2024-09-26 Listowel 16:05
Listowel

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m

Going: Soft

Prize: €7,965

Runners: 11

Winning time: 4m 21.60s (slow by 33.60s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

13 Ifitwasme

J:Calum Hogan(2) T:E McNamara

Age:4 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:95 SP:10/1

Took keen hold - midfield - prominent before 2nd - joined leaders going okay after 3 out - led and went clear before 2 out - soon ridden - went further clear when not fluent last - ran on well - won going away(op 15/2)

2 12

12 Targa Flavio

J:Tom Harney T:Ross O'Sullivan

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:97 SP:7/1

Towards rear early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - switched right and headway after 3 out - went second and kept on from 2 out - no match for winner(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

3 4 16

11 Say It So

J:Patrick M O'Brien T:E McNamara

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:99 SP:16/5F

Raced wide - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 3rd - dropped to midfield after 4 out - headway when not fluent 2 out - went third before last - no match for first two(op 5/2)

4 13 29

6 Carlas Big Jim

J:James Smith T:L J Archdeacon

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:105 SP:9/1

Prominent - joined leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)

5 5½ 34½

5 Poets Cottage

J:Neil Ryan T:Noel Meade

Age:5 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:106 SP:7/1

Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 13/2 and 9/1)

6 ½ 35

14 Sayitfirst

J:Diarmuid Moloney T:Darren Collins

Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:87 SP:10/1

Pressed leader - disputed lead after 1st - led narrowly 3 out - headed before 2 out - lost second and weakened from 2 out - tired jump last(op 9/1)

7 7 42

7 Mattie's Mountain

J:Shane Fenelon T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:105 SP:16/1

In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and 18/1)

8 3¾ 45¾

2 Big Debates

J:Anna McGuinness(2) T:Robert Tyner

Age:11 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:109 SP:25/1

In rear throughout(op 16/1)

8 Baltinglass Hill

J:Tiernan Power Roche T:P J Rothwell

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:102 SP:4/1

Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - headed when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 11/2)

10 Benzine

J:Peter Smithers T:J Morrison

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:99 SP:13/2

Never better than midfield - jumped slightly right and not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon pulled up(op 11/1)

15 Eddierocket

J:Robbie Geoghegan T:Norman Lee

Age:6 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:86 SP:50/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - raced in last when not fluent 4 out - weakened and detached before 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)