28 Oct 2019 14:00 Wexford
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €7,500); Distance: 2m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
IRIS Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Shumaker (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | F/92-711 / 13 | Flat (51), Jump (12) | Darragh O'Keeffe | Paul Traynor Miss K McNeilly | 9/10 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd after 3rd, headway to lead approaching straight, asserted before 2 out where jumped left, jumped left again at last and reduced advantage, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 3½ L | Crazyheart (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 3132-34 / 10 | Jump (147) | Liam Quinlan | P Nolan Mrs K Browne &… | 5/2 | |
| led, slight mistake at 5th, pressed after 7th, under pressure and headed approaching straight, ridden before 2 out, rallied run-in, kept on same pace closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 2¼ L | Trenchtown Rock (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 11) | 1-00625 / 11 | Flat (146), Jump (51) | Ricky Doyle | V T O'Brien V T O'Brien | 8/1 | |
| rear, 7th after 5th, headway to 3rd before 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ½ L | Stander (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 074950- / 9 | Flat (38), Jump (189) | A W Short | P Stafford Marshall Watson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, 4th after 5th, no impression on leader 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 12 L | Jack Wade (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4380-60 / 8 | Jump (16) | B Browne | P J Rothwell P J Rothwell | 20/1 | |
| rear, 8th after 5th, progress before 4 out, pushed along in 6th after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, one paced | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 4 L | Dandjira (FR) (filly, baybrown, 11 4) | 3330 / 5 | Flat (164), Jump (89) | H Morgan | Mrs J Harrington Lakeside Racing… | 7/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 5th after 5th, under pressure after 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 19 L | Quay Melodie (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 4) | P-P769 / 7 | Jump (12) | J P O'Sullivan | W J Martin FirstXVish Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader in 3rd, 2nd after 3rd, closed after 5th, challenged after 7th, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 42 L | Punters Poet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5968-0 / 8 | Jump (16) | A M King | S Fahey Poetic Ten Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, 6th after 5th, weakened and detached before 4 out, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
