Bellewstown (IRE) Races
Bellewstown (IRE)
18:45
John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Bellewstown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90
Place: €2.80 €3.40 €1.10
Exacta: €52.20
Tricast: €249.24
Trifecta: €207.60
Non-Runners: Fintown Boy (stone bruise), Grinn (lame), Lopito (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Zamond (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Jordan Gainford
(5)lbs
|
Colin Bowe | 158 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Chased leader - led 3 out - pushed along and 3 lengths ahead 2 out - kept on strongly - readily(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2) | |
| 2nd | 11 | Falco Du Sauzay (FR) | N/A | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - switched right and ridden when headway 3 out - went second 2 out - kept on and went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Lady De Vesci (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Gavin Brouder
(7)lbs
|
M Halford | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway and chased leaders after 7th - went second and 3 out - no impression 2 out - held when hung left last - lost second final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) | |
| 4th | 2 | Presenting Cody (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Tommy Brett
(7)lbs
|
Kieran Purcell | 160 lbs | 9/2F | 6 | Led - ridden and headed when mistake and lost two places 3 out - no chance with winner when slow jump last(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Champagne Izzy (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Mrs John Harrington | 159 lbs | 15/2 | 0.3 | Chased leaders - ridden 3 out - outpaced and beaten 2 out(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Central Court (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Karl Thornton | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 5 | Midfield - outpaced 3 out - soon pushed along and no impression - well held when carried left last(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Larkhill Lady (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Alan King
(7)lbs
|
Seamus Fahey | 153 lbs | 66/1 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway after 7th - no impression 3 out - well held when jumped left last(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | |
| 8th | 15 | Western Doyen (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | V T O'Brien | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - well held home straight (jockey said gelding made a mistake in the straight and finished lame)(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Willyouwalkwithme (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Shane Fitzgerald
(7)lbs
|
H Smyth | 154 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - raced wide - chased leaders - jumped left 1st - lost position before 3 out - weakened home straight(op 10/1) | |
| 10th | 16 | Fair Minded (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Desmond McDonogh | 161 lbs | 13/2 | 20 | Held up in rear - headway after 7th - no impression when hampered by faller 3 out - soon well held - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 11th | 7 | Military Star (USA) | N/A | Poor |
Harry Cleary
(7)lbs
|
Michael G Cleary | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 15 | Always towards rear - well behind from 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | |
| 12th | 14 | Hitchcock (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Richard Deegan
(5)lbs
|
R Donohoe | 149 lbs | 20/1 | 4.5 | Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear after 7th - well behind home straight - tailed off (trainer said gelding scoped wrong post race)(op 14/1) | |
| 99th | 12 | Fortfield Lady (IRE) | 10 M | Poor |
Martin Burke
(5)lbs
|
John M Burke | 151 lbs | 11/1 | - | Midfield - headway after 7th - went fourth and close up when fell heavily 3 out(op 7/1) | |
| 99th | 17 | Justice Ears (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David Peter Dunne | 167 lbs | 50/1 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - pushed along and no impression after 3 out - dropped to rear when eased and pulled up 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Tidal Racer (GB) | N/A | Poor | T G McCourt | 158 lbs | 80/1 | - | Never better than mid-division - reminders after 7th - dropped to last and well behind home turn - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) |