31 Dec 2006 02:10 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,916); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-102)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Lukie Victor (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) |
/ 23 |
A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington Mr R E R Williams |
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| mid-division, headway next, close 2nd travelling best early straight, led last, ridden and quickened clear run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Supreme Deal (IRE) (Gelding, , 138) |
/ 10 |
E C McCarthy | G J O'Keeffe Gerard J O'Keeffe |
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| prominent, 3rd halfway, led 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed straight, headed last, kept on without troubling winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| HD |
Barman (USA) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 9 |
B C Byrnes | E McNamara Darragh O'Sullivan |
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| held up, progress into 11th when slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, moderate 3rd before last, stayed on | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 4.5 L |
Thoor Ballylee (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) |
/ 5 |
A B Joyce | T J Taaffe Straffan Racing… |
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| in touch, 8th approaching 3 out, close up and ridden next, 3rd straight, no extra before last | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 7 L |
Selous Scout (IRE) (Gelding, , 143) |
/ 12 |
A P Fagan | J R H Fowler Lady J Fowler |
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| tracked leaders on outer, progress after 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Accordion Opera (IRE) (Mare, , 143) |
/ 8 |
R C Colgan | G Keane James Feeney |
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| rear of mid-division, progress into 10th 2 out, kept on | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Astalanda (FR) (Mare, , 155) |
/ 6 |
S G Carey | G Donnelly Ms R Carey |
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| mid-division, smooth progress on outer 3 out, close 5th before next, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| 2.5 L |
Mister Bloom (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) |
/ 11 |
S J Hassett | F Flood Hogarth Racing |
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| chased leaders on inner, 6th approaching 3 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Fairy Tail (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) |
/ 6 |
A E Lynch | M M Lynch L A Nesbitt |
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| led, headed 3 out, close up next, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| 3 L |
Macs-Bet (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) |
/ 11 |
Kevin Thomas Coleman | J C Shearman F F H Syndicate |
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| tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place before 3 out, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| 2.5 L |
Alberti (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 7 |
N J O'Shea | D T Hughes Jilly Jolly Racing… |
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| close 2nd, challenged approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
12th |
0 |
| 1 L |
Rince Donn (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) |
/ 10 |
O Casey | T G McCourt Mr F M barton |
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| held up, no impression from before 2 out | ||||||||||
13th |
0 |
| 11 L |
Elkras Wings (IRE) (Mare, , 143) |
/ 6 |
Mr R J Kiely | P Hughes Honest Chaps Syndicate |
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| never a factor | ||||||||||
14th |
0 |
| 1.5 L |
Raintown (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) |
/ 7 |
K H Clarke | P McCreery Liam Cullen |
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| mid-division on inner, in touch 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
15th |
0 |
| 20 L |
Frontier Lady (IRE) (Mare, , 147) |
/ 13 |
S W Jackson | C A Murphy Sean Aherne |
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| always behind | ||||||||||
16th |
0 |
| 12 L |
Take Your Mark (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) |
/ 11 |
D G Hogan | D Broad A P Cummins |
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| mid-division, 9th before 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
17th |
0 |
| 10 L |
Oscar Pride (IRE) (Mare, , 136) |
/ 6 |
E M Butterly | V T O'Brien Blue & Green Syndicate |
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| never a factor | ||||||||||
18th |
0 |
| 8 L |
Fairytaleofnewyork (IRE) (Mare, , 147) |
/ 8 |
M O'Connor | F J Bowles Leo Reilly |
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| always behind | ||||||||||
19th |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Gaelic Dreams (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) |
/ 7 |
R T Dunne | P McCreery DKW Syndicate |
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| always behind | ||||||||||
20th |
0 |
| 7 L |
Lemon Cello (IRE) (Filly, , 154) |
/ 5 |
A J Donoghue | S Fahey Jack of Trumps… |
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| mid-division, weakened quickly 3 out | ||||||||||
21st |
0 |
| 15 L |
This Is It (IRE) (Mare, , 141) |
/ 7 |
S G McDermott | L McHugh L McHugh |
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| always behind, trailing when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||