02 Dec 2004 01:10 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £8,516); Distance: 4840; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Captain Moonlight (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 26 | T G M Ryan | T J O'Mara Irish Voice Syndicate | |||
| made virtually all, ridden and strongly pressed from 2 out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Carndale (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 11 | R J Molloy | N Meade Mr James Callow | |||
| close up in 3rd, travelling well when mistake 3 out, 2nd and ridden next, kept on well under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 8.00 L | Wise Counsel (IRE) (Gelding, , 134) | / 7 | S M McGovern | T J Taaffe Wise Fox Syndicate | |||
| close up in 2nd, 3rd and ridden before 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 4.00 L | Friendly Conflict (IRE) (Gelding, , 139) | / 11 | R T Dunne | A L T Moore Mrs A L T Moore | |||
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden 3 out, no impression from next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 20 L | Henry Hammond (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 10 | J M Allen | J Crowley Martin V O'Gorman | |||
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, 7th 5 out, moderate 5th and no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 6 L | No Small Plans (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 10 | M J Ferris | G Cully D Leader | |||
| towards rear, 8th and ridden after 5 out, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | HD | Star Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 12 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | F Flood H James | |||
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, mistake 6 out, 6th 4 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 11 L | Charging (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 9 | W O Callaghan | J J Murphy John Joseph Murphy | |||
| chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, driven along before halfway, no extra from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Midfield (IRE) (Gelding, , 132) | / 9 | D G Hogan | C F Swan Capt D G Swan | |||
| chased leaders, improved into 5th approaching 5 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Brownie Returns (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 14 | Adrian Lane | M F Morris Mrs A M Daly | |||
| in touch, slight mistake 3rd, weakened from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | Dist | Castle Oliver (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 10 | J P Elliott | D E Fitzgerald Mr A J Chamberlain | |||
| held up in touch, weakened from 5 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Slainte (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 11 | Mark Walsh | C Roche J J Power | ||||
| behind and driven along 6th, soon lost touch and pulled up | ||||||||||
