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Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m2f188y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 10.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Patrick M O'Brien (2)
Henry De Bromhead
Went straight to front - lost spot at 6th - moved through on inside to hit front again turning in - driven out from two out and stayed on strongly to the line
Philip Donovan
Jonathan Sweeney
Sat behind front group - 5th at halfway - asked for effort turning in and moved up inside to 3rd approaching final furlong - driven out after last and edged into 2nd near the line
Tiernan Power Roche
Andrew Lee
Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - moved into second turning for home - asked for effort before two out - held no more under pressure after the last and slipped back to third at the finish
Richard Condon (2)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - still only mid-pack turning into the straight - stayed on from two out to grab fourth late on
James Smith
Robert Murphy
Sat close to front pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out but had little left and finished one-paced
Josh Williamson (2)
Gordon Elliott
Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - driven on after 3 out but found little and dropped away approaching 2 out
Harry Sexton (4)
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - moved into 5th two out - pressed for effort but found nothing and dropped away late
Carl Millar (2)
Thomas Cooper
Held up at back of field - failed to make any impression - finished well beaten in 8th
Aidan Kelly
Thomas Cooper
Sat close to the pace early - slipped back to 9th by halfway then unable to make headway from 5 out - finished well adrift
Michael Kenneally (2)
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved through to hit the front by the 6th - driven up but overtaken as the straight began - faded fast before 2 out and finished well adrift
Peter Smithers (4)
Norman Lee
Held up towards the back - made no impression on the pace - eased out of contention before the second-last
John Aherne (4)
A M O'Grady
Settled towards the back of the pack early - moved into 7th by halfway but found nothing from 3 out - pulled up before the following fence
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.