Opera Gal (IRE)
Owner: Mr J C Smith Trainer: A M Balding Sex: filly Age: 5
Breeding: Galileo / Opera Glass (Barathea)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places,Round Course Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm ( ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard (Turf - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2012 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Opera Gal | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 6 | Jim Crowley | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, eased last 75 yards | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2012 | Salisbury | Soft | 1m 1f 198y | 1 | Opera Gal | 9st | 1 of 9 | J Fortune | 3/1 |
| made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2012 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 1m 2f | 1 | Gatewood | 8st 10lbs | 8 of 16 | David Probert | 33/1 |
| tracked leader 2f, went 2nd again 6f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 May 2012 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places,Round Course Good to Firm) | 1m 1f 192y | 1 | Jet Away | 8st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | David Probert | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 May 2012 | Chester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 2f 75y | 2 | Absinthe | 9st 7lbs | of 11 | J Fortune | |
| 21 Sep 2011 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m 1f 192y | 1 | Hunter's Light | 8st 9lbs | 6 of 9 | J Fortune | 10/1 |
| led, clear halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2011 | Goodwood | Good to Soft | 1m 1f 192y | 1 | French Navy | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 8 | David Probert | 4/1 |
| led, brought field towards stands side 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2011 | Windsor | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 135y | 1 | Opera Gal | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | J Fortune | 11/4 |
| made all, hard ridden from over 1f out, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2011 | Salisbury | Good to Firm ( ) | 1m 1f 198y | 1 | Primevere | 9st | 2 of 12 | J Fortune | 10/1 |
| led and set strong pace, driven and headed 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong but kept on gamely to hold 2nd | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 1m 4f | 1 | Wild Coco | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| led, clear 9f out, increased lead 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2011 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 32y | 1 | Principal Role | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | L P Keniry | 11/2 |
| led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on on pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2011 | Chester | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 75y | 2 | Jutland | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 13 | F Norton | 3/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on, not pace of front pair | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2011 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 60y | 3 | Bea Remembered | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | F Norton | 85/40 |
| tracked leaders on inner, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2011 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1m 2f 18y | 2 | Spanish Duke | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | David Probert | 6/1 |
| chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, weakened to 4th close home | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2010 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 75y | 2 | Opera Gal | 8st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | F Norton | 13/2 |
| pulled hard, soon led, headed after 2f, led again 7f out, edged right entering final furlong, soon strongly challenged, just held on | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2010 | Doncaster | Good | 1m 2f 60y | 3 | Willing Foe | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 13 | David Probert | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2010 | Ascot | Good | 1m 4f | 3 | Mister Angry | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 12 | U Rispoli | 6/1 |
| led, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, lost place final 100 yards, kept on same pace, no impression with leading pair | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2010 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 2 | Bay Willow | 7st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | F Norton | 9/2 |
| keen, pressed winner throughout, ridden 2f out, every chance when carried left inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2010 | Warwick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 188y | 5 | Opera Gal | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | David Probert | 1/1 |
| made all, ridden clear when hung right over 1f out, stayed on strongly, comfortably | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2010 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 100y | 2 | Harris Tweed | 7st 12lbs | 4 of 15 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| keen early, tracked leaders, driven 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final 2f, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 May 2010 | Lingfield | Standard (Turf - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Life And Soul | 9st | 2 of 6 | David Probert | 5/2 |
| took keen hold early, tracked leader until halfway, rallied to chase winner inside final furlong, driven and stayed on but always held | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2009 | Salisbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6f 212y | 5 | Thrill | 9st | 2 of 15 | David Probert | 10/3 |
| tracked winner, challenged over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2009 | Salisbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 4 | Raine's Cross | 8st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | L P Keniry | 7/2 |
| led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2009 | Newbury | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 4 | Pounced | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | W Buick | 25/1 |
| led until 2f out, gradually weakened | |||||||||