Galway (IRE)
13:50
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.40 Place: €1.10 €2.10 €6.80 Exacta: €6.90 Tricast: €72.73 Trifecta: €115.80
Non-Runners: Aurora Princess (coughing), Dalton Highway (unsuitable ground), Hearts Are Trumps (unsuitable ground), Hidalgo Des Mottes (unsuitable ground), Low Lie The Fields (unsuitable ground), Mighty Mo Missouri (unsuitable ground), Mr Sundancer (reserve), Vale Of Glory (unsuitable ground), Vultan (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - ridden to lead after last - went clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 4/5 tchd 5/6)
8 G AVG Emmet Mullins 161 lbs 4/6F Won
2nd
Held up in rear - headway 2 out - still plenty to do last - ran on well and went second final 110yds - no match for winner
11 G AVG Adrian Murray 168 lbs 6/1 3.5
3rd
Towards rear - headway after 2 out - still plenty to do last - ran on well and went third final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
11 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 160 lbs 28/1 0.2
4th
Prominent - outpaced after last - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 28/1)
8 G AVG R Mike Smith 164 lbs 40/1 3.5
5th
Raced in second - led before 2nd - 4 lengths ahead after 2 out - reduced lead last - soon headed - weakened final 110yds(op 17/2)
8 G AVG W P Mullins 160 lbs 11/1 1.25
6th
Midfield - some headway and in touch with leaders approaching last - no impression run-in(op 14/1)
8 G AVG Thomas Gibney 155 lbs 11/1 1.5
7th
Midfield - some headway last - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 12/1)
10 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 162 lbs 14/1 .5
8th
Prominent - went second before 2 out - weakened from last(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
4 G Poor Peter Fahey 147 lbs 20/1 .5
9th
Towards rear of midfield - outpaced after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 18/1)
7 G Poor P J Rothwell 150 lbs 14/1 10
10th
Led - headed and raced in second before 2nd - weakened from 2 out(tchd 80/1)
8 G Poor Matthew J Smith 159 lbs 50/1 5
11th
Towards rear - brief headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 18/1 .5
12th
Towards rear throughout - mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 25/1)
5 G AVG C Byrnes 157 lbs 50/1 3.25
13th
In touch with leaders - weakened quickly before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon detached(op 25/1)
7 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 165 lbs 50/1 15
99th
In touch with leaders - bad mistake and jockey dropped rein 4th - weakened quickly and pulled up 5th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake which resulted in an issue with his reins and he had to pull up)(tchd 28/1)
7 G Poor Thomas Cooper 152 lbs 25/1 -