15:40 Thurles
Saturday 15 March 2025
All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus  |  1m 7f 136y  |  Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |  16 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 1.80s
T:Â R O'SullivanJ:Â T P Harney (4)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden entering straight, stayed on to challenge after 2 out, disputed before last, led last, kept on well run-in op 3/1
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â N J Ryan (4)
Soon close up and disputed, 2nd halfway, disputed again from 4 out where slight mistake, ridden and headed entering straight, left 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd close home op 17/2 tchd 10/1
T:Â P J RothwellJ:Â Tiernan Power Roche (2)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress into 2nd entering straight, ridden to dispute when left in lead 2 out, soon pressed, joined before last, bad mistake last and headed, no extra run-in and lost 2nd close home op 11/8
T:Â Eric LarkinJ:Â Paddy Hanlon (4)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, left 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 80/1
T:Â M A GunnJ:Â Niall Moore (2)
Jumped right 1st, soon settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, not fluent 5th, ridden and no impression 3 out, hampered 2 out, kept on one pace from before last op 100/1
T:Â L P CusackJ:Â R A Berry (4)
Mid-division, ridden in moderate 8th 3 out, no impression and kept on one pace op 125/1
T:Â M M McNiffJ:Â John Shinnick
Rear of mid-division, slightly hampered 1st, ridden in moderate 9th 3 out, no impression op 17/2 tchd 15/2
T:Â P M J DoyleJ:Â C G O'Dwyer
Towards rear for most, never a factor op 13/2
T:Â P J RothwellJ:Â Gary Noonan
Mid-division best, no impression from halfway op 50/1
T:Â P W FlynnJ:Â Gavin Brouder
Always towards rear, mistake 4 out, no extra op 100/1
T:Â P W FlynnJ:Â L A McKenna (2)
Towards rear for most, never a factor op 150/1 tchd 250/1
T:Â P J RothwellJ:Â Aidan Kelly
Towards rear, jumped left 3rd and slight mistake 4th, soon behind
T:Â A SextonJ:Â H E Sexton (4)
Always rear op 150/1
Also Ran
T:Â T DoyleJ:Â Cian Quirke
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, badly hampered 2 out and unseated rider op 125/1
T:Â T P O'ConnorJ:Â Ben Kennedy (4)
Mid-division, ran freely and bad mistake 1st, towards rear and bad mistake 2nd, jumped left after, weakened 4th, soon pulled up op 150/1
T:Â R DunneJ:Â O R Brown (2)
Led and disputed, led before straight, just joined when fell 2 out op 4/1
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Non-Runners
19
Charlie's Gift
Weight: 11-12|Â Â Age: 5
T: J M Burke  J: Reserve 3
NR
17
Ernest Loring695
Weight: 11-12|Â Â Age: 7
T: W J Austin  J: Reserve 1
NR
18
Miss Bernese224
Weight: 11-5|Â Â Age: 5
T: N Lee  J: Reserve 2
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€5.10Pl:€1.80, €2.60, €1.40EX:€38.40Trifecta:€114.30SF:€34.71
Forecasts
Following Orders (5/4), Free Flow (10/3), Slieve Annilog (7/2), Stumblin In (6/1), Game On (8/1), Brave Soldier (8/1), Charlie's Gift (20/1), Ernest Loring (25/1), Abitlikethat (40/1), Miss Bernese (50/1), Tippinaway (125/1), Mega Speculator (125/1), Pension Plan (150/1), Gatehouse Boy (150/1), Midnight Eugene (150/1), Highland Earl (200/1), Killala Bay (200/1), Getaway Blondie (200/1), Rinnaseer King (200/1)
FOLLOWING ORDERS showed plenty when finding only one too good on his hurdling/Rules debut at Leopardstown and gets the nod to go one better in an ordinary-looking maiden. Brave Solider rates the main threat ahead of Free Flow.
- FOLLOWING ORDERS (IRE)
- BRAVE SOLDIER (IRE)
- FREE FLOW (USA)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €626.005th: €375.006th: €250.00
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