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Opening Ceremony (USA) br m 1999

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Opening Ceremony (USA) br m 1999

Sire

Dam

Gleam Of Light (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Danehill (USA)

Owner

Mr H Hurst

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Beverley Thu, 11th Aug, 05 8/1, R Ffrench (7073 days)

Last Run

Beverley Thu, 11th Aug, 05 1st, 8/1, R Ffrench (7073 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

36

6

9

17%

£57,971

20.50

Under Rules Total

36

6

9

17%

20.50

Form Figures

1-457-566698130531-62421515248-262033841

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 1-457-566698130531-62421515248-262033841

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

13Aug05 Rip 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(12K)

02Jun05 Hay 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

9-4[25/1]2nd of 13, 4L behind Strong Hand

22Sep04 Lin 10f Good 3y+ F(10K)

9-1[7/1]8th of 14, 7.00L behind Compton Drake

17Sep04 Ayr 10f Soft 3y+ Hcap(10K)

8-13[9/1]4th of 20, 7.25L behind Straw Bear

29Aug04 Yar 10f Soft 3y+ F(6K)

9-5[7/2Fav]bf2nd of 9, 1.5L behind Another Choice

08Aug04 Lei 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

9-9[3/1]5th of 6, 8.00L behind Rotuma

31Jul04 Don 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(30K)

9-1[11/1]1st of 15, shd to Tedsdale Mac

11Jul04 Hay 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

10-0[9/2]5th of 10, 5.75L behind Jimmy Byrne

10Jul04 Che 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(8K)

9-4[9/1]1st of 15, 0.5L to Yenaled

04Jul04 Red 9f Good 3y+ F(5K)

9-0[7/2]2nd of 7, 0.5L behind Pawan

25Jun04 New 10f Soft 4y+ Hcap(5K)

12-0[7/2Fav]bf4th of 11, 5.50L behind Kingsdon

17Jun04 Ayr 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

8-12[6/1]2nd of 7, 1.5L behind Kid'z'play

25May04 Rip 10f Good 3y+ F(6K)

9-0[8/1]6th of 7, 12.25L behind Polar Jem

28Oct03 Red 10f Good 3y+ F(3K)

9-0[11/2]1st of 16, 5L to Colway Ritz

12Oct03 New 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-9[10/1]3rd of 15, 2.00L behind Ruby Legend

19Sep03 Ayr 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

9-6[9/1]5th of 8, 1.75L behind Rani Two

03Sep03 Yor 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-7[6/1Fav]bf15th of 19, 7.00L behind Freeloader

24Aug03 Bev 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

9-3[4/1]3rd of 8, 2.00L behind Tight Squeeze

15Aug03 New 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-4[9/1]1st of 14, 0.5L to Rotuma

29Jul03 Bev 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

10-5[20/1]8th of 17, 6.75L behind Rainstorm

18Jul03 Pon 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(12K)

9-10[25/1]9th of 12, 7.50L behind Classic Millennium

30Jun03 Mus 9f Good 3y+ F(6K)

9-9[9/2]6th of 12, 6.00L behind Sarraaf

16Jun03 Mus 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(7K)

9-12[6/1]6th of 7, 7.25L behind Tbm Can

30May03 Ayr 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(14K)

8-11[20/1]6th of 8, 5.00L behind Football Crazy

10Apr03 Mus 7f Good 3y+ F(8K)

9-9[8/1]5th of 10, 4.75L behind Quito

Change of Trainer Mrs A Perrett to Richard Fahey

17Aug02 New 10f Good 3y+ F(7K)

9-1[9/1]7th of 10, 9.00L behind Macadamia

20Jul02 War 7f Good 3y+ F(11K)

8-8[3/1]5th of 6, 10.50L behind Krugerrand

05Jul02 Sal 8f Good 3y F(18K)

8-11[13/8Fav]bf4th of 4, 6.00L behind Seihali

15Oct01 Lei 7f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

8-11[8/1]1st of 20, shd to Sunray Superstar

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.

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Reports in which Opening Ceremony (USA) was mentioned

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Gleaming Blade (USA) ch c 1998

1-

9

11

Bumptious (GB) b c 2001

0-

10

0

Mister Baileys (GB)

Pikaboo (GB) ch f 2003

0-

5

0

Arabian Gleam (GB) b c 2004

4-

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22

Cute (GB) b f 2005

0-

4

0

Blue Noodles (GB) b g 2006

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67

7

Baileys Gleam (GB) b f 2007

0-

0

0

Compton Place (GB)

Jumeirah Liberty (GB) ch g 2008

1-

24

4

Proclamation (IRE)

Kimberella (GB) b g 2010

12-

88

14

Golden Bullet (GB) ch c 2012

0-

2

0

New Approach (IRE)