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Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Killarney (IRE) · 16 July 2026
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m4½f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Illtakehimmyself (IRE) (7/2J) won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Killarney (IRE) on 16 July 2026, beating Cornaroya Rocco (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Calum Hogan for trainer E McNamara. 15 ran on Good going over 2m4½f; the winning time was 5m 5.90s.

Winner Illtakehimmyself (IRE)
SP: 7/2J J: Calum Hogan T: E McNamara O: J Battersby
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 1 Illtakehimmyself (IRE) t 5g Prominent Jet Away (GB) – Tasitiocht (IRE) (Oscar) J Battersby Handy in 7th early before 4 out - made ground after 4 out - holding 2nd 2 out - went to the front before the last and found the most up the run-in when driven out Calum Hogan(2) E McNamara 11-12 100135A112B 5:05.90 7,200 7/2J 5.00
2nd 3 Cornaroya Rocco (IRE) 5g Prominent Shirocco (GER) – Bold Empress (IRE) (Mull Of Kintyre) Brendan Sweeney Handy early - drifted right before the 1st - settled in the pack after the 2nd - slipped to 11th before 4 out - made ground 3 out - holding 2nd before the last - battled on up the run-in but couldn't get past the winner 1¼ Harry Sexton(4) John Joseph Hanlon 11-4 94126A111B 5:06.15 2,399 40/1 47.26
3rd 11 Uptaurintop (IRE) tp 6g Held up Yeats (IRE) – Tomyros (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor) Eugene M Osullivan Held up in 10th towards the back before 4 out - made ground after 4 out - further gains in 4th before the last promoted to 3rd - unable to reach the front pair and found little extra in a modest 3rd up the run-in 12 Alan O'Sullivan(2) Eugene M O'Sullivan 10-8 82102A103B 5:08.55 1,200 8/1 13.50
4th 15 Max Time (IRE) t 9g Policy Maker (IRE) – Dancing Dynamo (IRE) (Waky Nao) I Madden Up with the pace early - 3rd before the 8th before easing to 4th 3 out - unable to make an impact in 5th before the last though promoted back to a lowly 4th and had nothing more up the run-in 8 Paddy Cleary(4) I Madden 9-10 7281A98B 5:10.15 600 50/1 135.52
5th 13 Jekiki (IRE) tp 8m Held up Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) – Jeree (IRE) (Flemensfirth) Saorcha Fitzgerald Held up towards the back - made ground into 8th before 4 out - unable to make headway in a lowly 7th after 2 out and stayed on at an even gallop into a lowly 5th at the line 7½ Thomas O'Connor(4) Eoin Christopher McCarthy 10-0 7677A93B 5:11.65 361 22/1 29.19
6th 8 I Feel Fine (GB) 6g Prominent Califet (FR) – Carlita Moriviere (FR) (Balko) I Feel Fine Partnership Handy early - went to the front before the 2nd - passed 3 out - slipped to 3rd 2 out with an untidy jump and faded before the last hd Michael Kenneally M A Molloy 11-4 9095A93B 5:11.70 240 4/1 5.80
7th 16 Youknowme (IRE) p 5g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) – Presenting Pearl (IRE) (Presenting) Thomas Otoole Settled in 9th towards the back of the pack before 4 out - unable to make an impact after 3 out and continued to fade after 2 out 18 Shane O'Callaghan P J Rothwell 10-0 7276C81C 5:15.30 — 13/2 9.80
8th 6 Lord De Choisel (FR) t 5g Held up Great Pretender (IRE) – Beautiful Choisel (FR) (Sageburg) Edward M Walsh Held up towards the back - further back still after the 7th in 12th before 4 out - found a little more before 3 out - ridden along after 3 out and faded after 2 out nk Paddy Cody(4) Eoin Doyle 11-2 9292C81C 5:15.35 — 22/1 39.16
9th 10 Listentomewillya (IRE) 6g Prominent Casamento (IRE) – Liscananaun Lady (IRE) (Court Cave) Martin Dooley Settled in the pack - hampered before the 1st - handy after the 2nd - 4th before the 8th and faded before 3 out 24 Conor Smithers(4) Norman Lee 10-8 8484C65C 5:20.15 — 66/1 123.05
10th 5 Ancient Myth (IRE) 5g Held up Camelot (GB) – Queen Rabab (IRE) (Fastnet Rock) N F Glynn Held up towards the back - a touch adrift after the 7th - unable to make an impact and faded before 3 out ¾ Jack G Gilligan(2) N F Glynn 11-4 9294C65C 5:20.30 — 14/1 26.52
11th 9 Hickeys Hill (IRE) t 7g Prominent Hillstar (GB) – Leena Rose (IRE) (Craigsteel) John W Griffin Handy early - 5th before the 8th - ridden along in 6th after 4 out - faded before 3 out and dropped right away in the closing stages 35 Josh Williamson Andrew McNamara 11-2 8892C42C 5:27.30 — 18/1 29.81
F 2 Clone Cross (GB) 5g Led Frammassone (IRE) – Lady Gongar (GB) (Sir Harry Lewis) Joseph Brendan Quinn Went to the front early - passed before the 2nd - a mistake in 2nd at the 3rd - back in front 3 out but passed again and fell in 3rd before the last after another mistake — Kevin Healy(4) Simon Cavanagh 11-4 94—— — — 7/2J 6.40
NR Leo Messy — Shane Markey(4) Thomas Gibney — ——— — — — —
RO 4 Diamond Secret (FR) 5g Agent Secret (IRE) – Fleur De Maspie (FR) (Le Triton) James Derwin Settled towards the back of the pack - seriously hampered and ran out before the 1st — Niall Moore(2) Philip Fenton 11-5 93—— — — 11/1 18.50
PU 7 Penny Jar (IRE) tp 10g Held up Court Cave (IRE) – Penny Blessing (IRE) (Captain Marvelous) Kevin P Heaney Held up towards the back - a touch adrift after the 7th - well behind and pulled up before the 8th — Patrick M O'Brien(2) Patrick Downey 11-3 91—— — — 14/1 21.00
PU 14 Glaoinn An Airgead (IRE) 8g Rajj (IRE) – Home Comforts (GB) (Most Welcome) Patrick J Digan Settled in the pack - made ground into 6th before 4 out before easing back to 7th - faded before 3 out and pulled up before the last — Peter Smithers(4) James M Barcoe 9-10 72—— — — 33/1 44.00
NR Sekifi — Reserve 1 Matthew J Smith — ——— — — — —

Winning time 5m 5.90s

Non-runners Sekifi, Leo Messy

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 17 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (11 of 17 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €4.50
Tote Place €1.60 €10.20 €2.90
Exacta €123.80
CSF €160.58
Trifecta €465.60
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Illtakehimmyself won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Killarney over 2m4½f on good going at joint-favourite odds of 7/2. He raced in a handy seventh early on, made steady headway after the fourth last, took second two out and went to the front approaching the last before being driven out to win by a length and a quarter. Cornaroya Rocco tracked the leaders early before dropping to 11th approaching four out, then made good ground from three out to hold second jumping the last, but could not get past the winner despite battling up the run-in. Uptaurintop finished third.

The pre-race read Killarney 5:05 Race Preview — 16 July 2026 The 5:05 at Killarney is an Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Division I) run over 2m4f85y. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Void
KTB Selection Birdie Or Bust 66/100 top-rated of 7

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Killarney (IRE) in 2026?
Illtakehimmyself (IRE) won the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I) at Killarney (IRE) on 16 July 2026, ridden by Calum Hogan and trained by E McNamara.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE)?
1st Illtakehimmyself (IRE) (7/2J), 2nd Cornaroya Rocco (IRE) (40/1), 3rd Uptaurintop (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE)?
Illtakehimmyself (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2J, with a Betfair SP of 5.00.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE)?
15 horses ran in the 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE). Non-runners: Sekifi, Leo Messy.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle at Killarney (IRE)?
The winning time was 5m 5.90s.

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