Bellewstown (IRE)
16:05
Bright Motor Group Claiming Hurdle
Bellewstown (IRE) Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €6.70 Place: €2.20 €1.40 €2.40 Exacta: €20.40 Trifecta: €109.90
Non-Runners: Gendarme (stone bruise), No Thanks (temperature)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced in second - briefly led 4th - led again 5 out - faced challenge before 2 out - edged left approaching last - ridden and rallied but edged left run-in - just held on(op 9/1)
7 G AVG Cian Collins 147 lbs 13/2 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - went second before 3 out - challenging on inner before 2 out - intimidated by rival when not fluent last - kept on run-in - just held (jockey said gelding suffered intimidation from 3f out)
10 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 153 lbs 5/2F 0.3
3rd
Towards rear - headway from 4 out - went third before 3 out - kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
9 G Poor Declan Queally 147 lbs 15/2 4.75
4th
Towards rear - good headway before 3 out - outpaced when went modest fourth before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 11/2)
8 G Poor John C McConnell 165 lbs 8/1 14
5th
Never going well - in rear - not fluent 1st - soon reminders - niggled along with one circuit to go - kept on from 2 out - never on terms - coughing (vet said mare was found to be coughing post race)(op 10/3)
7 M AVG Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 4/1 6.5
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6th
Raced wide - towards rear - good headway on outer and prominent 3rd - weakened from 4 out(op 5/1)
10 G Poor Patrick J McKenna 153 lbs 4/1 14
7th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - went second 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 50/1)
6 M Poor Padraig Roche 139 lbs 66/1 10
99th
Led - slow jump and briefly headed when 4th - pecked on landing 5 out - weakened from 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)
11 G Poor Brian Jordan 148 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Prominent - mistake 5th - lost position and towards rear before 4 out - pulled up after 3 out
9 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 163 lbs 12/1 -