24 Oct 2010 15:25 Wexford
Winner: €13,000 (Penalty: €8,970); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Sainte Kadette (FR) (Filly, bay, 11 5) | P08-637 / 21 | Jump (7) | Mr D Macauley | S O'Farrell Seamus O'Farrell | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 6th, 4th 4 out, close 3rd and challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed from last, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | NK | Stonehatchetmad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 0/54P-00 / 8 | Jump (14) | P F Mangan | W J Austin T A Austin & Adrian… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, headway approaching 3 out, 2nd 2 out, improved to challenge last, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 9 L | Flight Control (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0P-031 / 10 | Jump (52) | M N Doran | M Cullen Mrs A P Kelly | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th and ridden 4 out, 4th before 2 out, moderate 3rd from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 1 L | Green To Gold (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 8) | 59/07-11 / 8 | Flat (30), Jump (7) | A Guerin | C Roche Sir Alex Ferguson… | 7/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 4th, moderate 2nd 5 out, took closer order next, challenged 3 out, dropped to 5th under pressure before 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Charger (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) | 9-86701 / 8 | Flat (30), Jump (7) | B Browne | P Stafford Rockview Racing… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 5 out, 3rd and headway next, led 3 out, soon ridden and headed, 3rd 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 17 L | Francis Du Mesnil (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 773633 / 11 | Jump (15) | G Malone | A L T Moore Mr Richard Prince | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression from 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 2 L | Blue Belle Polka (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 8) | 279-F00 / 5 | Flat (44), Jump (36) | I J McCarthy | D Murphy Dermot Murphy | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 18 L | Anuta Island (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 0) | 000-59 / 6 | Jump (24) | K H Clarke | D M Kelly M Kerrigan | 20/1 | |
| prominent, led from 5th, clear after 6 out, slight mistake and reduced advantage 4 out, headed and weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 10 L | Gentleman Jim (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 52-6398 / 9 | Flat (36), Jump (22) | E F Power | J P Fogarty J P Fogarty | 12/1 | |
| led, slight mistake and headed 5th, ridden and weakened 5 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 10 L | A Thousand Men (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 3/00B07- / 8 | Jump (189) | N J O'Shea | C O'Dwyer JMcSharry&DTaylor… | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, no extra before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 2 L | Enfield Chase (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 8F2P/UP / 10 | Flat (1173), Jump (28) | Rob McCarth | J Devereux Mrs Margaret Smith | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, weakened from 5 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Dark Arctic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 08-PF09 / 6 | Jump (48) | P D Kennedy | P J Rothwell Zero Eight Thirty… | ||
| 12 |   | - | Black Rock Lake (IRE) (colt, g, 10 7) | 534632 / 7 | Flat (126), Jump (8) | Keith Donoghue | T G McCourt Mr Sean F Gallagher | |||
| 14 |   | - | Emerson Breeze (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 987850 / 8 | Flat (359), Jump (10) | T C Carroll | H Rogers O B P Carroll | |||
| 3 |   | - | Fearnwood Girl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 181349 / 9 | Flat (76), Jump (24) | E J O'connell | T G McCourt Darragh Feeney | |||
| 16 |   | - | Via Mantua (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 12) | 0720/08 / 7 | Flat (87), Jump (1) | D J Bates | P J Rothwell Mrs J Lambert | |||
