01 Jun 2007 06:20 DOWN ROYAL
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,836); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Firm.
O2 Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Inch Sunset (IRE) (Mare, , 148) | / 24 | Adrian Lane | L J Temple T J Doran | |||
| chased leader, ridden in 4th before 4 out, kept on to 2nd 3 out, led after 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Nine Inch Nail (IRE) (Gelding, , 146) | / 6 | D G Hogan | C F Swan Gigginstown House… | |||
| led, soon clear, reduced advantage after 5th, ridden before 2 out, headed after 2 out, no extra run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 5 L | Liquid Lunch (GB) (Gelding, , 162) | / 7 | J W Farrelly | B R Hamilton Liquid Lunch Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, moderate 5th halfway, headway before 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, 3rd and no extra before 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Hollow Ranger (IRE) (Gelding, , 148) | / 10 | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell Mr Aaron Wells | |||
| mid-division, moderate 5th 5 out, closer 4 out, ridden to 4th after 3 out, no extra before 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Spring Charm (IRE) (Mare, , 156) | / 6 | A B Joyce | I J Monaghan P S N Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 7th before 3 out, ridden in 6th before 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 13 L | Piercetown Lass (IRE) (Mare, , 146) | / 7 | B S Carey | M Murray Miss H M Barron | |||
| chased leaders early, soon mid-division, lost place halfway and behind, some late headway, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Rugged Man (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 10 | E M Butterly | J G Cosgrave F Thompson | |||
| chased leaders, improved to 2nd before 5 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, soon no extra, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 3 L | Persian Return (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 11 | Sean Flanagan | P Martin Enda Duncan | |||
| chased leaders, 3rd 4 out, 6th and ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 8 L | Colehill Beauty (IRE) (Mare, , 148) | / 10 | N J O'Shea | Miss J Thomas J Coyne | |||
| always behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 11 L | Duroob (GB) (Gelding, , 162) | / 14 | R T Dunne | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | |||
| rear of mid-division, ridden in moderate 8th before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Miss Kilkeel (IRE) (Mare, , 153) | / 7 | S J Gray | R T J Wilson R T J Wilson | ||||
| behind when fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Loudspeaker (USA) (Gelding, , 143) | / 8 | R D Gordon | J J Lambe M Futter | ||||
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
