Cork (IRE)
15:08
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Cork (IRE) Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €1.50 €1.40 €7.90 Exacta: €14.50 Trifecta: €217.80
Non-Runners: As You Do (reserve), Monarch Of All (reserve), Youmli (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 16 Baltic Bird (GB) 5 G AVG William Durkan 161 lbs 100/30 Won Midfield - headway before 5th - went third 6th - not fluent but led 3 out - went clear after 2 out - not fluent last - went further clear run-in - easily(op 3/1)
2nd 10 Minella Diamond (IRE) 7 G AVG W J Lanigan 164 lbs 7/4F 12 Took keen hold - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 8th - went third after 3 out - chased clear leader after 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 13/8)
3rd 2 Babylon Beach (IRE) 8 G Poor Ms Debbie Hartnett 166 lbs 28/1 4.25 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 5th - went second 4 out - lost second after 2 out - slow jump last - kept on(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
4th 15 Woodie Wango (IRE) 7 G Poor Rosemary Connors 162 lbs 14/1 0.2 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and briefly went third run-in - lost third towards finish(op 20/1)
5th 4 Fox Leicester (IRE) 7 G Poor John M Burke 166 lbs 16/1 7 Prominent - went second after 3rd - led halfway - headed 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 17 Cosmic Blizzard (IRE) 6 G Poor S Curling 161 lbs 100/1 8 Prominent - in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced after 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
7th 13 The Border Boy (IRE) 8 G Poor Sean Aherne 162 lbs 150/1 .5 Held up in rear - headway into midfield 4 out - no impression 3 out(op 100/1)
8th 18 Junot (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Winters 159 lbs 125/1 24 Towards rear of midfield - no impression from 4 out(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
9th 7 Hutchie (IRE) 7 G Poor Stephen Gerard Carey 162 lbs 150/1 9 Towards rear of midfield - no impression from 4 out
10th 1 After The Drama (IRE) 6 G Poor Aengus King 164 lbs 150/1 39 Soon led - headed and raced in second halfway - weakened 4 out - tailed off(tchd 200/1)
11th 9 Johns Wood (IRE) 6 G Poor T J Nagle Jr 162 lbs 150/1 1.75 Never better than midfield - mistake 4 out - soon no extra - tailed off(op 100/1)
12th 5 Galopin De Burg (IRE) 5 G Poor Eugene M O'Sullivan 166 lbs 100/1 19 Towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 66/1)
13th 6 Got Arc Eye (IRE) 7 G Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 164 lbs 80/1 1.25 Never better than midfield - weakening and towards rear when bad mistake 5 out - detached from 4 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
99th 11 Misty's Gift (IRE) 7 G Poor David Harry Kelly 166 lbs 2/1 - Midfield - brought down 7th(op 9/4)
99th 8 Jimmy Boy (IRE) 5 G Poor W J Burke 164 lbs 12/1 - In touch with leaders - fell 7th(op 16/1)
99th 14 Tobins Cross (IRE) 5 G Poor Andrew Slattery 164 lbs 9/1 - Prominent - lost second after 3rd - pulled up quickly 5th - struck into and finished lame (vet reported gelding to be lame on his right fore having struck into himself)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
99th 3 Coburg (IRE) 6 G Poor Liam P Cusack 164 lbs 200/1 - Never going well - towards rear throughout - pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 150/1)
99th 12 Taking Control (IRE) 5 G Poor Gillian Scott 166 lbs 250/1 - Towards rear of midfield - weakened from 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)