Full Result 3.15 Down Royal (IRE) | 11 April 1998

Easter Egg Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

(0-116, 5yo+) 2m4f Good 10 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Mighty Marble (IRE) 7/2F J M Donnelly ² Capt D G Swan	J M Donnelly ² Capt D G Swan	6	913 1	71	–	89	–
br m Satco (FR) - Marble Owen (Master Owen)
Settled mid-division, improved to go 6th 5 out, 3rd 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, hard ridden and kept on well from last

2 3	. Legible 7/1 Adrian O'Shea I R Ferguson	Adrian O'Shea I R Ferguson	10	120	99	–	113	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Northern Script (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Held up towards rear, progress into mid-division approaching 5 out, 6th 4 out, ridden to chase leaders from 2 out, kept on well from last

4 1½ [4½]	. Mr Mark (IRE) 8/1 L J Fleming ² F Flood	L J Fleming ² F Flood	6	95	64	–	76	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Lady Karola (Lord Gayle)
Tracked leaders in 4th, lost place briefly halfway, progress on inner to go 3rd 5 out, 2nd 4 out, drifted left after 2 out, kept on from last

3 1½ [6]	. Wally Wallensky (IRE) 8/1 Barry Geraghty Donal Kinsella	Barry Geraghty Donal Kinsella	8	113	88	–	99	–
b g Kings Lake (USA) - Boldella (Bold Lad)
Held up in rear, progress into mid-division 5 out, 5th 4 out, ridden to chase leaders from 3 out, hampered after 2 out, kept on one paced

5 4 [10]	. Brian's Delight (IRE) 6/1 S M McGovern ⁴ Michael Cunningham	S M McGovern ⁴ Michael Cunningham	7	101 b	76	–	82	–
b m Celio Rufo - Atlantic Hope (Brave Invader)
Tracked leaders in 5th, improved to lead 5 out, ridden along and headed before 2 out, kept on one paced

6 4½ [14½]	. Appellate Court 16/1 Danny O'Sullivan ⁴ James Dunne	Danny O'Sullivan ⁴ James Dunne	10	114	93	–	94	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Vicomtesse (Relko)
Mid-division, 10th 5 out, ridden to chase leaders from 4 out, kept on well from 2 out, nearest at finish

7 10 [24½]	. Michelles Gold (IRE) 16/1 Oliver Casey ⁴ Edward Creighton	Oliver Casey ⁴ Edward Creighton	6	99	70	–	61	–
b m Buckskin (FR) - Blue Rainbow (Balinger)
Tracked leader in 2nd early, ridden along and lost place when mistake 5 out, kept on one paced from 3 out

8 ½ [25]	. Run Sparky (IRE) 10/1 Mr R P Hogan ² S Donohoe	Mr R P Hogan ² S Donohoe	6	911 b	70	–	61	–
gr m Commanche Run - Rosy Waters (Roselier)
Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and no impression from 3 out

9 6 [31]	. Corrachoill (IRE) 12/1 Jason Maguire ² Peter McCreery	Jason Maguire ² Peter McCreery	7	1110	97	–	82	–
b g Tremblant I - Decent Slave (Decent Fellow)
Settled mid-division, 9th 5 out, ridden and kept on one paced from 3 out

10 ¾ [31¾]	. Cooksgrove Rosie (IRE) 14/1 J E Casey ² S J Mahon	J E Casey ² S J Mahon	6	95	64	–	48	–
b m Mandalus (IRE) - Russell's Touch (Deep Run)
Held up towards rear, improved into mid-division approaching 4 out, ridden and kept on one paced

11 10 [41¾]	. Black Princess (IRE) 14/1 J Butler Michael Hourigan	J Butler Michael Hourigan	5	912	69	–	43	–
br m Black Minstrel - Adare Princess (IRE) (Paico)
Never better than mid-division

12 2½ [44¼]	. Clady Boy (IRE) 8/1 A T Kelly ⁴ S A Kirk	A T Kelly ⁴ S A Kirk	7	1011	86	–	58	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Laineanne (General Ironside)
Never better than mid-division

13 15 [59¼]	. Comrade Chinnery (IRE) 8/1 J P Elliott ⁴ A J Martin	J P Elliott ⁴ A J Martin	5	111	90	–	47	–
ch g Jareer (USA) - Phar Lapa (Grundy)
Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on one paced from 4 out

14 2½ [61¾]	. Kentucky Baby (IRE) 12/1 T Martin ² Patrick Martin	T Martin ² Patrick Martin	8	112	89	–	43	–
ch m Shy Groom (USA) - Ice Baby (Grundy)
Mid-division early, 8th 5 out, soon ridden and kept on one paced

15 8 [69¾]	. Double Strike (IRE) 16/1 Dermot McLoughlin ⁴ T G McCourt	Dermot McLoughlin ⁴ T G McCourt	7	104 b	79	–	25	–
b g Doubletour (USA) - Tamara's Reef (Main Reef I)
Always behind

16 2 [71¾]	. Knock Road (IRE) 33/1 S P McCann ⁴ W J Bryson	S P McCann ⁴ W J Bryson	6	95 2	64	–	10	–
ch m Abednego (IRE) - Stella Maine (Fidel)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly approaching 5 out, soon ridden and weakened

17 5 [76¾]	. Saucy Poll (IRE) 33/1 D P Fagan ⁴ H Fitzpatrick	D P Fagan ⁴ H Fitzpatrick	9	95 2	64	–	5	–
ch g Pollerton (IRE) - Saucy Sally (Dara Monarch)
Always behind

18 10 [86¾]	. Dromara Breeze (IRE) 14/1 M P Madden ⁴ H Kirk	M P Madden ⁴ H Kirk	10	98	69	–	–	–
b g Cataldi - Markup (Appiani II)
Mid-division early, ridden and weakened from 5 out

19 [86¾]	. Cute Agreement (IRE) 33/1 Mr R J Gordon ⁴ P F Graffin	Mr R J Gordon ⁴ P F Graffin	6	93 b¹	64	–	–	–
ch m Executive Perk - Corrib Agreement (Lucifer)
Pulled hard early and soon led, clear until halfway, headed approaching 5 out, soon weakened

RO	. May Bloom (IRE) 25/1 Mr D N Kiernan ⁴ F J Bowles	Mr D N Kiernan ⁴ F J Bowles	7	97 4 b	64	–	–	–
b m Tidaro (USA) - Mayfield Grove (Khalkis)
Behind when ran out before 3rd

20 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 5m 0.00s (slow by 13.00s) Total SP: 169%
Non-runners: Amakane Lady, Ballinaboola Grove, Radif
Rule 4: . Trio: Not won
1st owner: Robert B Hodgins (Mighty Marble) 1st breeder: W C Hodgins
2nd owner: S P Tindall (Legible)
3rd owner: Donal Kinsella (Wally Wallensky)
CSF: €33.95 Tricast: €199.81
Following a stewards' inquiry, Mr Mark, who finished third, was demoted and placed fourth.

3:15 Down Royal (IRE) 11 Apr 1998

Easter Egg Opportunity Handicap Hurdle