2025-04-12 Bellewstown 16:25
Bellewstown

Yellow Sam 50th Anniversary (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m25y

Going: Good

Prize: €6,785

Runners: 11

Winning time: 5m 53.90s

Age: 4yo+

Class:

1 Aspurofthemoment

J: Mr E Finegan(7) T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:12st 4lbs

OR:106 SP:7/4F

Towards rear - headway after 4 out - in touch with leaders after 3 out - led after 2 out - ridden clear run-in(op 11/4)

2 4

3 Our Soldier

J: Mr H C Swan T: E J O'Grady

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:98 SP:11/1

Soon prominent behind clear leader - dropped to midfield 5 out - pushed along 4 out - ran on and went second approaching last - no extra run-in(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

3 15 19

6 Captain Porridge

J: Miss M Walsh(7) T: E D Delany

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:93 SP:22/1

Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3 out - soon headway - kept on and went modest third post(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

4 hd 19¼

8 Mellem

J: Mr A P Ryan(7) T: Mark Fahey

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:89 SP:11/2

Soon midfield - prominent behind clear leader before 5 out - prominent after 3 out - weakened approaching last - lost third post(op 4/1)

5 3¼ 22½

5 Technology

J: Mr R James(7) T: John C McConnell

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:95 SP:13/2

Held up in rear - midfield 6th - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/2)

6 ½ 23

7 Pebble Bleu

J: Mr M J Kenneally(7) T: Colin Motherway

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:93 SP:6/1

Led - soon clear - 6 lengths ahead 2nd - much reduced lead 4 out - joined before 2 out - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 9/2)

7 15 38

9 Not May

J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier(7) T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Age:11 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:86 SP:16/1

Midfield - prominent behind clear leader before 5 out - disputed lead before 2 out - weakened after 2 out - mistake last(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

8 17 55

10 Ar Aghaidh

J: Mr A J Lord(7) T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Age:8 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:83 SP:18/1

Soon prominent behind clear leader - weakened 4 out(op 33/1 tchd 16/1)

9 22 77

4 Politicise

J: Mr C A Bowman(7) T: Cian Collins

Age:9 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:95 SP:40/1

Soon prominent behind clear leader - lost position with one circuit to go - in rear and weakened after 3 out(op 33/1)

10 7 84

2 Le Bugiste

J: Mr D G Lavery T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:102 SP:6/1

Midfield - towards rear 2nd - brief headway after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 13/2)

11 Noble Expression

J: Mr I Ryan(7) T: G A Kingston

Age:10 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:81 SP:80/1

Midfield - prominent behind clear leader 2nd - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.75

Tote place: €1.10 €3.20 €5.50

Exacta: €27

Trifecta: €199.90

Tricast: €334.81

CSF: €22.52