Clonmel (IRE)
17:50
Happy Easter To All Our Patrons Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Clonmel (IRE) Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.80 Place: €3 €2.10 €2.50 Exacta: €79.60 Trifecta: €672.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Tracked leaders - headway to lead when pushed along and switched right before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - clear when ridden after 2 out - kept on strongly(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
5 G AVG Eugene M O'Sullivan 158 lbs 7/1 Won
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - mistake and lost ground 4 out - headway and pressed leaders after 3 out - went third when edged right home turn - soon ridden - went second and kept on well run-in - no match for winner(op 14/1)
8 G AVG E J O'Grady 156 lbs 5/1 6
3rd
Disputed lead early - tracked leader after 1st - joined leader and disputed lead after 2nd - not fluent 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - lost second but kept on run-in(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
N/A Poor C A Murphy 154 lbs 7/1 .5
4th
Didn't jump well - towards rear early - minor headway when mistake 3rd - towards rear of midfield going okay after 3 out - keeping on when nudged along before 2 out - mistake last - soon went fourth - not reach leaders(op 125/1 tchd 150/1)
6 G Poor Thomas Gibney 154 lbs 80/1 3
5th
Towards rear of midfield - stumbled before 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra but kept on after 2 out(op 15/8)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 5/2F 1.25
6th
Held up in behind leaders - pressed leaders going okay after 3 out - nudged along before 2 out - weakened when tenderly handled towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
8 G Poor Michael Winters 158 lbs 22/1 .5
7th
Soon midfield - in touch with leaders when switched right after 2nd - bit short of room when switched left home turn - soon pushed along - ridden briefly and no impression after 2 out(op 66/1)
6 G Poor Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor 154 lbs 150/1 2.25
8th
Chased leaders - midfield when pushed along after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/3)
6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 148 lbs 15/2 10
9th
Didn't jump well - held up in rear - pushed along briefly after 4th - mistake 3 out - soon minor headway - keeping on 2 out - never on terms(op 28/1)
N/A Poor John C McConnell 147 lbs 18/1 8.5
10th
Held up in behind leaders - midfield when mistake 3rd - mistake and pushed along 4 out - mistake 3 out - ridden and no impression before 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
7 G AVG E J O'Grady 158 lbs 66/1 0.2
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11th
Soon midfield - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said that his mount jumped a hurdle on the way to the start despite his best efforts)(tchd 25/1)
6 M AVG Michael Winters 139 lbs 40/1 5.5
12th
Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - jumped slightly left 2nd - soon joined and disputed lead - headed when pushed along then hampered home turn - soon ridden and weakened quickly - dropped to midfield before 2 out - tired jump 2 out(op 40/1)
8 G Poor Michael Winters 154 lbs 16/1 9
13th
Raced freely - chased leaders early - dropped to midfield after 4th - lost position when pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
7 G AVG Michael Hourigan 154 lbs 16/1 3.75
14th
Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - pushed along and no impression after 4th(op 9/1)
8 G Poor James Joseph Mangan 156 lbs 28/1 9
15th
Towards rear of midfield early - towards rear when pushed along and no impression after 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(tchd 9/1)
7 G Poor Liam P Cusack 158 lbs 11/1 0.3
16th
Never better than mid-division - ridden after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - mistake 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 10/1)
N/A Poor Michael Hourigan 154 lbs 11/1 1.25