17:15
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2m3½f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 48.80s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Charlie O'Dwyer
W P Mullins
Sat second early - drifted back in second at halfway - urged forward three out - driven approaching final furlong - hit front at the last - stayed on to score
Anna McGuinness (4)
W P Mullins
Took the initiative - forged far ahead from the 4th - serious jumping error 3 out - margin cut back after 2 out - passed at the last and one-paced on the run-in
Joshua Halford (4)
E Bolger
Sat close to the front group early - urged into 4th 3 out - into 3rd under pressure 2 out - unable to threaten the front and stayed on same gear for 3rd
Conor Clarke (4)
Maike Magnussen
Settled in the pack early - crept into 3rd before pressed for effort 3 out then slipped to 4th - unable to close on the front-runners late
Thomas O'Connor (4)
Conor David Maxwell
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort in 5th 3 out - unable to close - faded late to finish 5th
Michael Kenneally
S G Carey
Sat close to the pace early - driven into 4th 4 out - dropped away 3 out and beaten a long way
Alan King (4)
Mark Michael McNiff
Held up early - lost touch through the middle stages - well off the pace at the finish - beaten a long way
Ben Kennedy (4)
M O Quigley
Held up in touch with back markers - error at the 2nd - well beaten when pulled up before the last
Eoin Staples (2)
Sean Thomas Doyle
Held up at the back - still adrift of the field late on - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Returning Officer, The Iron Chef, Charles The Bold
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.