13:25 Thurles

Saturday 22 December 2018

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 2f  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 4m 27.0s
1st
Horse silk
11
10/3
T: P CareyJ: K J Brouder (4)
Led, headed after 3rd and dropped to mid-division before halfway, headway into 3rd after 3 out and pushed along to lead approaching last, ridden to assert run-in and stayed on well op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
8
8
3/1f
T: D HoganJ: R P Treacy
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway to lead approaching straight, ridden and headed approaching last where slight mistake, no impression on winner run-in op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
10
13/2
T: M HouriganJ: A W Short
Tracked leaders, headway to lead 4th and 4 lengths clear halfway, headed approaching straight, ridden in 3rd after 2 out and no impression when slight mistake last, no extra op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
2
6
9/1
T: J J ManganJ: C J Orr (4)
Towards rear, pushed along and no impression before 4 out, some headway early straight and ridden in 6th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
12/1
T: A L T MooreJ: D J McInerney
Towards rear, headway into 4th approaching straight, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last where slight mistake, no extra op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
½
9
1010-4
8/1
T: P M ClokeJ: C A Landers (2)
Towards rear, some headway early straight and 7th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
14/1
T: Aengus KingJ: D P Holden (4)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 3 out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
610-13
8/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S F O'Keeffe (4)
Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, some headway after 3 out and 5th entering straight, no extra after 2 out

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
1011-10
25/1
T: J M BurkeJ: A McCurtin
Prominent and led briefly after 3rd, 3rd halfway, lost place before 3 out and soon no extra, behind and pulled up before 2 out op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
2
16/1
T: S J MahonJ: R A Doyle (2)
Prominent early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, towards rear and slight mistake next, behind and pulled up before last op 14/1
UR
Horse silk
4
28/1
T: J NashJ: G Brouder (4)
Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra after 2 out, towards rear when mistake and unseated rider last op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.80Pl:€1.50, €1.80, €2.00EX:€12.40Trifecta:€27.70Tricast:€63.47SF:€14.86

Forecasts

Barna Venture (3/1), Seskin Flyer (10/3), Fairymount Boy (13/2), Bellgrove (8/1), Loupgarou (8/1), Winter Magic (9/1), Gentleman Duke (12/1), Capture The Drama (14/1), Balbir Du Mathan (16/1), Pumbaa (25/1), My Manekineko (28/1)

Verdict

Game veteran BELLGROVE can land the spoils here and his third chase win in 42 starts over fences. The Gold Well gelding can build on a couple of solid starts over C&D last month and see off the attentions of C&D winner, Barna Venture and handlily weighted, Fairymount Boy.
  1. Bellgrove
  2. Barna Venture
  3. Fairymount Boy

Prize Money

1st: €11,396.002nd: €3,534.003rd: €1,684.004th: €758.005th: €296.00

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