Listowel (IRE)
16:05
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Listowel (IRE) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €11.60 Place: €3 €2.10 €1.70 Exacta: €106 Tricast: €281.23 Trifecta: €254.60
Non-Runners: Ah Remy Martin (unsuitable ground), Ganderstown (unsuitable ground), Pahlavi (unsuitable ground), Pidoyne (unsuitable ground), Pro Bono (unsuitable ground), Trenchtown Rock (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Ifitwasme (IRE) 5 G AVG E McNamara 150 lbs 10/1 Won Took keen hold - midfield - prominent before 2nd - joined leaders going okay after 3 out - led and went clear before 2 out - soon ridden - went further clear when not fluent last - ran on well - won going away(op 15/2)
2nd 12 Targa Flavio (IRE) 6 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 156 lbs 7/1 - Towards rear early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - switched right and headway after 3 out - went second and kept on from 2 out - no match for winner(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
3rd 11 Say It So (IRE) 5 G AVG E McNamara 158 lbs 16/5F - Raced wide - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 3rd - dropped to midfield after 4 out - headway when not fluent 2 out - went third before last - no match for first two(op 5/2)
4th 6 Carlas Big Jim (IRE) 6 G Poor L J Archdeacon 164 lbs 9/1 - Prominent - joined leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
5th 5 Poets Cottage (IRE) 5 G Poor Noel Meade 165 lbs 7/1 - Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 13/2 and 9/1)
6th 14 Sayitfirst (IRE) 9 M Poor Darren Collins 146 lbs 10/1 - Pressed leader - disputed lead after 1st - led narrowly 3 out - headed before 2 out - lost second and weakened from 2 out - tired jump last(op 9/1)
7th 7 Mattie's Mountain (IRE) 9 G Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 164 lbs 16/1 - In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and 18/1)
8th 2 Big Debates (FR) 12 G AVG Robert Tyner 166 lbs 25/1 - In rear throughout(op 16/1)
PU 8 Baltinglass Hill (IRE) 8 G Poor P J Rothwell 161 lbs 4/1 - Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - headed when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 11/2)
PU 10 Benzine (GB) 6 G Poor J Morrison 158 lbs 13/2 - Never better than midfield - jumped slightly right and not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding lost a front shoe in running and was lame post race)(op 11/1)
PU 15 Eddierocket (IRE) 6 G Poor Norman Lee 145 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear - raced in last when not fluent 4 out - weakened and detached before 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)