14:30 Down Royal

Sunday 13 April 2025

All13:5514:3015:0015:3516:0516:3517:05

Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 46.7s

1^st

Circus Act

610-9

11/1

T: J NashJ: B P Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along and led approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in op 10/1

2^nd

2 ½

Bayou Belle

610-13

3/1

T: J P FaheyJ: T E O'Connor (2)

Tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, no impression on winner run-in op 7/2 tchd 11/4

3^rd

2 ½

Mickey Cohen

410-13

4/1

T: N MeadeJ: N J Ryan

Held up towards rear, ran freely, 6th halfway, headway into 4th after 3 out, 3rd next, pushed along and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 7/2

4^th

T Or Coffey

410-11

14/1

T: Paul MulliganJ: Finn Brickley (2)

Towards rear early, 5th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and slightly hampered next, ridden and no impression in 4th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 11/1

5^th

Real Empire

510-10

7/4f

T: J J HanlonJ: P Hanlon

Tracked leader, ran freely and 2nd halfway, led briefly 3 out, soon pushed along and dropped to 4th when slight mistake next, no extra op 2/1 tchd 11/5

6^th

Mount Frisco

611-12

13/2

T: J P RyanJ: Conor Clarke

Led, jumped right, headed before 3 out where not fluent, pushed along and dropped to 6th approaching 2 out, soon no extra op 9/2

7^th

1 ¾

Give Her Hollie

510-4

28/1

T: C CollinsJ: H E Sexton

Tracked leaders early, in rear before halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, not fluent next, no extra tchd 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£4.60, £1.80EX:£45.20Trifecta:£209.70SF:£43.75

Forecasts

Real Empire (7/4), Bayou Belle (3/1), Mickey Cohen (4/1), Mount Frisco (13/2), Circus Act (11/1), T Or Coffey (14/1), Give Her Hollie (28/1)

REAL EMPIRE showed a bit of promise at Naas last time and gets the vote in a race where nothing arrives with particularly compelling claims. Noel Meade's Mickey Cohen could improve in handicaps and is second choice ahead of Bayou Belle.

REAL EMPIRE
MICKEY COHEN (IRE)
BAYOU BELLE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

O'Faolains Glory

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 7

J: C P Millar | T: Ian Donoghue

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €626.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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