3.15 Holiday Opportunity Ext. Handicap Hurdle (Rated 0-95) of €5,600.00 4-y-o plus 3m.

Thurles Results Thu, 6th Jan, 2000

Going - Soft to Heavy.

Jackpot Pool - €2,682.00 Winning Units - 5 Dividend - €402.30. Placepot Pool - €214.00 Winning Units - 2 Dividend - €80.20. Tote Aggregate - €24824.00.

Holiday Opportunity Ext. Handicap Hurdle (Rated 0-95) of €5,600.00 4-y-o plus 3m.

1st - €3,864.00, 2nd - €952.00, 3rd - €448.00, 4th - €280.00 16 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Reiska Bannager (IRE) 10-5 (Ms Colette Walsh)
Rated 72
Commanche Run - Kind Sir She Said(Decent Fellow)

SP 8/1

P R Lenihan

S M McGovern(4)

Tote Win €10.60 Place €1.90

held up towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out, 4th approaching 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure

19th Dec, 99 Thurles
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 73 This
Race 10th Feb, 00 Thurles
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 76

2nd

0.5L

Galbally Star (IRE) 10-10 (T O'Donoghue)
Rated 77
Spanish Place (USA) - Micks Melody(Pollerton)

SP 16/1

Mrs Edwina Finn

C I Goodwin(4)

Place €7.90

close up in 2nd, out paced after 3 out, 5th and ridden approaching 2 out, improved into 2nd at last, kept on well under pressure

12th Dec, 99 Cork
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 77 This
Race 20th Jan, 00 Tramore
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 78

3rd

Gillys Hope (IRE) 9-8 (A Seymour)
Rated 59
Grimesgill (USA) - Annaghbeg Hope

SP 20/1

A Seymour

J E Casey(2)

Place €9.60

mid-division, dropped to rear half-way, rapid headway after 3 out, 2nd and ridden 2 out, led briefly approaching last, 3rd and one paced flat

8th Dec, 99 Clonmel
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 62 This
Race 24th Feb, 00 Thurles
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 59

4th

4.5L

Tellyouonething (GB) 9-10 (Black And White Syndicate Six)
Rated 63
Broadsword (USA) - Another Rumour(The Parson)

SP 33/1

Andrew Slattery

T J Phelan(4)

Place €15.00

held up in rear, headway 3 out, 8th approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on one paced

8th Dec, 99 Clonmel
fell Mdn Hdl Rated 63 This
Race 20th Jan, 00 Tramore
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 63

5th

2.5L

Change The Script (IRE) 11-6 (James Kinsella)
Rated 87
Roselier (FR) - Tidey Up(Lucifer (USA))

SP 7/1

Paul Nolan

E Stack(4)

tracked leaders 8th 3 out, 10th after 2 out, ridden and kept on

27th Dec, 99 Leopardstown
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 87 This
Race 19th Jan, 00 Down Royal
1st Hcp Chs Rated 85

6th

0.5L

Dipping Dawn (IRE) 9-10 (Mrs Mary C O'Connor)
Rated 63
King's Ride - Rising Dipper(Golden Dipper)

SP 20/1

Mrs Mary C O'Connor

D K Budds(4)

mid-division, progress into 4th after 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out

27th Dec, 99 Clonmel
6th Bmpr This
Race

7th

Idle Lass (IRE) 10-3 (John McLarnon)
Rated 68
Camden Town - Idle Taxi(Dublin Taxi)

SP 4/1fav

Michael Hourigan

R P McNally(2)

held up towards rear, progress after 3 out, 6th and ridden 2 out, one paced

27th Dec, 99 Down Royal
b.d. Hcp Hdl Rated 67 This
Race

8th

0.5L

Thornby Park (GB) 11-2 (Mrs Paul Shanahan)
Rated 81
Unfuwain (USA) - Wantage Park(Pas De Seul)

SP 14/1

J L Hassett

K A Kelly(2)

mid-division, 6th 3 out, 3rd and ridden approaching 2 out, weakened before last

1st Jan, 00 Tramore
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 81 This
Race

9th

4.5L

Seeking Destiny (IRE) 9-12 (John Cleary)
Rated 65
Two Timing (USA) - Heads We Called (IRE)(Bluebird (USA))

SP 20/1

Martin O'Toole

M P Madden(4)

mid-division, progress 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, eased before last

27th Dec, 99 Down Royal
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 67 This
Race 29th Jan, 00 Fairyhouse
18th Hcp Hdl Rated 63

10th

Joyce Bel (FR) 9-7 (Frank M Ward)
Rated 60
Rose Laurel - Jeanne De Laval (FR)

SP 15/2

A J Martin

J P Elliott(4)

held up in touch, ridden and no impression from 2 out

17th Nov, 99 Downpatrick
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 60 This
Race 19th Jan, 00 Down Royal
10th Bmpr

11th

1.5L

Offtheroad (IRE) 10-2 (Incl 1lbs overweight) (Mrs A Mueller)
Rated 68
King's Ride - Dont Rough It(Pragmatic)

SP 12/1

E McNamara

R P Hogan(4)

tracked leaders, progress into close 2nd 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out

27th Dec, 99 Down Royal
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 70 This
Race 20th Jan, 00 Tramore
10th Nov Chs

12th

4.5L

Gold Blaze (IRE) 10-6 (John Kilbane)
Rated 73
Creative Plan (USA) - Arizona GOld

SP 8/1

T K Geraghty

R Geraghty(4)

mid-division, effort 3 out, weakened before 2 out

18th Dec, 99 Navan
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 73 This
Race 3rd May, 00 Punchestown
11th Hdl Rated 72

13th

35+L

Avra Gale (IRE) 11-2 (John Thompson)
Rated 81
Strong Gale - Avransha(Random Shot)

SP 12/1

E J O'Grady

M D Murphy(2)

held up, progress into mid-division before 3 out, no extra and eased before next ,tailed off

12th Dec, 99 Cork
b.d. Hcp Hdl Rated 81 This
Race 14th Apr, 00 Listowel
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 79

14th

Lord Kiltoom (IRE) 10-11 (Frank Mc Kevitt)
Rated 76
Buckskin (FR) - Another Crash

SP 10/1

E Sheehy

B J Crowley(2)

tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off

31st May, 99 Kilbeggan
4th Mdn Hdl This
Race 3rd Feb, 00 Clonmel
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 75

15th

3.5L

Storm Token (IRE) 10-10 (Michael French)
Rated 77
Glacial Storm (USA) - Book Token(Proverb)

SP 12/1

James Joseph Mangan

P A Carberry(4)

led, headed 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

19th Dec, 99 Thurles
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 79 This
Race 30th Mar, 00 Thurles
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 73

16th

Jackie Sharp (IRE) 9-3 (William Hayes)
Rated 56
Exactly Sharp (USA) - Linbury Lady(Royal Palace)

SP 20/1

William Hayes

S Fitzgerald(4)

prominent, bad mistake 7th, ridden and weakened next, tailed off

21st Nov, 99 Clonmel
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 58 This
Race 6th May, 00 Punchestown
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 55

Off 3.17
Time 6m. 28.80 secs, which is 1.05 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €106.10.

Non runners Dawn Vision (non-runner), Mosgownow (non-runner), Thatstheshot (non-runner)