Horse Alert

17 Mar 2009 14:45 Down Royal

Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,910); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Liscarton Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	300071 / 6	Jump (3)	M J Bolger	C P Donoghue Liscarton Lads…	13/8
		held up, headway to 8th 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well run-in
2^nd	9	1¾ L	Willoughby Joe (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3)	03-5769 / 15	Jump (27)	B S Carey	E Doyle F W Doyle	16/1
		held up towards rear, headway in 11th 2 out, ridden into 6th last, kept on run-in
3^rd	3	¾ L	Posh Bird (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 9)	1FU036 / 10	Jump (13)	A P Thornton	I R Ferguson Mr David Bamber	10/1
		mid-division, headway to 4th 4 out, improved to lead before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on, no extra run-in
4^th	8	SHD	Bar The Rest (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 3)	84-0372 / 8	Jump (78)	S J Gray	T J Nagle-Jr Mrs Ailish Glynn	13/2
		chased leaders, 5th halfway, lost place 4 out, ridden in 12th 2 out, stayed on into 7th last, kept on same pace run-in
7^th	19	1¾ L	Blue Steel Boy (IRE) (Gelding, g, 10 12)	000-5P / 8	Jump (103)	S J Hassett	F Flood Pierce Young	16/1
		mid-division, headway to 6th 2 out, ridden and no extra approaching last, kept on same pace
8^th	14	1½ L	Sharekan (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 1)	60/2-063 / 11	Flat (568), Jump (207)	S G Carey	M Cunningham David Kerse	10/1
		chased leaders, led 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra
10^th	6	¾ L	Yeoman (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	465313 / 13	Jump (32)	M M O'connor	D J Ryan Patrick J Moore	6/1
		mid-division, headway to 5th 2 out, ridden and no extra before last
15^th	13	4½ L	Danikhali (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1)	9695-U9 / 7	Flat (599), Jump (8)	D G Hogan	P O Brady Miss Rita Shah	25/1
		chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened 4 out
UR	15	-	Alexander Mobile (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	8-95P4P / 7	Jump (80)	S P Walsh	J Geoghegan Noel O'Callaghan