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1.00 Duke Of York Opportunity Ext. Handicap Hurdle (Rated 0-102) of €3,100.00 4-y-o plus 3m.

Down Royal Results Sat, 26th Dec, 1998

Going - Heavy.

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Duke Of York Opportunity Ext. Handicap Hurdle (Rated 0-102) of €3,100.00 4-y-o plus 3m.

1st - €2,131.25, 2nd - €527.00, 3rd - €248.00, 4th - €155.00 20 Ran

1st

Mrs Battle (IRE) 9-6 (Gerard Quirk)

Be My Native (USA) - Bright Note(Buckskin (FR))

SP 8/1

Gerard Quirk

J P Elliott(4)

mid field, headway 4 out, effort 3 out, led before 2nd last, and drew clear straight

12th Dec, 98 Navan
5th Mdn Hdl This
Race 30th Jan, 99 Fairyhouse
1st Hcp Hdl

2nd

Glenfields Castle (IRE) 11-6 (T D Stronge)

Carlingford Castle - Joy's Parade(Fidel)

SP 5/1Jfav

Michael Cunningham

S M McGovern(4)

mid-division, headway before 4 out, challenged from 3 out, kept on

19th Dec, 98 Navan
8th Hcp Hdl This
Race 20th Jan, 99 Down Royal
u.r. Nov Chs

3rd

Maid For Dancing (IRE) 11-10 (Exors the late Mrs B J Fowler)

Crash Course - La Flamenca (GB)

SP 8/1

J R H Fowler

R Burke(4)

chased leader, led before 4 out, headed before 2 out, no extra

19th Dec, 98 Navan
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 9th Jan, 99 Leopardstown
9th Hcp Hdl

4th

5.5L

Cooksgrove Rosie (IRE) 9-10 (Mrs Pauline Heeney)

Mandalus - Russell's Touch(Deep Run)

SP 6/1

S J Mahon

T Martin

behind, headway 5 out, challenged 3 out, no extra and kept on

19th Dec, 98 Navan
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 20th Jan, 99 Down Royal
12th Hcp Hdl

5th

0.5L

Fandango De Chassy (FR) 10-3 (R Jordan)

Brezzo (FR) - Laita De Mercurey (FR)

SP 7/1

A J Martin

D Bromley

tracked leaders, ridden from 3 out, and kept on same pace

11th Nov, 98 Downpatrick
3rd Mdn Hdl This
Race 20th Jan, 99 Down Royal
fell Nov Chs

6th

Gold Blaze (IRE) 9-7 (John Kilbane)

Creative Plan (USA) - Arizona GOld

SP 10/1

T K Geraghty

D A McLoughlin(4)

mid-division, headway before 5 out, challenged 3 out, no extra and kept on

12th Dec, 98 Navan
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 3rd Nov, 99 Fairyhouse
4th Bmpr

7th

0.5L

Manndaliy (IRE) 9-11 (Patrick Moriarty)

Akarad (FR) - Meadow Glen Lady (USA)(Believe It (USA))

SP 25/1

M M Lynch

E G Fitzgerald(4)

behind, progress from 5 out, ridden from 3 out and no impression

7th Nov, 98 Naas
22nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Jan, 99 Thurles
2nd Hcp Hdl

8th

0.75L

Bohemian Belle (IRE) 10-1 (Incl 2lbs overweight) (Alan Gregg)

Soviet Lad (USA) - Ounavarra(Homeric)

SP 16/1

Edward Creighton

M O'Connor(4)

in rear, headway before 6th, chased leaders from 4 out, ridden 3 out and kept on

8th Dec, 98 Clonmel
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Feb, 99 Thurles
9th Hcp Hdl

9th

1.5L

Middleofthenight (IRE) 10-5 (P F Toole)

Fools Holme (USA) - Star Girl Gay(Lord Gayle (USA))

SP 6/1

Thomas Carberry

L J Fleming(2)

led, until headed before 4 out, no extra and weakened

8th Dec, 98 Clonmel
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 1st Jan, 99 Fairyhouse
6th Hcp Hdl

10th

Hoi Polloi (IRE) 9-12 (Incl 1lbs overweight) (Mrs V Patterson)

Pollerton - Precious Petra(Bing II)

SP 10/1

Bernard Jones

P D Carey(2)

chased leaders, weakened 4 out, soon beaten

12th Dec, 98 Navan
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 3rd Mar, 99 Downpatrick
fell Nov Chs

11th

Lady Elise (IRE) 10-9 (Mrs Mary Devereux)

Celio Rufo - Creek's Sister(King's Ride)

SP 14/1

S Donohoe

D Fagan(4)

behind, never able to challenge

21st Nov, 98 Naas
14th Hcp Hdl This
Race 12th Jun, 99 Navan
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 78

12th

35+L

Lady Phardante (IRE) 9-8 (Incl 4lbs overweight) (Cecil Mahon)

Phardante (FR) - Lynwood Lady

SP 25/1

Cecil Mahon

M Sullivan(4)

mid field, until weakening from 5 out, soon well beaten

12th Dec, 98 Navan
15th Bmpr This
Race 7th May, 99 Dundalk
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 60

13th

Ashwell April (IRE) 10-5 (C Carson)

Denel (FR) - Paiukiri(Ballyciptic)

SP 20/1

C A McBratney

A O'Shea

always behind, never a threat

12th Dec, 98 Navan
13th Bmpr This
Race 1st Jan, 99 Fairyhouse
11th Hcp Hdl

14th

15L

World O Good (IRE) 10-4 (Incl 6lbs overweight) (Mrs Frances Rushe)

Good Thyne (USA) - Lady Barnaby(Young Barnaby)

SP 14/1

P F Graffin

B J Geraghty(3)

always behind, never a threat

3rd Oct, 98 Down Royal
7th Bmpr This
Race 15th Apr, 00 Bangor-on-Dee
p.u. Hcp Hdl

15th

Twotensforafive (GB) 9-7 (B P MacMahon)

Arctic Lord - Sister Of Gold(The Parson)

SP 5/1Jfav

D T Hughes

K A Kelly(4)

mid-division, weakened 5 out, no danger

13th Dec, 98 Thurles
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 18th Feb, 99 Clonmel
14th Hcp Hdl

16th

Nordic Sensation (IRE) 10-8 (Q & A Syndicate)

Nordico (USA) - Royal Sensation

SP 14/1

Lindsay Woods

S P McCann(4)

always behind, never a danger

21st Nov, 98 Naas
15th Hcp Hdl This
Race 20th Jan, 99 Down Royal
19th Hcp Hdl

17th

Village Rosheen (IRE) 10-0 (Thomas Downey)

Roselier (FR) - Leschenault (IRE)(Over The River (FR))

SP 14/1

P A Fahy

R P McNally(2)

chased leaders, until weakening from 5 out, tailed off

12th Dec, 98 Navan
11th Bmpr This
Race 18th Feb, 99 Clonmel
13th Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Samadriza (IRE) 9-13 (Mrs Jean L Harris)

Doyoun - Samarzana

SP 16/1

A Harris

D K Budds(4)

mid field, headway before 7th, weakened from 5 out, and pulled up before last

28th Nov, 98 Fairyhouse
p.u. Hdl This
Race

fell

Windfall Tax (IRE) 9-9 (H Smyth)

Trigon - Bardel(Fidel)

SP 14/1

H Smyth

T J Phelan(4)

always behind, fell 4 out

14th Nov, 98 Punchestown
15th Bmpr This
Race 20th Jan, 99 Down Royal
5th Bmpr

p.u.

Clonruary (IRE) 9-4 (Incl 1lbs overweight) (P M Rogers)

The Noble Player (USA) - Clonroche Floods(Pauper)

SP 25/1

P M Rogers

D M Bean(4)

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

29th Nov, 98 Fairyhouse
23rd Mdn Hdl This
Race

Off 1.20

Non runners Anshar (Non-Runner), Jermyn Street (USA) (Non-Runner)

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Down Royal Results Sat, 26th Dec, 1998

Duke Of York Opportunity Ext. Handicap Hurdle (Rated 0-102) of €3,100.00 4-y-o plus 3m.