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Leopardstown (IRE)
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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €11.80 Place: €3.30 €3.40 €2.70 Exacta: €134.20 Tricast: €1145.80 Trifecta: €1411.30
Non-Runners: Hazelhatch Lady (coughing), Jacksons Gold (unsuitable ground), Quite Incredible (unsuitable ground), Squire Ohara (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m2f 3m 3m½f 3m½f 3m1f
1st
In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 3 out (usual 4 out) - hampered by faller last (usual 2 out) - soon led and ridden - went clear omitted last - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding made a bad mistake on his most recent run and prior to that was unable to handle the testing ground conditions)(op 12/1)
9 G Poor
P J Rothwell 156 lbs 10/1 Won
3m 2m4f 3m7½f 3m1f 2m5f
2m5f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m7½f 3m
2nd
In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out (usual 4 out) - not fluent last (usual 2 out) - ridden when went second omitted last - kept on - no match for winner(op 9/1)
10 G AVG
Martin Hassett 150 lbs 11/1 6
2m5f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m1f 2m4f
2m4f 2m3½f 2m4f 3m 3m
3rd
Took keen hold - pressed leader and briefly disputed lead early - prominent before 4th - in touch with leaders after 2 out (usual 3 out) - headway and challenging from last (usual 2 out) - no extra when lost second omitted last(tchd 9/1)
8 G Poor
E J O'Grady 158 lbs 10/1 7
3m1½f 3m1½f 2m5f 3m½f 3m2f
3m½f 2m7½f 3m 3m½f 2m5½f
4th
Prominent - briefly disputed lead before 4th - 1 length down when briefly left in lead then badly hampered by faller and lost position last (usual 2 out) - kept on(op 5/2)
8 G AVG
Emmet Mullins 157 lbs 4/1J 4.25
3m 2m 2m5½f 3m2f 3m½f
2m3½f 2m2½f 2m2f 2m4f 2m
5th
Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - prominent when hampered by faller when raced wide last (usual 2 out) - weakened omitted last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
6 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 154 lbs 10/1 2.25
2m1½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4½f
3m 2m7½f 3m 2m4f 3m½f
6th
Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency(op 22/1)
8 G Poor
C Byrnes 164 lbs 25/1 14
3m7½f 3m4½f 2m7f 3m2f 3m1½f
2m5½f 2m3½f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m2½f
7th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway into midfield 8th - hampered by faller last (usual 2 out) - soon weakened(op 17/2)
10 G Poor
Philip Fenton 151 lbs 12/1 9
2m½f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
1m7½f 2m5½f 2m7f 2m4½f 2m½f
8th
Took keen hold - prominent - hampered by faller last (usual 2 out) - soon weakened(op 12/1)
8 M AVG
D M Christie 161 lbs 11/1 16
2m3½f 3m1f 2m3½f 2m6½f 3m1½f
2m5½f 2m5½f 3m 2m7½f 3m½f
9th
Never better than midfield - weakening when not fluent last (usual 2 out)(op 7/1)
8 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 157 lbs 9/1 3.75
2m5½f 3m1½f 2m2½f 2m4½f 2m4f
3m4½f 2m5f 2m4f 3m 2m7½f
99th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - 1 length ahead going okay when fell last (usual 2 out)(op 9/1)
8 G Poor
B R Hamilton 159 lbs 11/2 -
-
3m 3m½f 3m 2m4f 2m5½f
99th
In touch with leaders - 4 lengths down when fell 9th(op 11/2)
7 G Poor
Sean Thomas Doyle 147 lbs 4/1J -
2m4f 2m3f 2m6½f 3m1f 2m6f
2m4f 2m 2m 2m2f 2m1f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - dropped to last after 5th - mistake 8th - detached before 9th - pulled up 2 out (usual 3 out) - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding burst blood vessel)(tchd 150/1)
6 G AVG
Gearoid O'Loughlin 163 lbs 80/1 -
2m2f