08 Dec 2005 01:40 CLONMEL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,126); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Nine O (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 28 | M Darcy | S Braddish Sean Rushe | |||
| tracked leaders, led from 6th, ridden clear approaching 2 out, strongly pressed after last, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Gimli's Fury (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 6 | Adrian Lane | Ms F M Crowley Geoffrey Ruddock | |||
| always prominent, 4th when slight mistake 7th, 3rd 5 out, 2nd 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on well from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | HD | Ballynashig (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 12 | W J Lee | Miss G Lee Miss Gemma Clancy | |||
| towards rear, 9th and headway 4 out, 6th after 3 out, 3rd and headway approaching last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 3.00 L | Monday Blues (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 10 | M W Bowes | P A Kinsella Patrick A Kinsella | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 4 out, 3rd and ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 3.00 L | Waking Ned (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | R M Moran | D Hassett Kirbys, Fawcett… | |||
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 7th before 3 out, kept on from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2 L | Happy Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 9 | A E Lynch | P A Fahy Mrs A Connolly | |||
| mid-division, 9th halfway, 6th after 4 out, 4th and effort before 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 12 L | Roughty Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 9 | T G M Ryan | A J McNamara A J McNamara | |||
| tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 5th 4 out, 3rd next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 20 L | Kilfinny Cross (IRE) (Mare, , 158) | / 7 | S J Hassett | M Hourigan J & J Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 8th 4 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Thunder Alley (IRE) (Gelding, , 143) | / 13 | R J Molloy | M A Joyce M A Joyce | |||
| prominent, left in lead before 5th, slight mistake and headed 6th, mistake 7th, reminders when mistake 5 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Load And Lock (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 143) | / 13 | K H Clarke | P McCreery P G Wallace | |||
| never a factor, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 5 L | Peter Elkra (IRE) (Mare, , 144) | / 8 | M P Watts | T Hogan Peter Hynes Racing… | |||
| never a factor, mistake 4th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 2 L | Learn To Dance (USA) (Gelding, , 159) | / 8 | J R Ryan | T Mullins Alan D Gray | |||
| led, headed 2nd, remained prominent, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 7 L | Umrigar Lord (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | J M Allen | M Butler Mrs M B Doran | |||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | NK | Precious Memories (IRE) (Mare, , 158) | / 6 | D F Flannery | P Carey N Eight Syndicate | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 14 L | Our Chesney (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 5 | B C Byrnes | E McNamara Alexander McCarthy | |||
| mid-division, 9th 6 out, no extra after next | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 13 L | Tell No Fibbs (IRE) (Mare, , 143) | / 7 | N J O'Shea | J Quinn G Nihill | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 5 L | Willyabill (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 9 | Robbie Colgan | P M Pierce Andrew Pierce | |||
| always behind, mistake 1st, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0 |   | 4 L | Lets Try Again (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 10 | E F Power | L Young T Treacy | |||
| always behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 19th | 0 |   | 25 L | Smoking Barrels (GB) (Colt, , 164) | / 5 | M J Ferris | P J Flynn Level Par Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakened quickly 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Some Option (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 10 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | W Hayes William Hayes | ||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
