Full Result 3.30 Limerick (IRE) | 31 March 2019

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st €8,624 2nd €2,674 3rd €1,274 4th €574 5th €224

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Veneziano Springs (FR) 6/1 Mr L P Gilligan Terence O'Brien	Mr L P Gilligan Terence O'Brien	7	115	109	54	120	–
b g Della Francesca (USA) - Cristal Springs (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Led and clear early, reduced advantage from 2nd and headed after 4th, 2nd halfway, disputed lead after 3 out and led narrowly next, soon ridden and strongly pressed near finish where edged slightly left, held on well (trainer said, as to the apparent improvement in form, the gelding appreciated the step back to two miles on good ground conditions and this suited his style of running) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

2 nk	8. Mutadaffeq (IRE) 4/1 Conor McNamara ² Gavin Cromwell	Conor McNamara ² Gavin Cromwell	6	109 t	101	46	112	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Saajidah (USA) (Dynaformer)
Chased leaders, pushed along behind leaders before 2 out, rider lost whip after 2 out and soon went 2nd, kept on well under hands and heels run-in, just held (op 3/1)

3 ½ [¾]	6. De Mazzaro (IRE) 14/1 Liam McKenna T G McCourt	Liam McKenna T G McCourt	5	1013 ht	103	47	113	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Bolero Again (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In rear of mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon ridden behind horses and pressed winner under pressure run-in where not much room briefly between horses, held in 3rd close home (op 20/1)

4 2½ [3¼]	4. Chosen Hour (IRE) 7/2F Liam Quinlan Sean Aherne	Liam Quinlan Sean Aherne	7	114	108	49	116	–
ch g Well Chosen - Lucky Hour (IRE) (Mansooj)
Chased leader early, 3rd halfway, close 3rd 2 out where slight mistake, soon ridden and no impression on winner under pressure in 4th near finish, kept on same pace (op 9/2)

5 ½ [3¾]	18. Rock On Seamie (IRE) 20/1 Sean Lewis ⁴ Ray Hackett	Sean Lewis ⁴ Ray Hackett	4	96 1	98	27	94	–
b g Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Sahaayeb (IRE) (Indian Haven)
Held up in rear, headway on outer after 3 out, ridden briefly before next where took closer order, every chance in close 3rd when bad mistake last and almost unseated rider, no impression on winner after, kept on (op 25/1)

6 1¾ [5½]	5. Roachdale House (IRE) 25/1 Kevin Brogan ² Paul W Flynn	Kevin Brogan ² Paul W Flynn	8	112	108	47	113	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Golden Legacy (IRE) (Rossini)
Chased leaders, close 2nd at 3rd and led after next, not fluent 6th and next, joined after 3 out, ridden before 2 out and soon headed, no extra under pressure behind leaders before last, weakened (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

7 1½ [7]	15. Coral Blue (IRE) 7/1 Gavin Brouder ² Seamus Fahey	Gavin Brouder ² Seamus Fahey	4	913 t	103	28	95	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Eva's Time (IRE) (Monsun)
Mid-division, headway on outer after 4 out, pushed along on outer to challenge on terms briefly before straight, weakened after 2 out, slight mistake last where left 7th, one pace run-in

8 1½ [8½]	10. Keep Standing (FR) 50/1 Frank Hayes Philip Fenton	Frank Hayes Philip Fenton	5	109	99	34	101	–
ch g Turgeon (USA) - Roxaline (FR) (Trempolino)
Mid-division early, pushed along in 12th before 2 out, ridden in 11th after 2 out and kept on one pace, never troubled leaders (op 40/1)

9 ½ [9]	11. Noble Intention (IRE) 16/1 Tommy Brett A J Martin	Tommy Brett A J Martin	5	108 t	98	32	100	–
gb g Zebedee - Lear's Crown (USA) (Lear Fan)
Towards rear, headway 3 out, driven in 9th after 2 out and soon no extra, one pace run-in (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

10 ¾ [9¾]	17. Galuppi 8/1 Darragh O'Keeffe J R Finn	Darragh O'Keeffe J R Finn	8	912 v	88	22	89	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - La Leuze (IRE) (Caerleon)
Reluctant to jump off at start, chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden behind leaders and weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding reluctant to jump off at the start) (op 10/1)

11 7 [16¾]	2. The Birdie Crowe (IRE) 33/1 Mr N Bashford ⁴ Peter McCreery	Mr N Bashford ⁴ Peter McCreery	8	113 tb¹	111	36	105	–
b m Westerner - Be Mine Tonight (IRE) (Carroll House)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened after 3 out

12 5½ [22¼]	7. Derby De Thaix (FR) 20/1 Shane Mulcahy ² Denis Gerard Hogan	Shane Mulcahy ² Denis Gerard Hogan	6	1011	103	21	92	–
b g Coastal Path - Rica De Thaix (FR) (Shaanmer)
Towards rear throughout, no impression before 2 out where not fluent, hampered slightly at last, never a factor

13 1¼ [23½]	14. Peace Party (IRE) 12/1 Simon Torrens ² Desmond McDonogh	Simon Torrens ² Desmond McDonogh	7	101 ht¹	93	–	80	–
b g Gamut (IRE) - Inoffensive (IRE) (Tiraaz)
Towards rear throughout, no impression before 2 out where not fluent, hampered slightly at last, never a factor (op 16/1)

14 ¾ [24¼]	9. English Pale (IRE) 33/1 James O'Sullivan S J Mahon	James O'Sullivan S J Mahon	6	109	99	15	86	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Terme Cay (USA) (Langfuhr)
Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out

UR	13. Tashman (IRE) 14/1 P J O'Hanlon ² Gavin Cromwell	P J O'Hanlon ² Gavin Cromwell	4	104	108	–	111	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Tanoura (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Mid-division, ridden in 8th after 2 out and some headway into 7th at last where blundered and unseated rider

15 ran Off time: 3:30:01 Winning time: 3m 54.60s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Brindabella (unsuitable ground), Princess Mahler (in season), Visioman (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: William Horgan (Veneziano Springs) 1st breeder: M Eric Chevrier
2nd owner: Get Round The Back Syndicate (Mutadaffeq)
3rd owner: John P McGovern (De Mazzaro)
Tote win: €5.50 PL: €1.70 €1.40 €4.80 Ex: €29 CSF: €30.07 Tricast: €341.28 Trifecta: €113.70

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:30 Limerick (IRE) 31 Mar 2019

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle