07 Apr 2013 17:05 Limerick
Winner: €17,000 (Penalty: €11,731); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Caheronaun (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 10) | 3PF441 / 8 | Jump (38) | M A Enright | D T Hughes Daniel Corry | 7/2 | |
| led and disputed, narrow leader from 5 out, joined 2 out, led again run-in and stayed on best | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2 L | Supreme Doc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | U8P63P / 10 | Jump (7) | Mr D G Lavery | D Dorgan Declan Dorgan | 7/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, waited with towards rear, closed up travelling well from 3 out, challenged and on terms next, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | 5 L | Weslife (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 001P50 / 10 | Jump (31) | M J Bolger | I Madden I Madden | 20/1 | |
| a bit slow to set-off, waited with towards rear, progress 3 out, 5th before straight, no impression 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1½ L | Fair Dilemma (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 15205U / 11 | Jump (31) | D E Splaine | J J Mangan Mr D S Dennis | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th before straight, no impression 2 out and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 2 L | Playing (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 7-13471 / 11 | Jump (10) | S E Butler | T Foley P E Delaney | 10/3 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure in 5th from 3 out, 6th before straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | NS | Qhilimar (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3P7-P60 / 9 | Jump (35) | B R Dalton | A Maguire Whites Of Coventry… | 11/1 | |
| soon close up and disputed lead, 2nd from 5 out, 3rd before straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Mahrajaan (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 544-537 / 11 | Flat (606), Jump (239) | S J Gray | R P Burns White & Black Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, dropped to 8th before straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | ½ L | Quiet Thought (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 803277 / 7 | Flat (656), Jump (31) | S J Hassett | E J O'Grady Lansdowne Partnership | 5/1 | |
| waited with towards rear, some headway in 7th before straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 16 L | Imperial Shabra (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 50650P / 9 | Flat (895), Jump (6) | J S McGarvey | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place from 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 17 L | Hidden Crack (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 497-617 / 10 | Jump (21) | P D Kennedy | S Fahey Michael Allen &… | 8/1 | |
| soon mid-division, under pressure 6 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 13 L | Hans Crescent (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 524408 / 10 | Flat (672), Jump (7) | B F Cawley | M Hourigan Craic On The Track… | 12/1 | |
| soon mid-division, slight mistake 7 out and slow jump next, no impression when bad mistake and almost unseated rider 4 out, | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Our Gar (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 10) | 3/33F-00 / 10 | Jump (147) | M P Butler | Mrs P Dobbs Mrs Ann S O'Neill | |||
| 11 |   | - | Zekarya (FR) (gelding, g, 10 9) | 321537 / 12 | Jump (6) | Mr R J Jones | P M J Doyle John Sherlock | |||
| 7 |   | - | Northern Alliance (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 4F-P024 / 12 | Flat (951), Jump (43) | S A Shortall | A J Martin Irish Rover Syndicate | |||
| 14 |   | - | Any Bets (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 490P07 / 9 | Jump (36) | S J Crimin | O McKiernan Redgap Partnership | |||
