27 Feb 2005 02:15 DOWNPATRICK
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,146); Distance: 3912; Class: 0; Eligibility: 6yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Maswaly (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 26 | R T Dunne | J F C Maxwell B C W Racing Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, close 3rd from 2 out, left 2nd at last, kept on well to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Missindependence (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 8 | J F Levins | C F Swan Seamus Mannion | |||
| always prominent, 2nd from 5th, challenging when left in lead last, kept on under pressure, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Room To Room Suite (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 8 | D F O'Regan | D M Christie D Brennan Accountants… | |||
| mid-division, 6th 3 out, 5th and ridden next, left 3rd from last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Orchard Grove (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | Mark Walsh | P McCreery T C Counihan | |||
| chased leaders, 4th before 3 out, 6th and ridden before next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Ballyjohnboy Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | M Darcy | E Sheehy Mr F K Jennings | |||
| chased leaders, improved into 2nd briefly 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 20 L | French Fashion (IRE) (Mare, , 153) | / 9 | J P Elliott | I A Duncan Mark E Quinn | |||
| chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, no extra before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Tryline (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | R J Molloy | P Nolan Triple Crown Syndicate | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 7 L | Hit The Target (IRE) (Mare, , 149) | / 9 | S J Gray | G A Kingston Coolfore Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 7th and no extra after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2 L | Master Ross (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | J R Ryan | G Stewart W A Moffett | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 25 L | Belfast Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | Mr M O'Connor | J Clements J Clements | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 4 L | Comeonourfella (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 9 | S M McGovern | R T J Wilson R T J Wilson | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Austenite (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | Ms M Sullivan | Ms F M Crowley Teahon Consulting… | ||||
| close up, 2nd when bad mistake and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Clan Law (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | Andrew J McNamara | Mrs L B Normile Mrs L Normile | ||||
| mid-division early, weakened before halfway and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Panaconi (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | T G M Ryan | P A Fahy T Curran | ||||
| attempted to make all, one length advantage when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sadies Sparkle (IRE) (Mare, , 153) | / 11 | P W Flood | C A McBratney Mrs David McBratney | ||||
| held up, mistake 1st and unseated rider | ||||||||||
