2025-07-05 Bellewstown 18:00
Bellewstown

Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m1f40y

Going: Good

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 13

Winning time: 4m 7.00s (slow by 3.80s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

1 Avondale

J: Sean Flanagan T: Barry Connell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:3/1

Prominent - not fluent 2nd - led after 2 out - pushed along when mistake last - kept on well(op 5/1 tchd 11/4)

2 7

15 Persian Daughter

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Led - jumped left 1st - headed after 2 out - soon lost second - left in second last - weakened run-in(tchd 16/1)

3 2¾ 9¾

7 Encosta

J: Danny Gilligan T: Noel Meade

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:110 SP:7/2

In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - keeping on when left in third last - soon badly hampered by faller - weakened final 110yds(op 10/3)

4 7½ 17¼

3 De Temps En Temps

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:118 SP:5/4F

In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - weakening when hampered by faller after last (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 5/6 tchd 4/5 and tchd 11/8)

5 3½ 20¾

13 Is She Now

J: Mr B M Coonan(7) T: V C Ward

Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Towards rear - midfield when headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 66/1)

6 1¼ 22

12 Take Chance

J: Anna McGuinness(7) T: John C McConnell

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

In rear - dropped to last after 3rd - plenty to do 3 out - kept on well from 2 out - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was one paced throughout and stayed on and past tired horses)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)

7 12 34

10 Red Or White

J: Harry Sexton(7) T: John Patrick Ryan

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened from 2 out(op 80/1)

8 2¾ 36¾

5 Liceo

J: P J O'Hanlon T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no chance when some headway after 2 out(op 40/1)

9 1¼ 38

16 Ponderosa Lady

J: Eoghan Finegan(7) T: Gerard Keane

Age:5 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Never better than midfield(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)

10 4 42

R17 Townscupsixtythree

J: Tiernan Power Roche(5) T: Adrian Sexton

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Midfield - some headway before 3 out - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 66/1)

11 1¾ 43¾

6 Met Office

J: J J Slevin T: Eoin Doyle

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Never better than midfield(op 50/1)

12 13 56¾

14 Jessie's Dreamgirl

J: Paddy Hanlon(7) T: John C McConnell

Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:50/1

Took keen hold - in rear - good headway after 5th - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out

13 51 107¾

11 Rynok Square

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: Peter Maher

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:300/1

Never better than midfield(op 100/1)

14 15 122¾

R19 Castle Du Barra

J: Alex Harvey(5) T: John C McConnell

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:50/1

Never better than midfield(op 40/1)

9 Faithful Follower

J: Donagh Meyler T: Emmet Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Prominent - briefly led after 2 out - ridden and 1 length down when fell last(op 17/2)

El Bello

J: Daniel King T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Alittlesetback

J: Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T: F Costello

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP: -

Cosmos d'Ainay

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Tamberian

J: T: Conor David Maxwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.10

Tote place: €1.40 €3.10 €1.30

Exacta: €65.40

Trifecta: €332.70

CSF: €39.99