28 Oct 2012 14:20 Wexford
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,626); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Celestial Prospect (AUS) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 62-43 / 9 | Flat (131), Jump (51) | C Brassil | M Brassil Emmet Quinn & L… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, joined issue 4 out and led 2 out, asserted early straight and kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 4½ L | Bulletproof (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6-04169 / 13 | Jump (28) | K C Sexton | D H Kelly Danebury Racing… | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd early straight but no impression on winner, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Raheenwood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5368P0 / 9 | Jump (28) | Mr H D Dunne | C Kidd Mrs T J Kidd | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 1 L | Tell Dawstown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4740-5F / 8 | Jump (28) | D E Splaine | Ms Debbie Hartnett D Fleming | 13/2 | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, led briefly 3 out, ridden and headed next, no impression early straight and dropped to 4th approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 5½ L | Imperial Shabra (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 153730 / 9 | Flat (734), Jump (7) | M W Bowes | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, no impression 2 out and 7th approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Sacre Malta (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 81969-7 / 10 | Flat (16), Jump (23) | C M Walsh | William P Murphy John & Billy Platts | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, driven along in 5th 3 out and no impression from next, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16 |   | 1¼ L | Paddy O Dee (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 471677 / 10 | Jump (15) | M A Enright | P J Rothwell Oliver Barden | 10/1 | |
| prominent and disputed lead, headed before 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th next, no extra in straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 2 L | Mac Tigue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 82-8100 / 8 | Flat (44), Jump (23) | B R Dalton | C O'Dwyer C P McLoughlin | 16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 5½ L | Takestan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 534504- / 10 | Flat (818), Jump (252) | S J Crimin | P O Brady Shabra Charity… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd approaching last where sprawled badly on landing, not recover | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Onzo Mor (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 2) | 90-3626 / 11 | Flat (23), Jump (7) | Keith Donoghue | D Cullen Mrs Holly McGahan | 11/2 | |
| prominent early, dropped to 9th before halfway, 6th 3 out and soon ridden along, no threat from next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Hollymount King (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 31070-0 / 5 | Flat (30), Jump (100) | M P Butler | S J Treacy Barrow Vale Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 3¾ L | Khan Tengri (IRE) (Colt, g, 10 12) | 154646 / 7 | Flat (30), Jump (10) | P D Kennedy | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, no threat from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 18 |   | 9 L | Born To Benefit (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 8) | 7-07067 / 9 | Jump (7) | Reserve 2 | Mrs J Harrington Mr Steve Hemstock | 11/1 | |
| always rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 17 |   | 16 L | Never A Secret (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | 6-FU646 / 10 | Jump (29) | Reserve 1 | H P Finegan Hugh Paul Finegan | 10/1 | |
| led or disputed lead, headed after 4 out and soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 12 |   | Dist | Daggers Bond (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | 06913/P / 7 | Flat (895), Jump (15) | N J O'Shea | A A Howard Mrs Nuala Howard | 16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, slight mistake 7th and soon struggling in rear, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Knockmehill Lady (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 389611- / 7 | Jump (234) | P F Mangan | Miss M M Gannon Miss M M Gannon | |||
| 3 |   | - | Mia's Vic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 0-84213 / 10 | Jump (14) | D R Fox | N C Kelly Mr Brian Jones | |||
| 4 |   | - | Thewesthowaya (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 641705 / 8 | Jump (14) | S E Butler | P W Flynn Adelaide Racing… | |||
| 19 |   | - | Ta Blazes (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 4) | 73-0295 / 9 | Jump (1) | Reserve 3 | P J Rothwell J J Leckey | |||
