Leopardstown

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m100y
Going: Good To Yielding
Prize: €11,800
Runners: 17
Winning time: 6m 20.00s (slow by 9.00s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Jack G Gilligan(2) T:Paul John Gilligan
Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:125 SP:10/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders on inner after 11th - disputed lead 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon led - went clear going easily after last (usual 2 out) - stayed on - easily
2 10
J:Tiernan Power Roche(4) T:P J Rothwell
Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:106 SP:10/1
Raced wide - towards rear early - midfield 7th - not fluent alone towards near side 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway before last (usual 2 out) - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
3 17½
J:Conor Smithers(4) T:Paul Nolan
Age:5 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:116 SP:22/1
Soon disputed lead - not fluent when left in lead 1st - bad mistake when headed and lost ground 8th - soon dropped to rear - headway 12th - prominent after 3 out (usual 4 out) - mistake last (usual 2 out) - kept on towards finish - went modest third post(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
4 shd 17½
J:Peter Smithers(4) T:Liz Doyle
Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:120 SP:6/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders when badly hampered by faller and lost ground 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway before last (usual 2 out) - no chance with winner disputing second towards finish - lost third post(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
5 20
J:Richard Condon(2) T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:123 SP:20/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - hampered by faller and lost ground 1st - towards rear 2nd - in touch with leaders when mistake and pecked on landing 3 out (usual 4 out) - briefly went second after last (usual 2 out) - weakened omitted last(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
6 ½ 20½
J:Shaun Greene(4) T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:6 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:109 SP:33/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - weakened omitted last(tchd 40/1)
7 14 34½
J:Ethan O'Sullivan(4) T:Henry De Bromhead
Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:104 SP:9/1
Prominent - mistake and pecked on landing 9th - briefly disputed lead 3 out (usual 4 out) - lost second and slow jump 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
8 11 45½
J:Aidan Kelly T:Padraig Roche
Age:8 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:126 SP:14/1
Prominent early - in touch with leaders when not fluent and pecked on landing 6th - soon reminders - not fluent 9th - dropped to midfield after 10th - slow jump and lost ground 11th - towards rear and kept on after last (usual 2 out)(op 10/1)
9 nse 45¾
J:Cian Quirke T:Paul Nolan
Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:104 SP:16/1
In touch with leaders - badly hampered by faller 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon dropped to midfield and weakened (jockey said gelding was badly hampered at the back of the third last)(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
10 47
J:Carl Millar(2) T:Gordon Elliott
Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:123 SP:5/1J
In touch with leaders - prominent when badly hampered 8th - went second 2 out (usual 3 out) - jumped slightly left last (usual 2 out) - weakened quickly home turn (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding to have a delayed recovery and to have mucus on the trachea following endoscopic examination)(op 11/2)
11 51¾
J:Patrick M O'Brien(4) T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:124 SP:25/1
Midfield - brief headway when slightly hampered 3 out (usual 4 out) - reminders and weakened after 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 28/1)
12 11 62¾
J:James Smith(4) T:Gordon Elliott
Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:120 SP:17/2
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - mistake 3rd - reminders after 9th - no impression after 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
13 57 119¾
J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:5 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:114 SP:5/1J
Prominent early - hampered by faller and lost ground 1st - soon dropped to midfield - in touch with leaders after 11th - weakened before 2 out (usual 3 out) (vet reported gelding to have a delayed recovery post race)(op 11/2)
14 29 148¾
J:Alix Balfe(4) T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:9 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:127 SP:40/1
In rear throughout - reminders after 12th(op 25/1)
PU
J:Jake Coen T:Gordon Elliott
Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:130 SP:40/1
Didn't jump well - towards rear - reminder after 3rd - dropped to last after 7th - tailed off when pulled up after 9th(op 28/1)
F
J:Calum Hogan(4) T:E J O'Grady
Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:109 SP:20/1
Disputed lead when fell 1st(tchd 25/1)
UR
J:Oakley Brown(2) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs
OR:122 SP:9/1
Prominent - left in lead 8th - led narrowly 3 out (usual 4 out) - disputed lead when bad mistake and unseated 3 out (usual 4 out)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
NR
jockey silk Midnight Our Fred
J:Alex Harvey(2) T:J P Flavin
Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:128 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €17.80
Tote place: €3.50 €2.40 €4.60
Exacta: €194.40
Trifecta: €1130.40
Tricast: €2207.31
CSF: €107.46