Fairyhouse (IRE)
13:40
Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €20.60 Place: €2.50 €1.90 €3.40 Exacta: €133.10
Non-Runners: Kilbarry Ce Ce (withdrawn; loose before start), Whitewinewednesday (withdrawn; vet's advice)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Born Bright (IRE) 6 M AVG Ms Claire O'Connell 149 lbs 16/1 Won Prominent throughout - went second before 2 out - led going best approaching last - nudged out and went clear run-in - comfortably(Mkt1: tchd 20/1)
2nd 5 Lady Nightingale (IRE) 5 M Poor Paul Stephen Kiely 151 lbs 11/2 3.5 Midfield - headway from 3 out - went fourth 2 out - ran on well from last - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(Mkt1: op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1; Mkt2 op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 2 Ad Caelum (IRE) 6 M AVG John Patrick Ryan 151 lbs 14/1 2 Led - clear from 3rd - hit 5th - reduced lead halfway - mistake 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra and lost second final 110yds(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 6 Nells Choice (IRE) 6 M Poor Cian Collins 149 lbs 3/1 2.75 Towards rear - headway before 3 out - soon went fourth - briefly went third run-in - no extra final 110yds(Mkt1: op 9/1 tchd 7/2)
5th 7 Sarrealta (IRE) 5 M Poor C A Murphy 151 lbs 12/1 0.3 Towards rear - not fluent 2nd - headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(Mkt1: op 17/2 tchd 14/1)
6th 12 Poetic Focus (IRE) 4 F Poor Barry J Fitzgerald 147 lbs 11/1 1.5 Prominent early - soon steadied and dropped to midfield - headway and prominent 4 out - disputing second after 3 out - weakened from last (jockey said filly hung badly left in closing stages)(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
7th 9 Silver Mill (IRE) 5 M Poor John Patrick Ryan 151 lbs 66/1 43 Towards rear throughout(Mkt1: op 33/1 tchd 80/1)
8th 4 Frenchfort Legend (IRE) 5 M Poor John Joseph Hanlon 149 lbs 100/1 7.5 Prominent - soon went second - pecked on landing 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out(Mkt1: op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
99th 8 Shuil Senna (IRE) 8 M Poor Shane Nolan 151 lbs 200/1 - Never better than midfield - towards rear halfway - detached before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(Mkt1: op 100/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 1 Blacksmiths Forge (IRE) 4 F Poor Gerard Keane 159 lbs 6/4F - Towards rear - midfield when mistake and lost ground 4 out - not fluent 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said filly lost her action; vet said filly was lame post race)(Mkt1: op 2/1 tchd 7/4)