03 Jun 2011 17:25 Epsom Downs
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,462); Distance: 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Investec Opportunity Stakes (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(7) |
| - |
Norse Blues (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
710-458 / 7 |
Flat (20) | James Doyle | S Kirk The Vikings |
8/1 | |
| tracked leader until led over 1f out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(8) |
| 5 L |
Reposer (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 9) |
40551-3 / 7 |
Flat (15) | J Quinn | J R Best Mr J S Morrison |
8/1 | |
| led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(9) |
| 2¾ L |
Sonning Rose (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
7407-70 / 4 |
Flat (13) | C Catlin | M R Channon Alf Heaney & Alec… |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd post | ||||||||||
4th |
11(1) |
| SHD |
Major Conquest (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
1000-80 / 3 |
Flat (13) | M Barzalona | J W Hills Mr T J W Ellis |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on near finish | ||||||||||
5th |
6(10) |
| DHT |
Fityaan (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
425-1 / 3 |
Flat (24) | R Hills | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
4/1 | |
| held up, headway 2f out, ridden to go 3rd 1f out, weakened near finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(11) |
| NS |
Cloud Rock (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
144-7 / 3 |
Flat (34) | R L Moore | P W Chapple-Hyam The Coalition |
9/2 | |
| dwelt, soon switched left, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran towards finish, never dangerous | ||||||||||
7th |
1(5) |
| NK |
Julius Geezer (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
4139-48 / 4 |
Flat (28) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Basing Bellman… |
20/1 | |
| went left start led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
8th |
9(3) |
| 6 L |
City Legend (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
552228 / 4 |
Flat (4) | K T O'Neill | A J McCabe Contango Syndicate |
9/1 | |
| held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
9th |
8(4) |
| 5 L |
Hugely Exciting (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
076221 / 7 |
Flat (28) | L P Keniry | J S Moore Montana Ecurie |
14/1 | |
| keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
3(2) |
| 3 L |
Robert The Painter (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
152-8 / 11 |
Flat (29) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr John Joseph… |
4/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
5(6) |
| 6 L |
Falmouth Bay (USA) (colt, grey, 8 10) |
127 / 3 |
Flat (20) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
14/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon edged left, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||