Cheltenham Festival 2025 Race Result Thurles, Tue, 13th Jan, 2009, Martinstown Opportunity H´cap H´dle (Rated 80-95) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus| irishracing.com

3.15 Martinstown Opportunity H´cap H´dle (Rated 80-95) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Thurles Results Tue, 13th Jan, 2009

Going - Hurdle/Bumper: Soft, Soft/Heavy in places. Chase: Heavy. Fine

Jackpot Not Won.Pool €820.00 carried forward to Thurles on Thu, 15th Jan. Placepot Pool - €10,783.00 Winning Units - 29 Dividend - €286.80. Tote Aggregate - €57675.00.

Martinstown Opportunity H´cap H´dle (Rated 80-95) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

1st - €6,910.00, 2nd - €1,700.00, 3rd - €800.00, 4th - €500.00 18 Ran

News Report
Race Conditions

1st

Charming Hills (IRE) 10-10 (Patrick C Ryan)
(4:36.0 14.06 secs slower on today's going ) Rated 83
Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Clear Ability (IRE)(Be My Guest (USA))
Breeder - John Lynch

SP 8/1

J F O'Shea

S J Gray(4)

Tote Win €10.10 Place €2.80

chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead before 2 out, ridden and kept on well from before last

29th Dec, 08 Limerick
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 83 This
Race 5th Feb, 09 Clonmel
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 91

2nd

5.5L

Another Notice (IRE) 10-9 (T M Flynn)
(4:37.2) Rated 82
Tiraaz (USA) - No Notice(Mandalus)
Breeder - T M Flynn

SP 9/1

P J Rothwell

E C McCarthy(4)

Place €2.70

chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway to 5th before 3 out, ridden into 2nd 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace

29th Dec, 08 Limerick
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 84 This
Race 28th Jan, 09 Limerick
13th Hcp Hdl Rated 85

3rd

Yeoman (FR) 10-9 (Patrick J Moore)
(4:37.9) Rated 80
Valanjou (FR) - Yamashina (IRE)(Kahyasi)
Breeder - M Pierre Delage

SP 10/1

D J Ryan

M M O'Connor(2)

Place €2.40

mid-division, headway in 7th before 3 out, improved to 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, no extra before last, kept on same pace

31st Dec, 08 Tramore
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 78 This
Race 28th Jan, 09 Limerick
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 81

4th

0.75L

Oddwiller Manyana (IRE) 10-10 (La Cria Syndicate)
(4:38.1) Rated 83
Ajraas (USA) - Offtheroad (IRE)(King's Ride)

SP 16/1

Adrian Maguire

I J McCarthy(4)

Place €9.30

chased leaders early, soon mid-division, headway to 5th 4 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on same pace

28th Dec, 08 Limerick
7th Mdn Hdl This
Race 28th Jan, 09 Limerick
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 83

5th

0.5L

Supercede (IRE) 11-1 (Joseph G Murphy)
(4:38.2) Rated 84
Lahib (USA) - Super Zoe (GB)(Bustino)
Breeder - Paul Starr

SP 25/1

Joseph G Murphy

M J Ferris

held up towards rear, headway to 9th before 3 out, ridden into 6th and mistake 2 out, 5th and kept on same pace before last

28th Dec, 08 Limerick
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 86 This
Race 26th Mar, 09 Thurles
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 84

6th

23L

L'Oiseau de Feu (USA) 11-1 (The DBN Partnership)
(4:43.4) Rated 84
Stravinsky (USA) - Off You Go (USA)(Seattle Slew (USA))
Breeder - Gainsborough Farm Llc

SP 8/1

Shane Joseph Kelly

N J O'Shea

soon led, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra

26th Dec, 08 Limerick
6th Hdl Rated 83 This
Race 18th Sep, 09 Listowel
6th Hdl Rated 83

7th

1.75L

Qudraat (IRE) 10-11 (Miss Elaine J Boddy)
(4:43.8) Rated 84
In The Wings - Urgent Liaison (IRE)(High Estate)
Breeder - Fieldspring Ltd

SP 33/1

M Flannery

R J Kiely(4)

held up towards rear, headway to 8th before 3 out, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace

12th Nov, 08 Fairyhouse
15th Hcp Hdl Rated 88 This
Race 24th Jan, 09 Navan
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 82

8th

1.5L

Hopeful Venture (IRE) 11-1 (Garrett Kinahan)
(4:44.2) Rated 89
Marju (IRE) - Talena (GB)(Zafonic (USA))
Breeder - P.E Banahan

SP 14/1

L Young

E F Power(5)

chased leaders, 5th halfway, lost place before 4 out, moderate 10th 2 out, kept on one pace

3rd Jan, 09 Cork
6th Mdn Hdl This
Race 20th Apr, 09 Tramore
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 87

9th

Crusher Run (IRE) 10-10 (O'Shea Syndicate)
(4:45.1) Rated 81
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Majestic Mind (IRE)(Mister Majestic)

SP 25/1

Richard Francis O'Gorman

D F Flannery(2)

chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra in 5th entering straight, weakened

9th Sep, 07 Cork
18th Hcp Hdl Rated 86 This
Race 21st May, 09 Clonmel
14th Hcp Hdl Rated 80

10th

2.5L

Ziggy Zen (GB) 11-6 (Kickhams Syndicate)
(4:45.6) Rated 93
Muhtarram (USA) - Springs Welcome(Blakeney)

SP 16/1

David Anthony O'Brien

A P Thornton(4)

towards rear for most, never a factor

18th Sep, 08 Listowel
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 94 This
Race 25th Jan, 09 Leopardstown
20th Hcp Hdl Rated 92

11th

35+L

Betabob (IRE) 11-9 (G B Syndicate)
(4:55.7) Rated 92
Bob's Return (IRE) - Cellatica (USA)(Sir Ivor (USA))

SP 15/8fav

Michael T Moran

S W Flanagan

mid-division, weakened 4 out, tailed off

3rd Dec, 08 Fairyhouse
5th Mdn Hdl Rated 92 This
Race 1st Apr, 09 Gowran Park
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 92

12th

15L

Champagne River (IRE) 10-9 (Ashburton Road Syndicate)
(4:59.0) Rated 80
Moscow Society (USA) - Kouron(Pauper)

SP 20/1

C F Swan

D G Hogan(2)

always towards rear, tailed off

14th Dec, 08 Cork
18th Hcp Hdl Rated 82 This
Race

13th

Mr McGonagle (IRE) 10-7 (M Flattery)
(5:00.5) Rated 80
Snurge - Rumi (GB)(Nishapour (FR))

SP 20/1

V P Donoghue

J J Gerrard(4)

chased leaders, 8th halfway, weakened before 4 out, tailed off

4th Jan, 09 Naas
15th Hcp Hdl Rated 81 This
Race 1st Mar, 09 Clonmel
fell Nov Chs

p.u.

Onecooleturtle (IRE) 11-1 (Martin Cuddy)
Rated 84
Turtle Island (IRE) - Mountain Bloom (IRE)(Shirley Heights)
Breeder - David Maher

SP 16/1

W G McMahon

A P Cawley

chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th after 4 out, no extra and weakened, pulled up before 2 out

27th Dec, 08 Limerick
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 84 This
Race 24th May, 09 Ballinrobe
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 83

p.u.

Rudi's Elegance (IRE) 10-10 (E Sheehy)
Rated 83
Rudimentary (USA) - Height Of Elegance(Shirley Heights)
Breeder - P J Kearns

SP 14/1

E Sheehy

J M Sheehy(4)

always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out

1st Jan, 09 Tramore
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 84 This
Race 2nd May, 09 Punchestown
14th Flat

p.u.

Ardilaun (IRE) 10-7 (John W Nicholson)
Rated 80
Darnay (GB) - Magic Glen (IRE)(Magical Wonder (USA))

SP 12/1

John W Nicholson

M P Butler(4)

rear of mid-division, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

31st Dec, 08 Tramore
7th Nov Chs This
Race 31st May, 09 Kilbeggan
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 80

p.u.

Belizar (GER) 10-9 (Gerard Cully)
Rated 80
Mtoto - Bellinda (GER)(Peking Opera (IRE))

SP 16/1

Gerard Cully

P T Enright(2)

rear of mid-division, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

19th Dec, 08 Downpatrick
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 81 This
Race 12th Jun, 09 Clonmel
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 80

p.u.

Westfield Bob (IRE) 11-0 (Dancer Syndicate)
Rated 88
Bob Back (USA) - Pharney Fox (IRE)(Phardante (FR))

SP 10/1

Eoin Griffin

E Mullins(5)

chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

1st Jan, 09 Tramore
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 88 This
Race 1st Mar, 09 Clonmel
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 88

Off 3.15
Time 4m. 36.00 secs, which is 14.06 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €157.60.

Non runners Arkmore Radar (lame), Trikirk (ground), Railway Express
2008 Rossbeigh 6 11-8 R M Moran 5/2Fav (P Hughes)
2007 Arkmore Radar 7 10-6 R M Moran 25/1 (Moses McCabe)
2006 Rossdee Lad 8 10-6 K T Coleman (4) 7/1 (J P Dempsey)
2005 Black Dot Com 9 10-1 A J Donoghue (2) 16/1 (Mrs Aileen Ann O'Connor)
2004 Craigmor Hero 10 11-0 D J Howard 10/1 (Martin Kinane)

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Thurles Results Tue, 13th Jan, 2009

Martinstown Opportunity H´cap H´dle (Rated 80-95) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.