3.00 Devil´s Bit Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Rated 70-102) of €10,000.00 4/6-y-o 2m. 2f.

Thurles Results Thu, 6th Nov, 2003

Going - Good to Firm. Fine

Jackpot Pool - €6,903.00 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €5,177.00. Placepot Pool - €1,343.00 Winning Units - 6 Dividend - €157.80. Tote Aggregate - €28862.00.

Devil´s Bit Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Rated 70-102) of €10,000.00 4/6-y-o 2m. 2f.

1st - €6,900.00, 2nd - €1,700.00, 3rd - €800.00, 4th - €500.00 14 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Baltray Queen (IRE) 9-12 (Pub & Grub Syndicate)
Rated 70
Midhish (GB) - Undisclosed(Vision (USA))
Breeder - Martin Finnegan

SP 100/30fav

H Rogers

D J Howard

Tote Win €3.70 Place €2.00

tracked leaders, 5th 6 out, 3rd 5 out, 2nd approaching straight, ridden to lead approaching last, kept on under pressure flat, all out

30th Oct, 03 Thurles
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 30 This
Race 12th Nov, 03 Fairyhouse
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 70

2nd

Padre Nostro (IRE) 10-1 (Mrs Helen Mullins)
Rated 77
Grand Lodge (USA) - Meglio Che Posso (IRE)(Try My Best (USA))
Breeder - Mrs G.P Gaffney

SP 14/1

P Mullins

A Freeman(4)

Place €16.70

held up towards rear, headway to go 5th after 3 out, 4th and ridden last, kept on under pressure flat

8th Oct, 03 Downpatrick
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 79 This
Race 12th Nov, 03 Fairyhouse
u.r. Hcp Hdl Rated 77

3rd

Little Ora (IRE) 10-12 (M Mellor)
Rated 88
Black Monday - Country Melody (IRE)(Orchestra)

SP 5/1

P J Rothwell

A J Donoghue(4)

Place €2.60

rear of mid-division, headway to go 7th 4 out, 6th 3 out, driven along entering straight, ridden and kept on under pressure from last

25th Oct, 03 Wexford
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 87 This
Race 20th Dec, 03 Navan
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 89

4th

0.75L

Coogee Boy (IRE) 10-10 (Alan O'Reilly)
Rated 86
Executive Perk - Oak Court (IRE)(Bustineto)
Breeder - Mrs Mary T O'Dea

SP 6/1

D J Ryan

T G M Ryan(4)

mid-division, 6th 5 out, 5th and driven along 2 out, ridden and no extra under pressure from last

25th Oct, 03 Wexford
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 80 This
Race 7th Feb, 04 Naas
13th Nov Chs

4th

Dht

Paddys Girl (IRE) 10-6 (David Hogan)
Rated 82
Aristocracy - Annagh Trust(Jester)
Breeder - Mrs Mary Keegan

SP 10/1

Patrick Carey

J F Levins(4)

mid-division, improved into 3rd from 7th, 4th 5 out, 7th and driven along 3 out, ridden from 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra under pressure flat

26th Oct, 03 Wexford
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 84 This
Race 13th Nov, 03 Clonmel
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 82

6th

Mont Puttens (IRE) 10-12 (Silver Lining Syndicate)
Rated 88
Montelimar (USA) - River Puttens

SP 8/1

Mrs John Harrington

A D Leigh(4)

towards rear, headway to go 8th 3 out, driven along approaching straight, ridden and kept on from 2 out

26th Oct, 03 Wexford
5th Bmpr This
Race 23rd Nov, 03 Gowran Park
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 88

7th

shd

Dare To Dance (GB) 10-5 (Martin Donohoe)
Rated 79
Mtoto - Thea (USA)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - T R G Vestey

SP 20/1

R Donohoe

G T Hutchinson(2)

soon led, driven along after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened from last

26th Aug, 02 Downpatrick
6th Mdn Hdl This
Race 28th Feb, 04 Fairyhouse
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 79

8th

1.5L

Slow To Part (IRE) 10-1 (Hard To Start Syndicate)
Rated 77
Roselier (FR) - Comeragh Queen(The Parson)
Breeder - D P O'Brien

SP 20/1

S J Mahon

P J Boylan(4)

tracked leaders in 5th, 4th 3 out, ridden from 2 out, no impression

8th Mar, 03 Navan
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 81 This
Race 19th Nov, 03 Downpatrick
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 76

9th

4.5L

Proud Prince (IRE) 9-9 (Mrs P McCarthy)
Rated 71
Prince Rooney (IRE) - Bios Brrin(Pitpan)

SP 25/1

John Joseph Murphy

W O Callaghan(4)

never better than mid-division

22nd Oct, 03 Fairyhouse
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 73 This
Race 5th Aug, 05 Wexford
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 70

10th

Knockatotaun (GB) 11-0 (T F Brennan)
Rated 90
Spectrum (IRE) - Genial Jenny (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

SP 5/1

Patrick Martin

D F O'Regan(4)

tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th from 7th, dropped to mid-division 5 out, ridden and no impression from 3 out

12th Sep, 03 Downpatrick
4th Mdn Hdl Rated 91 This
Race 26th Dec, 03 Down Royal
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 88

11th

1.5L

Austocon (IRE) 10-1 (T A Austin)
Rated 77
Be My Native (USA) - Madam Chloe(Dalsaan)

SP 16/1

W J Austin

S E Ryder(4)

mid-division, driven along from 4 out, weakened from next

25th Oct, 03 Wexford
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 79 This
Race 13th Nov, 03 Clonmel
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 75

12th

Radical Treasure (IRE) 9-12 (Junction Syndicate)
Rated 70
Treasure Hunter - Radical Sovereign(Radical)

SP 14/1

P O'Keeffe

M D Grant

tracked leader in 2nd, driven along after 3 out, weakened

30th Oct, 03 Thurles
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 70 This
Race 27th Nov, 03 Thurles
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 70

13th

11L

Fille De Flandres (IRE) 9-13 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (P A Glynn)
Rated 70
Leading Counsel (USA) - King Shoes (IRE)(King Luthier)

SP 25/1

Thomas Bergin

P J Crowley(2)

always behind, tailed off

26th Oct, 03 Wexford
14th Hcp Hdl Rated 70 This
Race

p.u.

Galway Light (IRE) 9-8 (Michael J McDonagh)
Rated 70
Flemensfirth (USA) - The Very Idea (IRE)(Harp Islet (USA))

SP 20/1

Michael J McDonagh

S Fitzgerald(4)

always behind, pulled up before 2 out

23rd Jan, 03 Gowran Park
17th Mdn Hdl This
Race 23rd Nov, 03 Gowran Park
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 70

Off 3.00
Time 4m. 27.50 secs, which is 12.34 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €257.00
Tote Trifecta- €52.30.

Non runner Anonymity (GB) (non-runner)