16:30
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 18 runners
Winning time 4m 21.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean Cleary-Farrell (4)
W P Mullins
Shared the front early - moved clear before the 3rd then headed once more approaching four out - travelling strongest before three out - opened a three length advantage there - driven out approaching the last - responded gamely to hold on through the finish
Joshua Halford (4)
Donal Commins
Settled in the pack - untidy at the 1st - 11th at halfway - moved through to fifth after 4 out - pushed up to second before 2 out - kept on without troubling the winner
Richard Condon (2)
N Dooly
Shared front early - slipped to third before the 3rd - up to second at halfway - regained a share up front 4 out - overtaken and driven on after 3 out - gave way before 2 out and had nothing left approaching the last
Josh Williamson
Paul W Flynn
Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - bumped after the 6th - stumbled 4 out - found some late progress under driving before 4 out - lost touch before 2 out and finished well beaten
James Smith
Brian M McMahon
Up with the front group early - error at 6th - third at halfway - pressed after 4 out but faded before 3 out - eventually well held
Peter Smithers (4)
David Harry Kelly
Settled in the pack - checked briefly 6th - up to 9th by halfway - improved into 5th after 4 out - dropped away before 3 out and finished well beaten
Michael Kenneally
Terence O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - bumped 6th - 10th at halfway - driven before fading after 4 out and well beaten at the finish
Conor Smithers (4)
Gearoid O'Loughlin
Towards the back of the chasing group - nudged for momentum at halfway - seriously hampered after the 6th - made some ground after 4 out before dropping away before 3 out - well behind at the finish
Eoin Staples (2)
David Harry Kelly
Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 3rd - hampered by a loose horse after the 6th - never able to get back into it and well beaten
Dylan Whelan (4)
Conor Houlihan
Sat close to front early - 5th at halfway - stumbled 4 out - lost touch rapidly thereafter and finished well beaten
Eoghan Finegan (2)
W J Burke
Held up towards the back - suffered a heavy bump from a loose horse after the 6th and never regained pace - beaten a long way home
Jordan Canavan (4)
M Winters
Held a forward spot early on the outer - into 9th and pressed for a spell around halfway - checked in traffic after the 6th - dropped away soon after - finished well beaten
Luke Burke Ott (4)
M Winters
Held up towards the back - seriously hindered by a loose horse after the 6th - never able to get back on terms and well beaten from there
Liam McKenna
Padraig Butler
Held up towards the back - mistake at 5th - seriously baulked by a loose horse next - unable to get back into contention and dropped away - pulled up before 3 out
Rian Lane (4)
Terence O'Brien
Settled at the back early - driven approaching halfway and dropping away before the 6th - eased out of contention before 3 out
Alan O'Sullivan (2)
Donncha Duggan
Settled around midfield out wide - 6th at halfway - came down at the sixth
Ethan O'Sullivan (4)
Gordon Elliott
Held a forward position early but not jumping cleanly - still 4th at halfway after an error 6th - then a heavy blunder 4 out - faded fast under pressure - eased to a halt approaching 3 out
Danny Power (4)
J Morrison
Settled towards the back of the pack - urged forward around halfway - lost ground after the 6th - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Champagne Diamond, Majestic Horizon, Vargas
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.