Matter Of Opinion (2020) Horse
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Matter Of Opinion, a 6yo bay trained by William Harvey, contested the Thurles R3 BOYLE Sports (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-100). Sired by Milan out of Castlecrossings, the horse has not yet broken its maiden after 15 starts. In its most recent run at Fairyhouse on 1 Jan 2026, L A Byrne rode Matter Of Opinion to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner A Year Older.
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Fairyhouse • Limerick • Gowran Park • Navan • Galway • Naas • Leopardstown • Downpatrick • KilbegganRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-26 5230m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 19.00 1st A Year Older ( D King 142 ) 2nd West Is Awake ( C P Millar 164 , Cd 169 ) 6.00L 3rd Lough Nigara ( R Doyle 152 ) 10.50L 9th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 158 , Cd 151 ) 62.25L See full results | L A Byrne 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 62.2kgL | 9 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Nov-25 4100m HEAVY R6 HcpH (of $12,000), SP: 13.00 1st On Your Way ( A D Bustin 168 , Cd 166 ) 2nd Themanintheanorak ( A O'sullivan 171 ) 8.50L 3rd Teds Corner ( J Costello 153 , Cd 149 ) 12.25L 7th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 166 , Cd 168 ) 21.55L See full results | L A Byrne 75.3kg, Cd 76.2kg 21.55L | 7 (15) |
| Limerick 20-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R4 HcpH $361 (of $12,000), SP: 17.00 1st Kir ( J Williamson 172 ) 2nd Ballyglass Beauty ( P W Gleeson 163 ) 3.75L 3rd Fill The Tank ( E C Costello 150 ) 4.25L 5th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 172 , Cd 174 ) 28.75L See full results | L A Byrne 78kg, Cd 78.9kg 28.75L | 5 (11) |
| Gowran Park 03-Oct-25 4060m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 21.00 1st Minority Interest ( S Torrens 142 ) 2nd Darcy's Friend ( D Meyler 161 ) 6.00L 3rd Live To Laugh ( S Ewing 149 ) 1.25L Matter Of Opinion ( B W Harvey 163 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 73.9kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Navan 20-Sep-25 4220m SOFT R6 MdH $240 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:12.900, SP: 101.00 1st Eclipse Chaser ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Jacovec Cavern ( N T Prendergast 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Coumeenoole ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 6th Matter Of Opinion ( B W Harvey 166 ) 12.80L See full results | B W Harvey 75.3kg 12.80L | 6 (14) |
| Galway 31-Jul-25 4430m GOOD R1 MdH (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:31.300, SP: 41.00 1st Hipop De Loire ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Zanndabad ( D King 166 ) 11.00L 3rd Coded Welder ( S Ewing 166 ) 8.50L 9th Matter Of Opinion ( A Harvey 166 , Cd 171 ) 49.50L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 49.5kgL | 9 (16) |
| Naas 10-Mar-25 3920m SOFT R1 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:53.700, SP: 126.00 Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra from 4 out and slightly hampered next 1st Redemption Day ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Come Walk With Me ( K Donoghue 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Harry's Legacy ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 11.00L 19th Matter Of Opinion ( A Harvey 166 , Cd 171 ) 85.35L See full results | A Harvey 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 85.3kgL | 19 (25) |
| Naas 27-Jan-25 3760m HEAVY R7 NHF (of $9,999), Winning Time: 07:36.400, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, ridden 5f out, no impression, never a factor 1st Champagne Jury ( D G Lavery 168 ) 2nd The Night Agent ( R W Barron 168 ) 5.00L 3rd Jericho Du Fenoir ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 31.00L 8th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 168 , Cd 175 ) 76.65L See full results | L A Byrne 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 76.7kgL | 8 (12) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 4020m SOFT R7 NHF $360 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:02.300, SP: 34.00 Prominent, dropped to 6th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Karate Kid ( R W Barron 168 ) 2nd American Jukebox ( H C Swan 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Coolberrin Hill ( E P O'brien 168 ) 2.00L 5th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 168 , Cd 175 ) 7.50L See full results | L A Byrne 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 7.50L | 5 (9) |
| Galway 09-Oct-24 3340m GOOD R7 NHF $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:03.500, SP: 7.00 Towards rear early, 5th halfway and left 3rd over 6f out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace 1st Reiki Revolution ( D Doyle 164 ) 2nd Time In A Bottle ( D T Hyde 157 ) 8.00L 3rd Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 164 ) 11.00L See full results | L A Byrne 74.4kg 11.00L | 3 (8) |
| Downpatrick 20-Sep-24 3570m GOOD R7 NHF $500 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:16.900, SP: 34.00 Towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th 2f out, soon ridden and kept on to go 4th close home 1st Dippedinmoonlight ( J L Gleeson 159 ) 2nd Diamond Tipp ( F R Buckley 159 ) 6.00L 3rd Low Expectations ( J W Hendrick 166 ) 4.50L 4th Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 166 , Cd 173 ) 12.25L See full results | L A Byrne 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 12.25L | 4 (11) |
| Kilbeggan 07-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R7 NHF $1,000 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 05:03.000, SP: 100/1 Towards rear, progress into moderate 6th 5f out, soon ridden, moderate 4th 2f out, went moderate 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Fortune The Brave ( F R Buckley 165 ) 2nd Spotthedifference ( T A Halford 168 ) 2.00L 3rd Matter Of Opinion ( L A Byrne 165 ) 12.00L See full results | L A Byrne 74.8kg 12.00L | 3 (15) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 3380m SOFT R1 MdH (of $10,732), Winning Time: 04:08.000, SP: 28/1 Always towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, soon no impression, weakened and tailed off 1st Jackfinbar ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Hipop De Loire ( P Townend 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Arabian Diamond ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 4.25L 16th Matter Of Opinion ( M Walsh 163 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | M Walsh 73.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 16 (20) |
| Quakerstown 31-Mar-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,732), SP: 10/1 Ld/disp, 1l adv 1/2way, disp from 10th, hdd aftr 3out, wknd to 4th & btn aftr 2out, ko onepce 1st Jordans Cross ( M J Sweeney 165 ) 2nd Claim The Throne ( F Maguire 165 ) 5.00L 3rd Champagne Fortune ( D Mcgill 165 ) 2.00L 4th Matter Of Opinion ( P J Cawley 165 , Cd 0 ) 11.50L | P J Cawley 74.8kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 4 (9) |
| Lisronagh 25-Feb-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $10,200), SP: 8/1 Twrds rr, in rr 1/2way, no impression from 3out 2nd Fortunate Fella ( M J Sweeney 165 ) 4.00L 5th Matter Of Opinion ( E M Nugent 160 , Cd 0 ) 19.50L | E M Nugent 72.6kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 5 (6) |