2025-01-12 Punchestown 13:25
Punchestown

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m3f93y

Going: Soft

Prize: €7,080

Runners: 7

Winning time: 5m 21.20s

Age: 5yo+

Class:

1 Midweek Voices

J:Cian Quirke T:Eoin Doyle

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:97 SP:9/2

Prominent - jumped slightly left and bumped rival 1st - prominent behind clear leader when not fluent 4th - went second before 8th - disputed lead before 4 out - led going best before 2 out - went clear after 2 out - easily

2 10

3 Mahlers Cove

J:Aidan Kelly T:James Joseph Mangan

Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:90 SP:7/1

Prominent - chased clear leader after 2nd - lost second and prominent behind clear leader before 8th - disputed lead before 4 out - pressed winner when pushed along towards near side before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for winner(tchd 13/2)

3 9 19

8 Wild As Fire

J:Philip Donovan T:Edward Cawley

Age:9 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:78 SP:16/1

Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - mistake 3 out - went modest third from 2 out - no match for first two(op 14/1)

4 9 28

6 Papa Barns

J:Patrick M O'Brien(4) T:Tom Dreaper

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:81 SP:15/8J

Jumped left on occasions - led - clear after 2nd - took keen hold and hung left after 6th - reduced lead 10th - headed before 4 out - reminder home turn - weakening when lost third from 2 out(op 2/1)

5 90 118

5 Mastermacblack

J:Jack G Gilligan(2) T:Patrick Breen

Age:8 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:84 SP:16/1

Prominent - prominent behind clear leader when mistake and lost position 7th - soon reminders - dropped to rear after 9th - struggling when reminders after 5 out - weakened before 4 out - soon tailed off(op 22/1)

2 Toon Town

J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:8 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:91 SP:15/8J

Raced in last early - in touch with leaders after 2nd - brief headway when bad mistake and pecked on landing then lost ground quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1)

4 Ivar The Boneless

J:Niall Moore(4) T:R K Watson

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:87 SP:50/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - slow jump 10th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)

School Lane

J:Caragh Monaghan(4) T:Liam Lennon

Age:12 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:80 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.50

Tote place: €2.10 €2.90

Exacta: €21.30

Trifecta: €127.40

Tricast: €458.62

CSF: €34.18