Matter Of Opinion (2020) Horse
About
Matter Of Opinion is a 5yo b trained by William Harvey, based in Dublin. The horse is by Milan out of Castlecrossings. It has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 14 starts. In its latest run at Fairyhouse on 21 November 2025, ridden by L A Byrne, it finished seventh behind the winner On Your Way.
Raced At
Fairyhouse
• Limerick
• Gowran Park
• Navan
• Galway
• Naas
• Leopardstown
• Downpatrick
• KilbegganRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 H 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) |
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