10 Jun 2005 08:20 WEXFORD
Winner: £ (Penalty: £7,351); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | After The Ball (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 27 | B C Byrnes | J F O'Shea K S T Syndicate | |||
| led and disputed, dropped to 3rd approaching 3 out, ridden in 4th before straight, went 2nd at last, stayed on well run-in to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | SHD | Megamar (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 14 | J M Allen | W Power Joseph Lavan | |||
| always prominent, improved to lead from 3 out, ridden and clear from next, reduced lead from before last, no extra late run-in and headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Stitch Pockets (IRE) (Mare, , 146) | / 8 | Andrew J McNamara | P M J Doyle Liberty Blue Syndicate | |||
| chased leaders, went 3rd from 3 out, ridden in 2nd from next, no extra in 3rd and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Breffni Flyer (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 166) | / 9 | D F O'Regan | P Martin Brendan Murphy | |||
| mid-division, progress in 7th from 3 out, ridden in 4th and kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8.00 L | Cill Fhair (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 8 | Mark Walsh | E Byrne Dovetail Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, ridden from before 5th, 7th from 6 out, 8th and kept on same pace without threatening from before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | - | Cluain Rua (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 11 | R T Dunne | L P Cusack J A O'Connor | |||
| mid-division, 5th from 3 out, ridden and no impression from before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | - | Tenshookmen (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 12 | S W Quinlan | W F Codd W J Codd | |||
| led and disputed, headed from 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | - | Balto Rambler (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 11 | J R Ryan | D M Leigh Joseph Kinsella | |||
| never better than mid-division, 11th from 6 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | - | Silent Native (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 14 | M J Ferris | P A Roche D M D Syndicate | |||
| chased leaders, 6th from 3 out, ridden and soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | - | Bowling Green (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 12 | A B Joyce | P R Lenihan Conor Lannen | |||
| mid-division, slight mistake 4th, 7th when slight mistake again 5 out, 6th and no extra from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | - | Kilt D'estruval (FR) (Gelding, , 148) | / 7 | D J Howard | A L T Moore Mrs A L T Moore | |||
| mid-division best, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | - | Kings Orchard (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 11 | R J Molloy | N Meade Blanchfield Rafter… | |||
| mid-division, mistake 3rd and ridden, soon towards rear and no danger | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | - | Sea To Sky (FR) (Colt, , 164) | / 9 | J P Sullivan | Ms M Mullins Take Risk's Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, mistake and ridden from 1st, last 6 out, soon no danger, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Rog (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 14 | Phillip Enright | G Cully David Edward Finn | ||||
| rear of mid-division, some progress into 8th when ran out 2 out ran out | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Deal Me In (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 9 | M P Madden | T G O'Leary Mrs Violet O'Leary | ||||
| tracked leaders on outer, lost place from before 5 out, soon no extra and pulled up | ||||||||||
