2025-03-15 Thurles 15:40
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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 1m7f136y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €7,375

Runners: 16

Winning time: 4m 1.80s (slow by 23.10s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

4 Free Flow

J:Tom Harney(4) T:Ross O'Sullivan

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:100/30

Prominent - left in second 2 out - going best when left in lead last - ridden and went clear run-in - readily(op 3/1)

2 7

5 Game On

J:Neil Ryan(4) T:Noel Meade

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:8/1

Pressed leader - prominent 3 out - left in third 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - went second again final strides - no match for winner (jockey said gelding was a small bit hampered by the loose horse at the second last hurdle)(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)

3 1¼ 8¼

3 Following Orders

J:Tiernan Power Roche(2) T:P J Rothwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:5/4F

Prominent - left in lead 2 out - pushed along and faced challenge when bad mistake and headed last - soon weakened - lost second final strides(op 11/8)

4 2¼ 10½

15 Tippinaway

J:Paddy Hanlon(4) T:Eric Larkin

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

In touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - kept on approaching last - no impression run-in (jockey said gelding was hampered by the loose horse at the second last hurdle)(op 80/1)

5 1¼ 11¾

10 Mega Speculator

J:Niall Moore(2) T:M A Gunn

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders when slow jump 5th - outpaced 2 out - soon no impression (jockey said gelding was hampered by the loose horse at the second last hurdle)(op 100/1)

6 12 23¾

8 Highland Earl

J:Ross Berry(4) T:Liam P Cusack

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 125/1)

7 6½ 30¼

2 Brave Soldier

J:John Shinnick T:Mark Michael McNiff

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:8/1

Midfield - outpaced 3 out - lost touch before 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)

8 10 40¼

16 Stumblin In

J:Charlie O'Dwyer T:P M J Doyle

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:89 SP:6/1

Held up in rear - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 13/2)

9 4½ 44¾

1 Abitlikethat

J:G B Noonan T:P J Rothwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Midfield - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)

10 15 59¾

12 Pension Plan

J:Gavin Brouder T:Paul W Flynn

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Held up in rear - lost touch before 5th - tailed off(op 100/1)

11 6½ 66¼

9 Killala Bay

J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Paul W Flynn

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Held up in rear - not fluent 5th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)

12 22 88¼

6 Gatehouse Boy

J:Aidan Kelly T:P J Rothwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Outpaced in rear - lost touch before 5th - tailed off

13 1½ 89¾

7 Getaway Blondie

J:Harry Sexton(4) T:Adrian Sexton

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Outpaced in rear - lost touch before 5th - tailed off(op 150/1)

11 Midnight Eugene

J:Cian Quirke T:Timothy Doyle

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders but pushed along when badly hampered by faller and unseated 2 out(op 125/1)

13 Rinnaseer King

J:Benjamin P Kennedy(4) T:Thomas P O'Connor

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Didn't jump well - midfield - slow jump and nearly lost jockey 1st - bad mistake 2nd - jumped badly left 3rd - in rear when mistake 4th - soon eased and pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped poorly; vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 150/1)

14 Slieve Annilog

J:Oakley Brown(2) T:Riceal Dunne

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:112 SP:7/2

Led - mistake and fell heavily 2 out - fatally injured(op 4/1)

Ernest Loring

J:Liam Quinlan T:W J Austin

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Miss Bernese

J: T:Norman Lee

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP: -

Charlie's Gift

J: T:John M Burke

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.10

Tote place: €1.80 €2.60 €1.40

Exacta: €38.40

Trifecta: €114.30

CSF: €34.71