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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Sligo · 20 August 2025
- TypeHurdle
- Distance3m1f118y
- GoingGood
- SurfaceTurf
- Runners12
- HandicapYes
Tango Theatre (IRE) (4/1F) won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo on 20 August 2025, beating Themanintheboots (IRE) by 15 lengths under Alex Harvey for trainer John C McConnell. 12 ran on Good going over 3m1f118y; the winning time was 6m 33.50s (slow by 28.50s).
| Pos | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | Spd | Time | Prize | SP | BSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tango Theatre (IRE) tv 10m Led Set out in front and open early daylight - stretched the margin further approaching 4 out - slightly awkward at the last - found more to hold on strongly up the straight - allowed to idle towards the finish - never seriously threatened throughout | Alex Harvey | John C McConnell | 10-4 | 88 | 120A | 117A | 6:33.50 | 7,965 | 4/1F | 5.81 | |
| 2nd | Themanintheboots (IRE) p 7g Led Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th before edging forward with four left - up to 2nd three out - unable to close in front through the final stages - held the runner-up spot but faded on the run to the line | 15 | Finn Brickley(4) | Gordon Elliott | 11-0 | 102 | 113A | 109A | 6:36.50 | 2,565 | 11/1 | 15.91 |
| 3rd | Ballyglass Beauty (IRE) 9g Held up Held up early - still back in mid-division after 5th - improved through field after 9th - up into 5th spot 3 out - closed into 3rd before hitting last awkwardly - stayed on to the line | 1¼ | Charlie O'Dwyer | Liam P Cusack | 11-3 | 101 | 114A | 109A | 6:36.75 | 1,215 | 6/1 | 7.67 |
| 4th | Guided By You (IRE) 4f Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before 4 out - up to 5th approaching the last - stayed on through the finish to take 4th | 3 | Aidan Kelly | Padraig Roche | 10-2 | 92 | 96A | 107A | 6:37.35 | 540 | 10/1 | 15.56 |
| 5th | Pachmena (IRE) ht 8m Started towards the back - still down in 11th after the 5th - improved into contention before 4 out - up to 3rd 2 out before slipping back to 4th before last - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th | ¾ | James Smith(2) | Matthew J Smith | 11-3 | 103 | 110A | 107A | 6:37.50 | 270 | 8/1 | 12.50 |
| 6th | The Little Yank (IRE) b 10g Held up Held up at back - still down in mid-pack after 5th - improved into contention but blundered at the last - stayed on late without threatening finished 6th | nk | Harry Sexton(4) | John Patrick Ryan | 11-1 | 103 | 108A | 107A | 6:37.55 | 135 | 8/1 | 11.00 |
| 7th | Macgiloney (IRE) 12g Held up Held up at the back - down the field in 9th after halfway with little threat - stayed on same gear approaching the last - finished 7th well beaten | 8½ | Paddy Hanlon(4) | Denis Gerard Hogan | 11-10 | 112 | 107A | 103A | 6:39.25 | — | 8/1 | 12.00 |
| 8th | Captain P (IRE) tp 5g Held up Held up towards back of pack - improved into 7th before 5th - made headway after 9th to lie 3rd 3 out - slipped to 5th 2 out and hit that one - lost touch before last to finish 8th | hd | Eoin Staples(4) | Cian Collins | 10-4 | 92 | 87A | 103A | 6:39.34 | — | 22/1 | 32.00 |
| 9th | Back The West (IRE) p 10g Midfield Settled midfield early - dropped away before 4 out - faded from there to finish well beaten | nk | Gavin Brouder | I Madden | 10-0 | 72 | 83A | 102A | 6:39.35 | — | 22/1 | 34.00 |
| 10th | Sphagnum (IRE) tp 8g Settled with the pack early - holding a fair spot into mid-race - dropped away approaching two out - faded steadily from there - well held at the finish | 8½ | Dillon Maxwell(2) | J P Broderick | 11-5 | 105 | 101C | 98C | 6:41.05 | — | 11/2 | 8.58 |
| 11th | Royal Diver (IRE) 12m Prominent Sat close up in second early on holding a bit of eagerness - hit a couple of fences early then stumbled at the ninth - unable to challenge the front-runner approaching four out - dropped away and beaten before three out - trailed home well beaten in 11th | 92 | Alan King(4) | V T O'Brien | 9-10 | 77 | 78C | 53C | 6:59.45 | — | 100/1 | 499.66 |
| PU | Storm Mahler (IRE) 7g Settled in a forward spot early - lost ground into 3rd after the 5th and awkward at the 6th - back up to 4th by the 9th - soon lost touch and was pulled up | — | Calum Hogan(4) | E McNamara | 11-2 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 11/2 | 7.20 |
Quick answers
- Who won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo in 2025?
- Tango Theatre (IRE) won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo on 20 August 2025, ridden by Alex Harvey and trained by John C McConnell.
- What was the finishing order of the 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
- 1st Tango Theatre (IRE) (4/1F), 2nd Themanintheboots (IRE) (11/1), 3rd Ballyglass Beauty (IRE) (6/1).
- What price was the winner of the 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
- Tango Theatre (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1F, with a Betfair SP of 5.81.
- How many horses ran in the 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
- 12 horses ran in the 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo.
- What was the winning time of the 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Sligo?
- The winning time was 6m 33.50s (slow by 28.50s).