Plenty of drama as Free Flow lands the spoils Free Flow ultimately ran out a decisive winner following an incident packed Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Thurles this afternoon. There was plenty of drama in the straight as the front-running Slieve Annilog fell at the penultimate flight and then Free Flow and 5/4 favourite Following Orders were disputing the lead when the latter made a bad mistake at the last. Free Flow, who may well have won anyway, took full advantage drawing clear under Tom Harney to score by seven lengths. Game On kept on to take the runner-up spot with Following Orders weakening to finish a further length and a quarter back in third. Winning trainer Ross O’Sullivan said, "He is a grand horse, is improving all the time and on paper, this didn't look the strongest of races. Philip Rothwell's horse (Following Orders) looked the main danger, but this horse has got it together. "He let us down on his first run for us at Dundalk but maybe he didn't go on the surface and has been very good since and has improved. Today's ground was lovely for him. "The three boys (Jiver Syndicate) are from Cork and Kerry, they're lucky men and this is their first horse with me." Quotes by Tom Weekes
