4m 12.80s
- Going
- Soft To Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Josh Williamson (2)
Gordon Elliott
Settled handy early - sat in behind through the middle stages before improving into 3rd approaching two out - striding out impressively to hit the front before the last where slightly awkward - pushed clear on the run-in - stayed on strongly to the finish - won in comfortable fashion
Philip Donovan
M K Flannery
tallies at 5.Tracked the pace early - in 4th with a laboured leap - edged in front by a whisker before 2 out then lost it - back in command after 2 out - overtaken before the last - unable to match the winner and stayed one-speed to the line
Sean Cleary-Farrell (4)
W P Mullins
Settled just behind pace early - drifted right passing 3 out - shuffled between 2nd and 4th through the middle stages - unable to close on the front-runner turning for home - lost a place after 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish third
James Smith (2)
Liz Doyle
Went straight to front early - lost command approaching two out then briefly back in charge - soon overtaken again - slipped to fourth before the last and could not find more late on
Finn Brickley (4)
Cian Collins
Settled towards the back of the pack - crept into contention around 6th then 4th before 3 out - pushed along and slipped to 7th after 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th
Cian Cullinan (4)
Andrew Slattery
Settled midpack early - held around 7th-8th through the middle stages - crept into 6th with two out but couldn't quicken - stumbled at the last while still in 6th - kept on same speed to the line finishing 6th
Michael Kenneally (2)
Emmet Mullins
Settled with the group early - slipped back to 10th after three out - edged into contention before the last but faded through the run-in to finish seventh
Paddy Cody (4)
Eoin Doyle
Settled with the pack early in modest 5th then 4th - improved into contention after 4 out - began to struggle after 2 out - dropped away before the last and finished a well beaten 8th
Jack G Gilligan (2)
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Held up at the back - crept into 11th after 2 out - made no headway and dropped away before the last - finished well beaten in 9th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - bumped a touch after the opening fence - crept into 9th approaching three out - toiling into the final two before fading before the last
Harry Sexton (4)
A J Martin
Held up towards the back - crept into 8th approaching 3 out but soon niggled along - unable to threaten and dropped away before the last
Jordan Canavan (4)
J P Flavin
Held up towards the back of the pack - dropped further away three out - unable to threaten and eased out of contention approaching the final two furlongs
Liam McKenna
Steve E Ryan
Held up at the back throughout - driven along after 3 out - lost ground 2 out - pulled up before the last
Benjamin P Kennedy (4)
Paul W Flynn
Settled with the pack early - improved into 4th having been down around 7th - dropped back and blundered before 3 out - faded and pulled up before 2 out
Peter Smithers (4)
Patrick T Foley
Held up towards the back - refused at the 2nd
Michael J Doyle (4)
Gordon Michael Doyle
Settled handy - stumbled and lost rider at 1st
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.