24 Mar 2005 04:15 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £7,351); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Glenbane Lady (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 25 | P W Flood | J Crowley Timothy Cleary | |||
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, improved into 2nd 5 out, challenged approaching 2 out, stayed on well from last to lead on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | SHD | Lord Graney (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 12 | S G McDermott | T J Kidd Mrs T J Kidd | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd after 5 out, led after 3 out, strongly pressed from next, kept on well under pressure, headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.50 L | The Black Tiger (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 10 | J F Levins | L P Winters Thomas Woods | |||
| always prominent, 5th after halfway, 4th 3 out, kept on under pressure from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 7.00 L | Vintage Port (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 9 | Andrew J McNamara | T J O'Mara J P O'Shea | |||
| held up towards rear, smooth headway 3 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, no impression before last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | NK | Dusty Doolan (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 12 | A J Donoghue | C A Murphy Denis Paul Murphy | |||
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th 5 out, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 5 L | Master Billy (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 12 | M Darcy | W F Codd Mr Richard Mathias | |||
| led, headed and lost place after 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 11 L | Shannondoell (IRE) (Mare, , 144) | / 8 | R J Molloy | T J Kidd Mrs T J Kidd | |||
| prominent, 2nd after 6 out, lost place before 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | HD | Megan's Bob (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 8 | N J O'Shea | T Cooper Dermot O'Callaghan | |||
| held up in rear, kept on from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Giffard Girl (IRE) (Mare, , 153) | / 6 | S M McGovern | P R Lenihan Mrs B C Lenihan | |||
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | The Real Solara (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 10 | D F Flannery | M Hourigan Foundation Syndicate | |||
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 7 L | Seagull Eile (IRE) (Mare, , 159) | / 7 | Adrian Lane | K F O'Brien Cill Airne Racing… | |||
| never a factor, slight mistake 2nd | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Carrigavantry (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 9 | A F O'Neill | J Crowley R Forristal | |||
| mid-division early, dropped to rear before halfway, no extra from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 2 L | Mayoun (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 154) | / 9 | D J Howard | D Deacon James J Sinnott | |||
| chased leaders, 6th before halfway, no extra from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | NK | Threequarter Moon (IRE) (Mare, , 163) | / 7 | T G M Ryan | A Seymour E Seymour | |||
| mid-division, weakened from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 12 L | Glenbogle (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 8 | D G Hogan | C F Swan John P McManus | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 25 L | Kiranga (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 9 | M J Ferris | J G Sheehan Mrs Susan Fitzgerald | |||
| mid-division early, weakened from 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Best Away (IRE) (Mare, , 151) | / 9 | E F Power | T Hogan Moving On Syndicate | ||||
| prominent, close up when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Tryline (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 8 | D P O'Dwyer | P Nolan Triple Crown Syndicate | ||||
| always behind, trailing when pulled up | ||||||||||
