Cork (IRE) Races
Cork (IRE)
15:30
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Cork (IRE)
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Distance: 2m2½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.80
Place: €1.02 €2.10 €2.20
Exacta: €8.20
Trifecta: €38.90
Non-Runners: Cosmos d'Ainay (unsuitable ground), Shire Star (cast in box), The Grey Poet (vet's advice)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | William Tell (IRE) | 6 G | Elite |
Peter Smithers
(4)lbs
|
David Harry Kelly | 162 lbs | 4/5F | Won | Raced in second - not fluent 5th - going best 3 out - shaken up and led last - pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 6/5 tchd 4/5) | |
| 2nd | 12 | Tippawan Haa (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Terence O'Brien | 166 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Midfield - good headway after 4 out - went third 3 out - keeping on when mistake last - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Eco Pete (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | P J Rothwell | 166 lbs | 7/1 | 3.5 | Led - soon clear with one other - much reduced lead 5th - faced challenge 3 out - headed last - no extra run-in - lost second inside final 110yds(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Tinking Man (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Thomas O'Connor
(4)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 162 lbs | 125/1 | .75 | Prominent behind clear leaders - midfield 5th - good headway after 4 out - no impression from 2 out(op 66/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Lion Of The Desert (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Niall Moore
(2)lbs
|
Patrick John Kiely | 164 lbs | 100/1 | 3.25 | In rear - not fluent 5th - some headway before 3 out - switched right and no impression from 2 out - hung badly right before last (jockey said gelding was difficult at start of race - raced keenly early on and made a mistake at 3rd last)(op 50/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | The Man's Room (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Ross Berry
(4)lbs
|
C A Murphy | 162 lbs | 9/4 | 0.3 | Prominent behind clear leaders - in touch with leaders 5th - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 2/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Jetaway Sheldon (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Eugene M O'Sullivan | 166 lbs | 150/1 | 12 | Midfield - not fluent and reminders 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Courtbrack Boy (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack G Gilligan
(2)lbs
|
Terence O'Brien | 164 lbs | 66/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - towards rear early - midfield 5th - mistake 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 33/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Native Quest (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Eoin Staples
(4)lbs
|
Paul Stephen Kiely | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - never better than midfield - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1) | |
| 10th | 1 | Champagne Diamond (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
James Smith
(2)lbs
|
T J O'Mara | 164 lbs | 20/1 | 2 | Midfield - weakened quickly before 3 out - no chance when awkward jump 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1) | |
| 11th | 7 | Marfa (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | M A Molloy | 166 lbs | 150/1 | 4.5 | In rear - lost touch from 4 out - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 12th | 16 | King Bob (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Ethan O'Sullivan
(4)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 159 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - lost ground quickly before 3 out - soon no chance - tailed off(op 28/1) | |
| 13th | 13 | Way Down We Go (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Patrick M O'Brien
(2)lbs
|
Charlie Keegan | 164 lbs | 66/1 | 32 | Prominent behind clear leaders - midfield 5th - lost ground from 5 out - struggling from 4 out - tailed off(op 40/1) | |
| 14th | 15 | Hungry Henry (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 163 lbs | 150/1 | 99 | In rear - detached from 3rd - tailed off from 5 out(op 80/1) |