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Monday 24 August 2026

16:51

Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

2m2½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners

Winning time 4m 19.90s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Colliers Quay (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 11-8, OR –

J: Thomas O'Connor (4) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

4:19.90 £8,400

Sat just behind front group - small error 4th and holding that spot at halfway - pushed along 2 out - battling for 3rd and hit last - powered home up the rail - got up to win late

2nd

Minella Post (GB) t

No. 5

7yo, 11-12, OR 113

J: James Smith · T: Thomas Gibney

½ £2,800

Set the pace early - dropped to third then fifth before edging closer under urging - drew alongside approaching the last and drifted left - hit the front turning into the straight - stayed on well - caught in the final strides to finish second by half a length

3rd

Coolishael (IRE)

No. 2

5yo, 11-10, OR –

J: Eoin Staples (2) · T: Ross O'Sullivan

2½ £1,400

Broke a touch right at the opener - settled just behind the pace and sat handy into third - up to second by halfway - upped the tempo from fifth to sit right on the front-runner - moved through nicely to challenge approaching the final fence - took a knock and needed driving there - overtaken turning into the straight - held third but couldn't find more late on

4th

Beyond Forgiveness (IRE)

No. 17

5yo, 11-10, OR –

J: Richard Condon (2) · T: David Harry Kelly

6½ £701

Sat handy early travelling keenly - up with the front group and third for a spell - still third at halfway - small stumble three out - asked for more but found little before the final fence - stayed on without gaining finishing fourth

5th

Noharmintrying (IRE)

No. 6

5yo, 11-10, OR –

J: Peter Smithers (2) · T: Aidan Anthony Howard

7 £420

Small error at the opener - settled towards the back of the pack - moved into 6th approaching two out - unable to close and finished one-paced to the line

6th

Vargas (IRE)

No. 10

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Josh Williamson · T: Gordon Elliott

1¼ £280

Tracked the front group early - 5th at halfway - pressed after the second-last but unable to close and stayed on at one gear to finish sixth

7th

Green Grass (IRE)

No. 11

4yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Kevin Healy (4) · T: Paul W Flynn

23

Settled in the pack - pressed for effort 2 out - dropped away late - eventually finished seventh well beaten

8th

Nothintodowithme (IRE) t

No. 7

5yo, 11-10, OR –

J: Jack G Gilligan (2) · T: Barry T Murphy

6

Held up in the pack - pushed along with little response 2 out - dropped away late to finish 8th

9th

Leva Deva (IRE)

No. 14

5yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Calum Hogan (2) · T: Darren Collins

2¼

Settled in the pack early - pushed along with little response 2 out - dropped away late to finish 9th

10th

Discrete (IRE)

No. 3

5yo, 11-8, OR –

J: Tom Kelly (4) · T: Mrs Grainne M O'Connor

1¼

Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish

11th

Lastofthenatives (IRE) h

No. 4

5yo, 11-10, OR –

J: Eoghan Finegan (2) · T: W J Burke

3¼

Held up towards the back of the pack for much of the way - unable to find more with two furlongs left - dropped away late to finish 11th

12th

Elusive Truce (IRE)

No. 13

6yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Conor Smithers (4) · T: Charlie Keegan

½

Held up at the back throughout - hit the 4th and made little impression - dropped away before 2 out

13th

Roll It Roisin (IRE) t

No. 15

5yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Anna McGuinness (4) · T: David Harry Kelly

4½

Settled up with the pace early and edged wide at the first meeting a minor knock - eased back and dropped towards the back - last of all with three furlongs to go and unable to find more

UR

Tommy Go Maith (IRE)

No. 9

5yo, 11-8, OR –

J: Shane Markey (4) · T: Thomas Patrick McGettigan

-

Blundered and unseated at the 1st

PU

Myhero La Colmine (FR)

No. 12

4yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Dylan O'Connor (4) · T: Paul John Gilligan

-

Held up towards the back - hit first - found nothing more approaching three out - dropped away and pulled up promptly two out

Non-runners: Sankofa, Lexenna, Don't Tell Paddy

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.

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