Full Result 2.15 Punchestown (IRE) | 31 December 2005

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle

(74-102, 4yo+) 2m Inner Soft 10 hurdles

1st €8,637.50 2nd €2,012.50 3rd €887.50 4th €512.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Shifting Alliance (IRE) 11/8F Robbie Moran ² Paul Nolan	Robbie Moran ² Paul Nolan	5	116	96	–	104	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Duchess Of Cork (IRE) (Satco)
Held up early, progress halfway, 4th 4 out, 2nd after next, led 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed before last, stayed on well run-in (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

2 2	7. Saipan (FR) 11/2 W J Lee Gerard Keane	W J Lee Gerard Keane	4	109 6	83	–	89	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Ishtiyak (Green Desert)
Held up, progress into 5th 4 out, improved into 2nd travelling best 2 out, ridden and no impression from last, kept on (op 6/1)

3 9 [11]	2. Ifwhatsowhat (IRE) 25/1 M M McNiff ⁴ Michael McElhone	M M McNiff ⁴ Michael McElhone	5	116	98	–	95	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Feale View (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Towards rear, headway after 3 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, no extra before last

4 10 [21]	12. Platium Starlight (IRE) 14/1 Robert Molloy ⁴ Thomas O'Neill	Robert Molloy ⁴ Thomas O'Neill	5	911 p	75	–	62	–
gr g Red Sunset - Mone Club (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Tracked leaders, moderate 3rd from 4th, took closer order 4 out, led 3 out, headed and dropped to 4th 2 out, soon no extra

5 6 [27]	5. Auetaler (GER) 10/1 B C Byrnes ⁴ E McNamara	B C Byrnes ⁴ E McNamara	11	113 p	95	–	76	–
gr g Niniski (USA) - Astica (GER) (Surumu)
Mid-division, ridden before 4 out, 6th next, 5th and no impression from 2 out (op 8/1)

6 5 [32]	10. Cunninghams Folly (IRE) 25/1 Robert Dunne ⁴ Martin Brassil	Robert Dunne ⁴ Martin Brassil	4	100	78	–	54	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Prestissimo (Alzao)
Mid-division, 9th 5 out, mistake next, kept on same pace

7 ¾ [32¾]	9. Supreme Justice (IRE) 12/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	9	105	79	–	54	–
bb g Supreme Leader - Flashey Blond (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, took closer order 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 14/1)

8 25 [57¾]	3. Asian Alliance (IRE) 9/2 Mr R J Kiely ⁴ W P Mullins	Mr R J Kiely ⁴ W P Mullins	4	114	96	–	46	–
ch f Soviet Star (USA) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Led, headed when slight mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 7/2 tchd 5/1)

9 12 [69¾]	6. Rampart 20/1 Joseph Holly ⁴ Padraig O'Connor	Joseph Holly ⁴ Padraig O'Connor	8	105 tp	83	–	21	–
b g Kris - Balliasta (USA) (Lyphard)
Moderate 4th early, 7th when mistake 4 out, soon no extra

10 11 [80¾]	1. Louisville (IRE) 33/1 Adrian O'Shea ² C A McBratney	Adrian O'Shea ² C A McBratney	6	1112 t	102	–	29	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Megastart (USA) (Private Account)
Never a factor (op 25/1)

11 12 [92¾]	8. Rossmorerevival (IRE) 16/1 D G Hogan ⁴ Martin Brassil	D G Hogan ⁴ Martin Brassil	6	102	80	–	–	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Hellicroft (High Line)
Close up in 2nd, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when eased from last

12 2½ [95¼]	11. Kings Heath (IRE) 25/1 A E Lynch ⁴ John A White	A E Lynch ⁴ John A White	5	100	78	–	–	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Prague Spring (Salse)
Moderate 3rd early, weakened from halfway, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 34.20s (slow by 48.20s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Three Stooges Syndicate (Shifting Alliance) 1st breeder: Finbar Leahy
2nd owner: Mrs E Keane (Saipan)
3rd owner: Leo Matheson (Ifwhatsowhat)
Tote win: €2.10 PL: €1.20 €1.40 €12.80 Ex: €5.20 CSF: €9.43 Tricast: €142.51

2:15 Punchestown (IRE) 31 Dec 2005

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle