Racecards
16:25 Down Royal (IRE)
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase (Rated 0-102)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft (Soft to Heavy in places; Chase:Soft (Yielding to Soft places)
- Form -1P-P-
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey J P Sullivan
towards rear, headway into 6th 4 out, 4th next, weakened 2 out
Saddlers' Mark
102- Form 006-0-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D M Christie
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up in rear, 8th before 3 out, headway on outer next, 5th when jumped left and mistake last, kept on
- Form -004-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D J Ryan
- Jockey R P McLernon
always prominent, 3rd before 3 out, led 2 out, clear after last, one pace under pressure run-in, headed close home
- Form FB-00F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J J Lambe
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up early, improved into 3rd 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
- Form 9P14-5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Peter McCreery
- Jockey Mark Walsh
mid-division, not fluent early, 6th and ridden after slight mistake 5 out, 5th 2 out, ran on strongly from last to lead close home
- Form 7793-4
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Cecil Ross
- Jockey D P Maher
mid-division, mistake and lost iron briefly 1st, slight mistake 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
- Form 061-54
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer N Madden
- Jockey R J Molloy
prominent, close 4th 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching next
- Form 4032-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T M Walsh
- Jockey Andrew J McNamara
close up in 2nd, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed after next, kept on same pace from last
- Form 17P6-2
- Age 12
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Stephen Ryan
- Jockey S M McGovern
led, ridden and headed 3 out, 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure
- Form 08608-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Peter Casey
- Jockey Robbie Colgan
in touch early, weakened before 6 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 050-06
- Age 13
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
chased leaders to 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off