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Opera Buff (IRE) br g 1991

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Opera Buff (IRE) br g 1991

Sire

Rousillon (USA)

Dam

Obertura (USA)

Dam's Sire

Roberto (USA)

Owner

Mr D C Toogood

Trainer

Miss G Kelleway

Breeder

Last Win

Brighton Tue, 4th May, 99 8/1, N Callan Miss Gay Kelleway (9335 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

73

10

21

14%

£44,878

-11.52

Under Rules Total

73

10

21

14%

-11.52

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 6942-630036214111-2330437593-1008016834176153-4029037746425266632358-313010593

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway to Miss G Kelleway

22Jul99 Bri 12f Firm 3y+ Hcap(3K)

13Jul99 Bri 12f Firm 3y+ F(3K)

9-8[11/2]3rd of 10, 10.25L behind Son of Snurge

25Jun99 Lin 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(2K)

9-9[9/1]9th of 12, 10.25L behind Ocean Park

25May99 Lin 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-12[4/1CFav]bf5th of 8, 26.75L behind Sweet Patoopie

13May99 Sal 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

8-11(Incl 6lb penalty)[8/1]12th of 19, 9.50L behind Urgent Swift

04May99 Bri 12f Firm 4y+ Hcap(4K)

9-7[8/1]1st of 14, 3.5L to Imprevue

02May99 Sal 14f Good 4y+ Hcap(10K)

7-12[14/1]10th of 12, 7.75L behind Voila Premiere

01Apr99 Lin 12f 3y+ F(5K)

9-10[8/1]3rd of 4, 13.00L behind Tallulah Belle

18Feb99 Lin 12f Standard 4y+ F(2K)

9-7[11/10Fav]1st of 6, 0.75L to Dellua

17Feb99 Wol 12f 4y+ Hcap(3K)

10-0[7/1]3rd of 8, 1.25L behind Copper Shell

29Dec98 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(10K)

9-0[10/1]8th of 8, 9.25L behind Meteor Strike

21Dec98 Lin 13f 3y+ Hcap(2K)

10-0[9/2]5th of 6, 25.50L behind Noukari

07Dec98 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(10K)

10-0[9/1]3rd of 12, 6.00L behind Night City

02Dec98 Wol 16f 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-10[5/1]2nd of 8, 4L behind Paradise Navy

12Nov98 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ F(5K)

8-13[14/1]3rd of 9, 4.25L behind Random Kindness

03Oct98 Wol 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(5K)

10-0[7/1]6th of 12, 2.75L behind Primary Colours

23Sep98 Goo 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

10-6[10/1]6th of 12, 7.75L behind Prairie Falcon

18Sep98 New 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

10-11[10/1]6th of 21, 6.50L behind Arctic Fancy

31Aug98 Eps 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(15K)

9-12[11/1]2nd of 11, 0.75L behind Nautical Star

21Aug98 San 16f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-4[13/2]5th of 12, 21.25L behind Fast Forward Fred

16Aug98 Lin 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-7[3/1Fav]bf2nd of 8, 1.5L behind Flying Bold

01Aug98 Lin 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-2[8/1]4th of 14, 2.00L behind Joli's Son

27Jul98 Fol 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-12[5/2Fav]bf6th of 15, 15.50L behind Mystic Quest

10Jul98 Che 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-7[8/1]4th of 12, 3.75L behind Urgent Reply

26Jun98 Fol 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-12[9/1]7th of 18, 6.00L behind Lancer

27May98 Fol 12f Good 3y+ F(3K)

9-9[6/1]7th of 8, 10.50L behind Adeste Fideles

22May98 Bri 12f Firm 3y+ F(4K)

9-8[3/1]3rd of 4, 1.75L behind Random Kindness

14May98 Sal 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-9[20/1]15th of 15, 15.00L behind Veronica Franco

04May98 Kem 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-11[12/1]9th of 12, 13.50L behind Fairy Knight

09Apr98 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ F(5K)

9-7[9/4Fav]bf2nd of 5, 2.5L behind Random Kindness

26Mar98 Don 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(3K)

9-11[9/1]17th of 21, 4.75L behind Protocol

19Mar98 Lin 10f Standard 4y+ Hcap(7K)

10-0[12/1]4th of 9, 5.25L behind Digpast

Change of Trainer Gay Kelleway to Miss Gay Kelleway

23Oct97 Bri 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(4K)

9-11[5/1]3rd of 8, 1.25L behind Be True

04Oct97 Wol 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(7K)

9-12[3/1Fav]bf5th of 11, 11.25L behind Polar Champ

26Sep97 Fol 12f Firm 3y+ F(4K)

9-7[9/2]1st of 9, hd to Pistol

19Sep97 New 12f Soft 3y+ Hcap(6K)

11-5[14/1]6th of 21, 12.00L behind Montecristo

25Aug97 Eps 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(15K)

10-5[7/1]7th of 12, 17.00L behind Shaft Of Light

15Aug97 Bri 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(4K)

8-13[11/2]1st of 6, nk to Sapphire Son

01Aug97 Asc 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

10-0[9/2]4th of 7, 7.75L behind Gold Desire

11Jul97 Che 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-13[9/2]3rd of 10, 1.50L behind Glow Forum

17Jun97 Thi 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-6[11/1]8th of 12, 3.75L behind Tessajoe

28May97 Fol 12f Good 3y+ F(4K)

9-13[9/1]6th of 10, 7.50L behind Isitoff

23May97 Bri 12f Firm 3y+ F(4K)

9-10[14/1]1st of 11, nk to Florentino

15May97 Sal 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(4K)

9-6[20/1]13th of 14, 11.75L behind Mazurek

Angela Gallimore

26Apr97 Wol 15f Standard 3y+ Hcap(7K)

10-0[14/1]8th of 11, 35.00L behind Random Kindness

Angela Gallimore

08Apr97 Wol 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(7K)

9-10[7/1]10th of 10, 18.25L behind Raffles Rooster

20Mar97 Don 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(3K)

9-10[13/2JFav]bf10th of 24, 8.50L behind Galapino

15Jan97 Wol 12f Standard 4y+ Hcap(7K)

10-0[6/1]1st of 10, 1L to Star Rage

07Dec96 Wol 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(5K)

10-0[11/1]3rd of 12, 0.75L behind Prince Danzig

19Nov96 Lin 10f Standard 3y+ F(5K)

9-0[11/1]9th of 12, 8.75L behind Thai Morning

14Nov96 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ F(5K)

9-2[1/1Fav]bf5th of 9, 18.00L behind Steamroller Stanly

15Jun96 San 14f Firm 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-5[9/2]7th of 8, 14.00L behind Farringdon Hill

29May96 New 13f Soft 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-8[13/2]3rd of 10, 2.50L behind Granby Bell

23May96 Goo 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(10K)

8-1[5/1]4th of 9, 3.75L behind Taipan

08May96 Che 19f Good 4y+ Hcap(50K)

7-12[17/2]10th of 18, 11.25L behind Merit

17Apr96 New 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(8K)

8-9[11/2]3rd of 15, 3.25L behind Progression

17Jan96 Wol 12f Standard 4y+ Hcap(8K)

9-12[3/1]3rd of 9, 0.50L behind Magic Junction

06Jan96 Lin 12f Standard 4y+ Hcap(5K)

9-10[6/4Fav]bf2nd of 10, 1.75L behind Ballynakelly

25Nov95 Lin 13f Standard 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-12(Incl 5lb penalty)[7/4Fav]1st of 11, 6L to Exhibit Air

21Nov95 Lin 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(4K)

8-9[13/8]1st of 14, 5L to H'ani

13Nov95 Wol 12f Standard 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-1[3/1CFav]1st of 12, 10L to Heighth Of Fame

02Nov95 Edi 15f Soft 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-13[12/1]4th of 16, 0 behind Merit

19Oct95 Not 14f Good 3y+ Mdn(5K)

9-7[6/1]1st of 10, 4L to Pampas Breeze

27Sep95 Sal 14f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-6[14/1]2nd of 20, 1L behind Stevie's Wonder

Change of Trainer M C Pipe to Gay Kelleway

19Jul95 Bat 13f Firm 3y+ Hcap(3K)

10-0[3/1]6th of 9, 0 behind Bresil

08Jul95 Not 14f Firm 3y+ Hcap(2K)

9-12[8/1]3rd of 15, 0 behind Romalito

17Apr95 Not 14f Good 4y+ Hcap(3K)

9-8[10/1]17th of 17, 0 behind Swordking

23Mar95 Don 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(4K)

8-2[16/1]10th of 23, 0 behind Achilles Heel

08Feb95 Wol 12f Standard 4-6y Mdn(4K)

8-12[7/4Fav]bf3rd of 10, 0 behind Harlequin Walk

04Feb95 Wol 12f 4y+ Hcap(3K)

9-6[5/1]6th of 12, 0 behind Awestruck

Change of Trainer G Harwood to M C Pipe

17Oct94 Fol 12f Firm 3y+ F(3K)

9-8[14/1]2nd of 20, 1.5L behind Exhibit Air

03Aug94 Pon 12f Good 3y Mdn(3K)

9-0[12/1]4th of 7, 0 behind Brentwood

22Jul94 Pon 12f Good 3y Mdn(5K)

9-0[7/1]9th of 11, 0 behind Foil Stone

21May94 New 14f Good 3y Mdn(5K)

9-0[4/1]6th of 7, 0 behind Party Season

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

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Race

Jockey Weight

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Consignor

Purchaser

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Reports in which Opera Buff (IRE) was mentioned

Related by Dam Obertura (USA)

Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Berillon bl f 1987

1-

5

20

Rousillon (USA)

Doubles (GB) b f 1988

1-

4

25

Damodar (GB) gr g 1989

3-

34

9

Legendra (GB) ch m 1990

0-

7

0

Legend of France (USA)

Burn Out (GB) b g 1992

1-

24

4

Obelisk (IRE) b g 1994

2-

8

25