15:30 Cork

Monday 4 August 2025

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Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 30.70s

1^st

William Tell

611-12

4/5f

T: D H KellyJ: Peter Smithers (4)

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, dropped to 3rd 3 out, headway to lead next, strongly pressed last, soon ridden and kept on well run-in op 6/5 tchd 4/5

2^nd

Tippawan Haa

611-12

8/1

T: T O'BrienJ: John Shinnick

Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, progress to track leaders after 4 out, went 2nd before next, pushed along and dropped to 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden and mistake last, rallied to regain 2nd over 50 yards out op 9/1

3^rd

3 ½

Eco Pete

811-12

7/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche

Led, not fluent 4 out, headed 2 out, rallied to dispute approaching last, soon ridden and no extra in 2nd run-in, dropped to 3rd over 50 yards out tchd 13/2

4^th

Tinking Man

511-12

125/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Thomas O'Connor (4)

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 4th 3 out, ridden before next, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last op 66/1

5^th

3 ¼

Lion Of The Desert

511-12

100/1

T: Patrick KielyJ: Niall Moore (2)

Towards rear, progress into mid division approaching 3 out, went 6th after 2 out, soon ridden and kept on from last, went 5th close home op 50/1

6^th

The Man's Room

511-12

9/4

T: Colm MurphyJ: R A Berry (4)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner when short of room entering straight, ridden in 5th before last, no extra and dropped to 6th close home op 2/1

7^th

Jetaway Sheldon

511-12

150/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: C G O'Dwyer

Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, pushed along on outer entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace from 3 out op 66/1

8^th

Courtbrack Boy

511-12

66/1

T: T O'BrienJ: J G Gilligan (2)

Rear of mid division, progress into 5th halfway, mistake 4 out, pushed along entering straight, no impression when not fluent 2 out, kept on one pace op 33/1

9^th

Native Quest

511-12

25/1

T: P KielyJ: Eoin Staples (4)

Rear of mid division, pushed along after 4 out, no impression before next op 28/1

10^th

Champagne Diamond

511-12

20/1

T: T J O'MaraJ: J Smith (2)

Mid division, dropped towards rear halfway, no impression from 4 out op 18/1

11^th

4 ½

Marfa

611-12

150/1

T: M A MolloyJ: L A McKenna

Always towards rear, never a factor op 66/1

12^th

King Bob

411-9

50/1

T: P J RothwellJ: E M O'Sullivan (4)

Tracked leaders, not fluent, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon no extra and weakened from 3 out op 28/1

13^th

Way Down We Go

711-12

66/1

T: Charlie KeeganJ: Patrick M O'Brien (2)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression from 5 out, tailed off op 40/1

14^th

Hungry Henry

411-9

150/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan

Always towards rear, never a factor, completely tailed off op 80/1

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Non-Runners

The Grey Poet

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: P Cleary

Shire Star

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Calum Hogan

Cosmos D'ainay³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jake Coen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.80Pl:€1.02, €2.10, €2.20EX:€8.20Trifecta:€38.90SF:€9.54

Forecasts

William Tell (4/5), The Man's Room (9/4), Cosmos D'ainay (4/1), Eco Pete (7/1), The Grey Poet (15/2), Tippawan Haa (8/1), Champagne Diamond (20/1), Native Quest (25/1), Shire Star (25/1), King Bob (50/1), Courtbrack Boy (66/1), Way Down We Go (66/1), Lion Of The Desert (100/1), Tinking Man (125/1), Jetaway Sheldon (150/1), Marfa (150/1), Hungry Henry (150/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and WILLIAM TELL can build on a promising debut second in a big field here last month and get off the mark. The Gordon Elliott-trained duo The Grey Poet (second choice) and Cosmos d'Ainay could emerge as the main dangers with The Man's Room and Tippawan Haa also in the picture for minor honours.

WILLIAM TELL (IRE)
THE GREY POET (IRE)
COSMOS D'AINAY (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Champagne Dawn

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 7

J: Philip Donovan | T: T J O'Mara

20/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00