Bellewstown (IRE) Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Must Meet Cecil (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Carl Millar
(7)lbs
|
Cian Collins | 147 lbs | 13/2 | Won | 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) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Bal De Rio (FR) | 10 G | AVG |
Daniel King
(5)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 153 lbs | 5/2F | 0.3 | 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) | |
| 3rd | 9 | Starman (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
James O'Sullivan
(3)lbs
|
Declan Queally | 147 lbs | 15/2 | 4.75 | 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) | |
| 4th | 1 | Clondaw Hollow (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Ben Harvey
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 165 lbs | 8/1 | 14 | Towards rear - good headway before 3 out - outpaced when went modest fourth before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 11/2) | |
| 5th | 3 | Jungle Prose (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 6.5 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Wajaaha (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Mark McDonagh
(5)lbs
|
Patrick J McKenna | 153 lbs | 4/1 | 14 | Raced wide - towards rear - good headway on outer and prominent 3rd - weakened from 4 out(op 5/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Essential Part (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Peter Smithers
(7)lbs
|
Padraig Roche | 139 lbs | 66/1 | 10 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - went second 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 50/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Knock On Steel (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Brian Jordan | 148 lbs | 20/1 | - | 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) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Desert Friend (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Philip Donovan
(5)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 163 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - mistake 5th - lost position and towards rear before 4 out - pulled up after 3 out |