27 Dec 2005 03:00 DOWN ROYAL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,126); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-102)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Saipan (FR) (Gelding, , 141) | / 24 | Robbie Colgan | G Keane Mrs E Keane | |||
| mid-division, headway to 5th 4 out, improved to 2nd before 3 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Bella's Baileys (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 7 | M P Flanagan | M Torrens Jason Thompson | |||
| chased leader, led 5th, veered left and right under pressure before last, soon headed, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 4.00 L | Caislean Na Deirge (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 12 | Mr R J Kiely | P McCreery Mr Richard Robinson | |||
| behind, headway to 8th after 4 out, 5th and ridden 3 out, kept on to go 3rd after last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Tornado Alley (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 7 | M W Bowes | J J Lambe Mrs M C Flynn | |||
| chased leaders, 4th and ridden 3 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Platium Starlight (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 10 | R J Molloy | T O'Neill Red & Blue Boys… | |||
| behind, headway from 4 out, ridden to 6th 3 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Take Your Mark (IRE) (Gelding, , 147) | / 11 | K H Clarke | D Broad A P Cummins | |||
| mid-division early, behind and ridden 4 out, some late headway, 8th 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Big Bojangles (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 6 | D P Maher | R J Osborne Bojangles Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 10th and ridden 4 out, no impression, kept on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.00 L | Tuckerman (GB) (Gelding, , 145) | / 7 | A P Fagan | F J Bowles Reginald Stephen… | |||
| behind, headway from 4 out, ridden to 3rd 3 out, no extra before next and weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 20 L | Hazabad (IRE) (Filly, , 138) | / 5 | M M McNiff | D Broad A Broad | |||
| rear of mid-division, ridden before 4 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 1.50 L | Chill Out (IRE) (Gelding, , 150) | / 12 | Eoin Michael Kelly | Miss S Barkley Miss Suzy Barkley | |||
| chased leaders, improved to 2nd 4 out, ridden before 3 out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 13 L | Florazine (IRE) (Filly, , 136) | / 7 | A D Leigh | F J Bowles Reginald Stephen… | |||
| mid-division, 6th and ridden 4 out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Mr Philosopher (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 8 | P J Benson | R K Watson Suzanne Cox | |||
| always behind, never a danger | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 13 L | Monsieur (FR) (Gelding, , 139) | / 11 | D G Hogan | N Madden Miss Jacqueline… | |||
| mid-division, headway to lead before 4th, headed next, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0 |   | 25 L | Aghadoe Heights (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 9 | L J Fleming | S J Mahon James Gough | |||
| chased leaders, 4th and ridden 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0 |   | 13 L | Badger Kennedy (IRE) (Gelding, , 139) | / 6 | A Freeman | V P Donoghue R P Behan | |||
| mid-division, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | 12 L | Euro Sister (IRE) (Mare, , 140) | / 9 | J R Ryan | J Fox Thomas Anthony… | |||
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened half-way, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Kylestone Prince (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 6 | A O'Shea | C A McBratney J Niblock | |||
| soon led, headed before 4th, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
