Opera Music (GB)
Owner: Twice Shy Syndicate Trainer: J P Cahill Sex: Colt Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Standard | 6 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2012 | Tramore | Soft | 2m | 0 | Dont Tell Pa | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 19 | R J Jones | 12/1 |
| mid-division best, moderate 8th before 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Creek Falcon | 9st 2lbs | of 17 | E J McNamara | |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Opera Music | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | R J Jones | 7/1 |
| waited with towards rear, progress from before 5 out, challenged and on terms approaching straight, in front and drifted a little left on run-in, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2012 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 110y | 0 | Charleville | 11st 3lbs | of 21 | R J Jones | |
| 01 Jun 2012 | Tramore | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | The Rossmeister | 11st | 2 of 18 | R J Jones | 16/1 |
| niggled along early, soon mid-division, progress from 4 out, 7th approaching 2 out, challenged under pressure on inner and kept on well run-in, not quite get there | |||||||||
| 31 May 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Clonsilla Affairs | 10st 13lbs | of 19 | Reserve 1 | |
| 19 May 2012 | Wexford | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 100y | 0 | Prince Jock | 9st 1lbs | 12 of 15 | R Dawson | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, no extra from 2f out | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2010 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | City Hustler | 11st | 6 of 17 | Rob McCarth | 14/1 |
| mid-division, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2010 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Isabellareine | 10st 8lbs | UnseatedRider of 14 | Keith Donoghue | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Tramore | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Rock County | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 19 | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway in 8th 3 out, improved in 4th before 2 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra from last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2009 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Daytime Dreamer | 11st 5lbs | of 16 | Reserve 1 | |
| 04 Oct 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Riobamba | 9st 10lbs | 10 of 13 | W J Supple | 14/1 |
| prominent, moderate 2nd and ridden halfway, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2009 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | Final Flashback | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 16 | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, no impression from 2f out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2009 | Curragh | Yielding (Soft in places) | 7f | 0 | Good Time Sue | 9st 12lbs | 13 of 23 | B J Cooper | 14/1 |
| led, headed after 2f, 2nd halfway, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2009 | Roscommon | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Salazaar | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| prominent, ridden to gain slight lead under 2f out, soon joined, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 6f | 0 | Whiteball Wonder | 10st | of 29 | E J McNamara | |
| 04 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Dafaroun | 10st | 8 of 28 | E J McNamara | 14/1 |
| towards rear, headway under pressure to chase leaders over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2009 | Naas | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 7f | 0 | Joseph Henry | 8st 13lbs | 7 of 16 | E J McNamara | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th for much, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2009 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 6f | 0 | Opera Music | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 20 | E J McNamara | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 12th 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead close home | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Gwens Spirit | 8st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | D J Moran | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 2f out, ridden in 4th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Inwood | 10st | 5 of 14 | C O'Farrell | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Kalinka Malinka | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | C O'Farrell | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Nortburn | 10st | 11 of 14 | C O'Farrell | 16/1 |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Gowran Park | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Rockazar | 9st 6lbs | 15 of 17 | Amy Kathleen Parsons | 33/1 |
| mid-division, weakened straight | |||||||||
| 26 May 2008 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m | 0 | Armaramak | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 14 | N P Madden | 40/1 |
| always towards rear, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 May 2008 | Kilbeggan | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Negus | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 14 | K Whelan | 12/1 |
| hampered 2nd, towards rear, 10th 5 out, moderate 7th before last, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 May 2008 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Hurricane Fly | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 22 | K Whelan | 12/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2007 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 6 | Sister Maria | 9st | 3 of 5 | Richard Hughes | 5/2 |
| prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon hung left under pressure, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2007 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 7y | 4 | Venerable | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 10 | L P Keniry | 13/2 |
| held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2007 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 6y | 3 | Gulf Express | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | J P Spencer | 12/1 |
| steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2007 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 7f | 3 | Docofthebay | 9st 7lbs | of 10 | J F McDonald | 12/1 |
| bumped start, soon chasing leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2007 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | Eddie Jock | 8st 9lbs | of 30 | L P Keniry | 66/1 |
| in touch to halfway, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2007 | EPSOM | Good to Soft | 1540 | 1 | Howya Now Kid | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 9 | Richard Hughes | |
| tracked leaders in third, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2007 | SANDOWN | Good | 1774 | 3 | Yeaman's Hall | 9st | 4 of 6 | L Dettori | |
| tracked winner to over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2006 | NEWBURY | Heavy | 1540 | 1 | Dijeerr | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | J F Egan | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2006 | NEWBURY | Good | 1540 | 4 | Opera Music | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | J F Egan | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2006 | SALISBURY | Good to Firm | 1320 | 4 | St Philip | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | J F Egan | |
| slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||


