Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

1st

Game Point (IRE)

No. 4

4yo, 10-9, OR 108

J: Paddy Cody (4) · T: R P Cody

4 10-9 108

Paddy Cody (4)

R P Cody

4:04.10 £8,700

Set the pace from the start - opened a gap from the 3rd - always in command and never asked for a serious effort - won going away

2nd

Sonas (IRE) ^t

No. 12

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: Dylan Whelan (4) · T: Henry De Bromhead

4 10-2 –

Dylan Whelan (4)

Henry De Bromhead

18 £2,900

Settled in the pack early - improved into contention with a gap back to the rest by the fifth - up into third before the home turn without threatening the leader - took second between the last two obstacles but well beaten at the line

3rd

Noble Rocco (IRE)

No. 10

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: Paddy Cleary (4) · T: Gordon Elliott

4 10-2 –

Paddy Cleary (4)

Gordon Elliott

6 £1,450

Tracked the front group early - held a middling position through the 5th and 4th - unable to close through the home turn - up to third between the last two flights

4th

Faerie Tales (IRE)

No. 8

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: Ben Kennedy (4) · T: P G Fahey

4 10-2 –

Ben Kennedy (4)

P G Fahey

3¼ £725

sat behind the front group - small error at the 2nd - held mid-pack through the 5th to 4 out - unable to close before the home turn and well held at the finish

5th

John Gun (FR) ^h

No. 6

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Liam McKenna · T: Kieran Purcell

4 10-13 –

Liam McKenna

Kieran Purcell

2½ £436

Sat close to the pace early - drifted right at the 4th - held mid-pack through the 5th to 4 out - still there but held around 3 out - unable to make further headway to finish fifth

6th

Don't Tell Paddy (GB)

No. 2

4yo, 10-11, OR –

J: Calum Hogan (2) · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

4 10-11 –

Calum Hogan (2)

Eoin Christopher McCarthy

1½ £290

Sat close to the pace early - held a middling position from the 5th through 4 out - unable to make headway into the straight and beaten well into 6th

7th

You Lift Me Up (IRE)

No. 7

4yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Shane Markey (4) · T: P J Rothwell

4 10-9 –

Shane Markey (4)

P J Rothwell

12

Held up towards the back - still down the order 4 out with little response to close - well held in 7th

8th

Blue Nude (IRE)

No. 1

4yo, 10-9, OR –

J: Conor Clarke (4) · T: P J Rothwell

4 10-9 –

Conor Clarke (4)

P J Rothwell

7

Held up in the pack - midfield around 4 out - unable to threaten leaders and finished well held

9th

Gunny Hill (IRE)

No. 5

4yo, 10-13, OR –

J: Shane O'Callaghan · T: P J Rothwell

4 10-13 –

Shane O'Callaghan

P J Rothwell

29

settled near the back from the off - lost touch through the third stage - well behind and beaten out of contention at the finish

10th

Out West (IRE)

No. 11

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: Kevin Healy (4) · T: Daniel O'Brien

4 10-2 –

Kevin Healy (4)

Daniel O'Brien

25

Held up early towards back - never a factor - well beaten by the finish - completed a distant last

11th

Taking It Handy (IRE)

No. 13

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: Conor Smithers (4) · T: J W Kenny

4 10-2 –

Conor Smithers (4)

J W Kenny

13

Settled just behind the pace early - dropped down the order by the 7th - stumbled 4 out while down in mid-division - still down in the pack 3 out - faded from there - eventually well beaten and never a factor

UR

Down After Dark (IRE) ^h

No. 3

4yo, 10-11, OR –

J: Niall Moore (2) · T: S Curling

4 10-11 –

Niall Moore (2)

S Curling

-

Sluggish break - settled at the back throughout - hesitant jump 3rd - blundered 4th and outpaced from there - error and unseated rider 2 out