Definite Opinion (IRE)
Owner: Sin a Bhfuil Syndicate Trainer: J T Gorman Sex: Filly Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Hurdles Course; Flat;Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Round Course;Straight;Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yileding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2009 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Gandolfini | 8st 12lbs | 12 of 13 | B R Dalton | 9/1 |
| slowly into stride and towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2009 | Curragh | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Whiteball Wonder | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 22 | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| mid-division on near side, 9th 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2009 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 6f 110y | 0 | Fast Lightning | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 16 | K J Manning | 10/1 |
| chased leader, improved to lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed inside final 100 yards, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Good (Hurdles Course; Flat;Good to Yielding) | 6f 60y | 0 | Thats A Fret | 9st 5lbs | of 14 | Reserve 2 | |
| 15 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Soft | 6f 60y | 0 | Orlando Dawn | 9st | of 14 | Reserve 2 | |
| 17 Aug 2009 | Roscommon | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Winter Haven | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 15 | K J Manning | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 0 | Sharisse | 8st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | S M Gorey | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped to 8th 2f out, towards rear over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2009 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Round Course;Straight;Yielding) | 6f | 0 | Pax Soprana | 8st 9lbs | 10 of 23 | K Latham | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden into 13th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 May 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Fisher Hill | 9st 5lbs | 14 of 14 | K J Manning | 12/1 |
| prominent early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 04 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Dafaroun | 8st 10lbs | 20 of 28 | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| towards rear, kept on same pace from 2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 6f | 0 | Andrea Palladio | 8st 4lbs | 8 of 9 | Chris Hayes | 8/1 |
| soon mid-division, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2008 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 5f | 0 | Croisultan | 8st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 3rd 1 1/2f out, moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Running Flame | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 14 | S M Gorey | 6/1 |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Curragh | Heavy | 6f | 0 | Definite Opinion | 8st 4lbs | 1 of 22 | S M Gorey | 20/1 |
| always prominent, 2nd halfway, led over 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2008 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 7f | 0 | Miss Minnies | 8st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | M Harley | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden in 3rd and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2008 | Sligo | Yielding (Yileding to Soft in places) | 6f 110y | 0 | Beth | 8st 6lbs | 4 of 13 | N G McCullagh | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 2008 | Galway | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Cristal Island | 8st 6lbs | 7 of 9 | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| towards rear, progress into 6th approaching straight, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2008 | Curragh | Good to Yielding | 6f | 0 | Oui Say Oui | 9st | 19 of 19 | M C Hussey | 16/1 |
| slowly away and always behind | |||||||||


