11 Jan 2012 14:00 Fairyhouse
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €8,280); Distance: 2m 5f 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Profit Margin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 0-67632 / 6 | Jump (16) | G N Fox | O McKiernan Redgap Partnership | 13/2 | |
| disputed lead when mistake and almost unseated rider 2nd, soon recovered to track leaders in 3rd, 2nd when mistake 3 out, ridden to challenge at last, led run-in and kept on best | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 3½ L | Lusiad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3P0523 / 11 | Jump (20) | Keith Donoghue | P Rooney Mr Sean Thornton | 7/1 | |
| always prominent, led from after 2nd, wandered about under pressure between final 2 fences and strongly pressed last, soon headed and no impression on winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 4867-71 / 11 | Jump (16) | B R Dalton | J O Clifford L O'Connor | 6/1 | |
| always prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, no impression in 4th approaching straight, kept on one pace from before last without troubling first 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 4¼ L | Molly's Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 8968S0 / 13 | Jump (13) | R J Jones | E Cawley Urban & Rural Boys… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 5 out, 3rd approaching straight, no extra from before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 6 L | Doctor Woodfield (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 140-0P2 / 12 | Jump (13) | B Hayes | C Ross Home On The Range… | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, moderate 6th entering straight, kept on one pace without threatening | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 1 L | Accordion To Paddy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | P0099U / 10 | Jump (32) | M W Bowes | M O'Hare Mrs Tracey O'Hare | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, never a factor, some headway into moderate 5th 2 out, no extra and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 22 L | Twice The Craic (IRE) (Gelding, baybrown, 11 5) | 65315-F / 10 | Jump (16) | I J McCarthy | William P Murphy Happy Farm Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | ½ L | Parnell Street (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 10) | 518-08F / 8 | Jump (13) | J S McGarvey | J A Berry John P McManus | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16 |   | 40 L | Easy Vic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 13) | P008-06 / 10 | Jump (11) | M P Butler | C O'Connell J Duff | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | 19 L | Kilbeg Opera (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 10R-705 / 8 | Jump (20) | P F Mangan | R Tyner Kevin Barry | 20/1 | |
| prominent and disputed early, 5th halfway, no extra from 4 out, weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 14 |   | - | Mylerstown (IRE) (gelding, g, 10 2) | P/5-90F7 / 7 | Jump (58) | D J Bates | P J Rothwell Mrs Anne M Byrne | ||
| PU | 13 |   | - | The Corby Glenn (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 7035-92 / 13 | Jump (16) | A P Heskin | C A McBratney Miss Caroline M… | ||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Bold Present (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 114-0U5 / 10 | Jump (11) | P D Kennedy | L Whitmore Fort Road Syndicate | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Lascalahall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 70096P / 10 | Jump (20) | S J Hassett | F Flood T McParland | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | City of Doral (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 31140P / 12 | Jump (35) | A P Thornton | J J Lambe Dorightlys Syndicate | ||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Selskar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1P0459 / 7 | Jump (16) | Mr H D Dunne | C W J Farrell J P Hill | ||
