23 Aug 2009 15:55 Cork
Winner: €13,000 (Penalty: €8,983); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Windix (FR) (Gelding, g, 11 3) | 4/804R1 / 22 | Flat (1090), Jump (20) | L P Flynn | Mrs Danagher Two's Company Syndicate | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, 5th after halfway, improved into close 3rd 3 out, switched to inner next, led before last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 3 L | Good Old Thyme (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6-04330 / 6 | Jump (21) | L Mcniff | Mrs Harrington Mr G Carstairs | 10/3 | |
| held up in touch, progress into 5th approaching 3 out, 4th after 2 out, kept on to go 2nd after last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4 L | Frontier Lady (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 6) | 14847-0 / 13 | Flat (26), Jump (63) | N J O'Shea | C A Murphy Sean Aherne | 11/1 | |
| close 2nd, disputed lead from before 4 out, led 2 out, headed before last, 3rd and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2 L | Forjoetheplumber (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F-B1 / 8 | Jump (19) | E C McCarthy | J J Mangan P Bradford | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, progress on inner 4 out, 4th and ridden next, 5th after 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Urban Spirit (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 10) | 6600- / 5 | Flat (688), Jump (312) | Mr P A O'Sullivan | P Nolan Mr K Abdulla | 16/1 | |
| towards rear early, raced keenly, improved to dispute lead 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | NK | Ridge Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 7830/6-S / 8 | Flat (58), Jump (21) | A P Thornton | Mrs Harrington C F Harrington | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, dropped to 7th after 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 24 L | Proud To Be Irish (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 50P0/2-7 / 10 | Flat (51), Jump (17) | C O'Farrell | S O'Farrell In The Rough Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, no impression from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 4 L | Ballyhoctor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 22/9U0-0 / 12 | Flat (744), Jump (63) | Phillip Enright | J V Slevin James Vincent Slevin | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 7 L | Moving On (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 2-92000 / 11 | Flat (744), Jump (20) | M J Ferris | Mrs M Flavin J I Madden | 10/1 | |
| led, headed before 4 out, soon lost place, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | Dist | Take A Chance Two (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 202/000- / 8 | Flat (627), Jump (384) | M P Butler | M McCabe Liam Butler | 25/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd to halfway, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Born High (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 1) | 9-3F018 / 6 | Flat (394), Jump (9) | A P Heskin | Michael Hourigan Born High Syndicate | |||
| 2 |   | - | Fairwood Bob (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 262312- / 11 | Jump (147) | Mr D Macauley | P J Rothwell Power Bloodstock… | |||
| 13 |   | - | Dr Kildare (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 10) | 6006-P / 9 | Flat (307), Jump (42) | C D Maxwell | G Elliott J P Clarke | |||
| 8 |   | - | Garryduff East (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 59/1225- / 6 | Flat (2), Jump (395) | P A Gallagher | D Leahy Patrick A Hennessy | |||
