Bellewstown (IRE) Races
Bellewstown (IRE)
18:40
John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Bellewstown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.30
Place: €1.60 €2.40 €6.70
Exacta: €29.30
Tricast: €351.09
Trifecta: €428.90
Non-Runners: I Am The Sea (unsuitable ground), Karloss (not qualified)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Applejack Poet (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Tom Harney
(7)lbs
|
Liz Doyle | 155 lbs | 9/2C | Won | Prominent on inner - chased clear leader 5 out - smooth headway before 2 out - led approaching last - ridden and faced challenge final 110yds - all out(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 14 | Be My Hero (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 155 lbs | 9/2C | 0.2 | Midfield - headway from 3 out - went fourth 2 out - ran on well on outer from last - challenging final 110yds - kept on well - just held(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 15 | Sayitfirst (IRE) | 9 M | Poor |
Diarmuid Moloney
(7)lbs
|
Darren Collins | 146 lbs | 18/1 | 3.25 | Prominent in chasing group throughout - good headway and went third 3 out - went second last - hard ridden but no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 16/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Mater Matuta (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | E D Delany | 164 lbs | 9/2C | 5 | Soon led - clear after 2nd - 16 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead before 2 out - headed and lost three places approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Neev's Dream (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Thomas Gibney | 161 lbs | 9/2C | 7 | Towards rear of midfield - mistake 4 out - headway 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Aegirine (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Eugene M O'Sullivan | 157 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - some headway 3 out - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Got Grey (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 165 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | Towards rear - headway into midfield 3 out - no impression after 2 out | ||
| 8th | 9 | Steps In The Sand (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
E Walsh
(3)lbs
|
John Joseph Hanlon | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 8 | Never better than midfield - no extra before 2 out | |
| 9th | 4 | Mr Globalist (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | S Slevin | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 4.75 | Prominent in chasing group - lost position when not fluent 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Alhaajeb (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | John Joseph Hanlon | 168 lbs | 20/1 | 3.25 | Towards rear of midfield - brief headway 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Rene Artois (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Gavin Brouder
(5)lbs
|
J A Nash | 153 lbs | 40/1 | 25 | In rear throughout(op 28/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Chequer Square (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Paul John Gilligan | 160 lbs | 25/1 | - | In touch with leaders early - midfield halfway - weakened quickly before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Is That So (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Eoin G Kelly
(7)lbs
|
Adrian Murray | 156 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - some headway halfway - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 28/1) |