Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m 5f
- (4yo+, 2m 5f, 13 runners)
- Winner €8,625 2nd €2,000 3rd €875 4th €500
- Going: Good to Yielding, Yielding in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 41.20s
- Off time: 12:25:26
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 Glam Gerry (IRE) | C A Murphy | 7 | 11-6 | B Hayes (4) | 13/8f | |
| SP 13/8f Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, 6th halfway, miskake and lost place 6 out, good headway to lead soon after 2 out, drew clear before last, in command and kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||
| 2nd | 8 | 10 Scavenger Lad (IRE) | C O'Dwyer | 5 | 10-11 | I J McCarthy (2) | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Mid-division on outer, 7th halfway, 3rd 5 out, driven along in 5th entering straight, no impression on easy winner but kept on under pressure to go 2nd on run-in opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2½ | 13 Ard Agus Fada (IRE) | P J Rothwell | 8 | 10-4 | D J Bates (2) | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression in 5th at last, kept on one pace under pressure run-in to snatch 3rd close home opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 4th | ½ | 8 China Goes Green (IRE) | J T R Dreaper | 6 | 10-13 | K M Donoghue | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out, 3rd under pressure entering straight, soon no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 5th | ½ | 14 Torre Del Greco (FR) | I Madden | 7 | 9-10 | C D Maxwell (2) | 9/2 |
| SP 9/2 Mid-division, 9th halfway, 7th 3 out, ridden after next and no impression before last, kept on one pace opened 6/1 touched 4/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 1¼ | 1 Imperial Shabra (IRE) | P O Brady | 7 | 11-12 | G N Fox (4) | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Led, strongly pressed and headed soon after 2 out, no impression on easy winner from before last, no extra and weakened | |||||||
| 7th | 11 | 9 Knocklayde Euro (IRE) | J J Lambe | 7 | 10-11 b | M P Butler (2) | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Towards rear, some headway after halfway, 6th 3 out, ridden entering straight and soon no extra opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 5½ | 3 Island Oscar (IRE) | P A Roche | 7 | 11-9 | D E Splaine (4) | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Always towards rear, mistake 1st, never a factor | |||||||
| 9th | 11 | 11 Noble Commander (IRE) | J Halpin | 8 | 10-10 p | P F Mangan | 9/1 |
| SP 9/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, driven along and no impression in 7th entering straight opened 7/1 touched 10/1 | |||||||
| PU | 12 Talab | D T Hughes | 6 | 10-7 p | M A Enright (4) | 14/1 | |
| SP 14/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, no extra from 3 out, behind when hampered next, pulled up before last | |||||||
| F | 6 Parnell Street (IRE) | J A Berry | 7 | 11-5 | J S McGarvey (4) | 14/1 | |
| SP 14/1 Mid-division when fell 5th | |||||||
| F | 2 Scouting Party (GER) | Michael Mulvany | 7 | 11-10 | T C Carroll (4) | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 4th, 5th 5 out, no extra and dropped towards rear 3 out, fell next opened 20/1 | |||||||
| SU | 7 Prince Of Leisure (IRE) | D Broad | 11 | 11-2 | P D Kennedy (4) | 16/1 | |
| SP 16/1 Mid-division when stumbled and slipped up after 3rd | |||||||
| NR | 5 Lion Na Bearnai (IRE) | T Gibney | 9 | 11-6 | A P Thornton | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.60 Tote Place £1.50 £2.30 £3.80 Straight Forecast £21.67 Exacta £24.10
Placepot €32.20