01 Feb 2012 14:05 Down Royal
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,626); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Code Of The West (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
U51552 / 7 |
Jump (32) | J S McGarvey | C Roche John P McManus |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, good headway to challenge 2 out, soon led and driven out to assert run-in, diminishing lead closing stages | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| ¾ L |
Vardas Supreme (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) |
0PUU46 / 11 |
Jump (25) | D J Bates | P J Rothwell Mrs J Drake |
9/1 | |
| always prominent, led or disputed lead from 5th, headed and dropped to 3rd before last, rallied under pressure run-in, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 4 L |
Hidden Present (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
FP2-161 / 12 |
Jump (37) | B R Dalton | Bernard Jones T F Dunlop |
4/1 | |
| always prominent and jumped well, led until joined at 5th, narrowly headed before 2 out, 2nd and no impression on winner last, soon dropped to 3rd and kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Doctor Woodfield (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
40-0P25 / 12 |
Jump (21) | B Hayes | C Ross Home On The Range… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure run-in without troubling leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 2¼ L |
Sea Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
P24483 / 9 |
Jump (7) | A P Heskin | I Madden I Madden |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, ridden early straight and no extra in 4th after 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 12 L |
Noble Commander (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) |
84P049 / 10 |
Jump (34) | A P Thornton | J Halpin Tough Times Syndicate |
12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division and never a factor, no impression in 7th after 4 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 20 L |
Lusiad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
P05232 / 11 |
Jump (21) | C D Maxwell | P Rooney Mr Sean Thornton |
3/1 | |
| prominent early, dropped to rear of mid-division before halfway, driven along 6 out, no threat in straight | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Ameretto Son (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
6-4F7PF / 10 |
Jump (111) | I J McCarthy | L J Donnelly Lorcan Joseph Donnelly |
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FE |
8 |
| - |
Dukes Mutiny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
40/90-UP / 9 |
Jump (46) | M W Bowes | W J Austin W J Austin |
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PU |
9 |
| - |
Ishlana (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
7-P57PP / 9 |
Jump (15) | M P Butler | M Kidd Mr D J McCormack |
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