27 Dec 2004 01:30 DOWN ROYAL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,083); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-102)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Rockbound (IRE) (Gelding, , 138) | / 24 | A B Joyce | D McDonogh Desmond McDonogh | |||
| held up rear, improved to 3rd after 4 out, led next, challenged 2 out, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Another Client (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | A D Leigh | S A Kirk E McCay | |||
| held up in rear, improved to 5th before 4 out, led after hurdle, headed 3 out, 3rd last, kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Platium Starlight (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 10 | R J Molloy | T O'Neill Red & Blue Boys… | |||
| mid-division, 3rd 4 out, challenged 2 out, mistake last and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 7.00 L | Double Royal (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 7 | Mark Walsh | P Nolan Double Royal Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 4th 4 out, ridden before next and no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 6.00 L | Tingshaw Ring (IRE) (Filly, , 144) | / 7 | Robbie Colgan | E Doyle Mrs P Doyle | |||
| held up in rear, 6th 4 out, ridden before next and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 20 L | General Alarm (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 12 | R T Dunne | T J Taaffe Tarporley Turf… | |||
| chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, ridden before 3 out and weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 4.50 L | Quinntowin (IRE) (Mare, , 150) | / 11 | D J Boland | A Stronge Samuel Hanna | |||
| chased leader early, 7th and ridden before 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Stracomer Flyer (IRE) (Mare, , 151) | / 10 | Ms M Sullivan | D Kane Cahil Fergus | |||
| chased leaders, ridden 5 out and weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 25 L | Jerry's Pay Day (USA) (Gelding, , 143) | / 9 | K H Clarke | T Carberry Mrs Brigid Flanagan | |||
| always behind, ridden before 5 out and soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 8 L | Ali Shuffle (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 9 | R D Gordon | J J Lambe J P Kearney | |||
| led, clear after 2nd, headed after 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off | ||||||||||
