29 Mar 2007 05:55 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,770); Distance: 3960; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Flying Paragan (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 27 | M F Mooney | E Cawley Edward Cawley | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, 4th next, 3rd and challenged 2 out, kept on well to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Nine O (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | B C Byrnes | S Braddish Sean Rushe | |||
| always prominent, 4th 4 out, 3rd next, led after 2 out, kept on under pressure, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.5 L | My Auld Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 8 | D P Fahy | P Allen John P Lynch | |||
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd before halfway, led 4 out, headed after 2 out, 3rd and no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 5 L | Templers Hall (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | Mr R J Kiely | W P Mullins Kevin W O'Brien | |||
| held up, 8th after 3 out, stayed on from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | The Boss Roche (IRE) (Gelding, , 133) | / 10 | Alain Cawley | Miss B A K Murphy Mr Roger Knowles | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved into 3rd after 5 out, 2nd 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Bella's Baileys (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 7 | R J Molloy | M Torrens Jason Thompson | |||
| rear of mid-division, 8th before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 16 L | Just (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | S J Gray | M Hourigan J & N Syndicate | |||
| never a factor, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | He's My Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | D G Hogan | C F Swan Mr J R Cornwall | |||
| mid-division, 7th before 4 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Kilbready Star (IRE) (Gelding, , 134) | / 11 | S J Hassett | A Slattery Mrs Annie Miller | |||
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Threequarter Moon (IRE) (Mare, , 157) | / 7 | S G McDermott | A Seymour E Seymour | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 9 L | Forest Leader (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 10 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | D Deacon David Garahy | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 27 L | Jakeups Fold (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | M J Ferris | S Roche Seamus Roche | |||
| led, headed 7th, soon ridden, 4th 5 out, weakened quickly, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0 |   | 20 L | Best World (FR) (Gelding, , 148) | / 5 | A E Lynch | A J Martin B Walsh | |||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Gaspar (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 11 | Sean Flanagan | T J Arnold James Gough | ||||
| close up, led from 7th, headed 4 out, fell next fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sherkin Island (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | Mark Walsh | N Madden John P McManus | ||||
| fell 2nd fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Loughanelteen (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell Justin Burke | ||||
| unseated rider 1st unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Thyne Hall (IRE) (Gelding, , 138) | / 9 | C D Maxwell | D T Hughes Mr S F Cooper | ||||
| tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, moderate 5th when mistake 2 out, no extra, fell last fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Markanda (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 5 | Eoin Michael Kelly | A L T Moore Michael Swan | ||||
| always behind, pulled up before 5 out pulled up | ||||||||||
