17 Mar 2010 14:35 Down Royal
Winner: €9,500 (Penalty: €6,555); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 23 |   | - | Barney King (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 2) | 000 / 13 | Jump (115) | Reserve 3 | John G Carr John M Farrell | 20/1 | |
| keen hold, soon tracked leaders, 4th after 3 out travelling well, led on inner between last 2, stayed on best run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 20 |   | 2 L | Ragtime Lucy (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | 000-976 / 7 | Jump (75) | D E Mullins | Miss M McGuinness Miss Maura McGuinness | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closer in 7th after 3 out, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 3 L | Rakamasi (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 923178 / 12 | Jump (19) | R T Dunne | N Moran Red Gate Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| soon mid-division, mistake 3 out, soon 5th, ridden to chase leaders before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Kingsdale Pacific (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 7PP655 / 6 | Flat (889), Jump (22) | S G Carey | W M Roper Karl Devey | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closer in 8th after 3 out, ridden into 3rd approaching last, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 2½ L | Folduf (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 908P-00 / 7 | Jump (22) | F Lawlor | F Flood Aidan Foley | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, kept on without threatening under pressure from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Bravada (GER) (filly, bay, 10 13) | 0-U807 / 5 | Jump (14) | K K Woods | P J Gilligan Kings & Rovers… | 20/1 | |
| soon mid-division, kept on without threatening under pressure from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Canulos (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 680/177- / 9 | Flat (222), Jump (501) | M J Bolger | M Torrens Ms Anne Torrens | 6/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closed into 3rd after 3 out, mistake next, no extra and kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | ¾ L | Global Position (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 10P070 / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (28) | P J Benson | D McDonogh W Donohue | 22/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | ½ L | Hold Em Cowboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 096061 / 10 | Jump (22) | A P Thornton | P Martin Mr T D Howley Jnr | 9/2 | |
| soon mid-division, badly hampered 4 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Spring Wine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | P94343 / 8 | Jump (17) | Mr D Macauley | P J Rothwell Mr David Lewis | 7/2 | |
| led, joined 6th, headed from 3 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 19 |   | 4 L | Princess Jaffa (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 10 12) | 8/00050- / 9 | Jump (392) | Keith Donoghue | L W Doran Mrs A Doran | 25/1 | |
| keen hold, soon close up, on terms when slight mistake 6th, jumped left next, headed and weakened from after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 7 L | Lady Beneficial (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 1) | 073P-50 / 7 | Jump (22) | C O'Farrell | D M Kelly Edward McCoppin | 14/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 18 |   | 7 L | Western Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 6-F80P0 / 10 | Jump (6) | R J Molloy | E Cawley Edward Cawley | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closer in 6th after 3 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3 |   | 15 L | Pat The Baker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 000085 / 7 | Jump (18) | L P Flynn | Miss Barkley Mrs Mary Haynes | 10/1 | |
| prominent, bad mistake 4th and lost place, mistake 6th, no extra when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 2 |   | 2 L | Listening (IRE) (filly, brown, 11 12) | 0200 / 6 | Jump (123) | B R Dalton | C O'Dwyer Mrs Mary McCann | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 12 |   | 8 L | Be Smart (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 13) | 87P60F / 5 | Flat (327), Jump (7) | I J McCarthy | V P Donoghue Marc A Murphy | 25/1 | |
| towards rear for most, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| BD | 5 |   | - | Topo Gigio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 6-00390 / 10 | Jump (17) | E J O'connell | C A McBratney Abbadis Racing… | ||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Moscow Towers (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 500-159 / 9 | Jump (76) | P A Gallagher | S Roche Ms Marie Robinson | ||
| 7 |   | - | Shopfrontspecialst (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2PF49-P / 7 | Jump (307) | Mr S Clements | V P Donoghue Mr Sean F Gallagher | |||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Elzeko (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 000000 / 7 | Jump (14) | I M Carter | P Mooney Mrs C P Smith | ||
| 21 |   | - | Ball Of Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2-00003 / 7 | Jump (21) | Reserve 1 | P Fenton James J Gleeson | |||
| 22 |   | - | Vino Vino Cavo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 0-0853 / 10 | Jump (20) | Reserve 2 | D Miley Stephen O'Connell… | |||
| SU | 17 |   | - | Seacon Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 007P00 / 8 | Jump (6) | Mr P A O'Sullivan | P Cluskey Miss V Hesnan | ||
