Bellewstown

John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m1f40y
Going: Good
Prize: €5,900
Runners: 15
Winning time: 4m 16.60s (slow by 13.40s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
Age: 4
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 100
SP: 11/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway before 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and hung left when led inside final 110yds(op 13/2)
2 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 97
SP: 100/30F
Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - headway when not fluent and led last - headed inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
3 ¾
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 6lbs
OR: 80
SP: 66/1
Prominent - lost ground after 4th - headway before 2 out - challenging last - keeping on when short of room final strides(tchd 80/1)
4
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 81
SP: 22/1
Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led before 4th - not fluent 6th - not fluent 4 out - headed last - weakened run-in(op 28/1)
5 nk 6
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 100
SP: 7/2
Midfield - going easily when headway after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 5/2)
6
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 89
SP: 22/1
Midfield - mistake 1st - towards rear with one circuit to go - headway after 2 out - kept on run-in(op 33/1)
7 12¼
Age: 12
Weight: 10st 3lbs
OR: 77
SP: 8/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 6th - weakened approaching last(op 11/1)
8 nk 12½
Age: 4
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 91
SP: 33/1
Never better than midfield(op 25/1)
9 1 13½
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 91
SP: 16/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway after 3rd - lost ground after 4 out - weakened before last(op 18/1)
10 14¾
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 96
SP: 9/2
Towards rear - headway before 6th - in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2)
11 ¾ 15½
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 12lbs
OR: 89
SP: 50/1
Never better than midfield
12 ¾ 16¼
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 85
SP: 50/1
Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - weakened before last(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
13 hd 16½
Age: 4
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 100
SP: 16/1
Took keen hold - disputed lead - briefly led after 3rd - soon raced in second - weakened before last(op 12/1)
14 21¼
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 84
SP: 18/1
Always behind(op 16/1)
15 29 50¼
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 93
SP: 6/1
Midfield - bad mistake 5th - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €12
Tote place: €3.60 €1.70 €26.90
Exacta: €82.90
Trifecta: €473.40
Tricast: €2452.30
CSF: €50.09