Clonmel (IRE)
14:22
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Clonmel (IRE) Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.20 Place: €2.50 €1.20 €2.80 Exacta: €15.60 Tricast: €92.74 Trifecta: €311
Non-Runners: Gamigin (unsuitable ground), Jimli's Cave (unsuitable ground), Knocknaconnery (reserve), Pana To Milan (unsuitable ground), Western Model (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Kitsilano (IRE) 6 G Poor John Joseph Murphy 167 lbs 100/30 Won Midfield - headway and prominent 8th - not fluent 4 out - challenging on near side of group home turn - led narrowly going best from 2 out - ridden and went clear towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
2nd 17 The Big Cloud (IRE) 7 M Poor Shane Crawley 159 lbs 13/8F 1.25 Soon prominent behind clear leader - led going okay before 2 out - jumped slightly right when headed from 2 out - ridden and no extra when edged left run-in - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 6/4)
3rd 16 Eddies Pride (IRE) 11 M Poor Norman Lee 153 lbs 18/1 8 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - steady headway when raced wide after 3 out - went modest third last - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 20/1)
4th 8 Always Enchanting (GB) 7 M AVG E J O'Grady 158 lbs 8/1 13 In touch with leaders early - prominent behind clear leader after 5th - pressed leader before 7th - joined leaders home turn - weakening when not fluent 2 out - lost third last(op 6/1)
5th 7 Perfect Pupil (IRE) 7 G Poor Stephen McConville 160 lbs 66/1 4 Soon prominent behind clear leader - midfield 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 33/1)
6th 1 Bite That (IRE) 9 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 168 lbs 9/1 7 Led - soon clear - reduced lead when not fluent and jumped slightly left 6th - pushed along briefly on turn before 7th - not fluent 4 out - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
7th 15 Kate Ill Know (IRE) 11 M Poor David Kenneth Budds 156 lbs 11/1 0.1 Soon prominent behind clear leader - midfield when not fluent 5th - some headway on inner 7th - prominent when not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - mistake last(tchd 12/1)
8th 5 Kopon (IRE) 8 M Poor Gearoid O'Loughlin 160 lbs 8/1 4.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - some headway when switched right before 2 out - kept on(op 10/1)
9th 18 Chosen Shant (IRE) 9 M Poor Ciaran Murphy 155 lbs 28/1 1.5 Never better than midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
10th 10 Perfectway (IRE) 8 M Poor Eoin Griffin 156 lbs 40/1 0.3 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - towards rear when not fluent 7th - headway and in touch with leaders on near side of group after 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 25/1)
11th 9 Gendarme (IRE) 9 G Poor Charles Coakley 156 lbs 50/1 19 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - mistake 1st - in touch with leaders before straight - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
12th 14 Cornmarket (IRE) 5 G AVG M Flannery 156 lbs 14/1 0.1 Soon chased clear leader - disputing second after 5th - prominent before 7th - weakened and dropped to rear before 2 out(op 9/1)
99th 13 Mollys Dream (IRE) N/A Poor Eoin Doyle 155 lbs 100/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped left on occasions - midfield - mistake and lost ground 1st - soon towards rear - weakening when mistake 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 66/1)
99th 12 Kadys Dirha (IRE) 7 M Poor Thomas P O'Connor 157 lbs 22/1 - In touch with leaders early - disputing second after 5th - prominent before 7th - dropped to midfield when not fluent 8th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare hung left up the straight)(op 20/1)