Bellewstown (IRE) Races
Bellewstown (IRE)
18:00
Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle
Bellewstown (IRE)
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.10
Place: €1.40 €3.10 €1.30
Exacta: €65.40
Trifecta: €332.70
Non-Runners: Alittlesetback (other), Cosmos d'Ainay (other), El Bello (lame), Tamberian (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Avondale (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Barry Connell | 166 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - led after 2 out - pushed along when mistake last - kept on well(op 5/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Persian Daughter (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | W P Mullins | 151 lbs | 12/1 | 7 | Led - jumped left 1st - headed after 2 out - soon lost second - left in second last - weakened run-in(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Encosta (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Noel Meade | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - keeping on when left in third last - soon badly hampered by faller - weakened final 110yds(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 3 | De Temps En Temps (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 5/4F | 7.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - weakening when hampered by faller after last (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 5/6 tchd 4/5 and tchd 11/8) | ||
| 5th | 13 | Is She Now (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Mr B M Coonan
(7)lbs
|
V C Ward | 144 lbs | 80/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - midfield when headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 66/1) | |
| 6th | 12 | Take Chance (FR) | 5 H | Poor |
Anna McGuinness
(7)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 151 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | In rear - dropped to last after 3rd - plenty to do 3 out - kept on well from 2 out - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was one paced throughout and stayed on past tired horses)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 7th | 10 | Red Or White (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Harry Sexton
(7)lbs
|
John Patrick Ryan | 151 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened from 2 out(op 80/1) | |
| 8th | 5 | Liceo (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Dermot A McLoughlin | 166 lbs | 25/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no chance when some headway after 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 16 | Ponderosa Lady (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Eoghan Finegan
(7)lbs
|
Gerard Keane | 144 lbs | 80/1 | 1.25 | Never better than midfield(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) | |
| 10th | 17 | Townscupsixtythree (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Tiernan Power Roche
(5)lbs
|
Adrian Sexton | 153 lbs | 150/1 | 4 | Midfield - some headway before 3 out - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 66/1) | |
| 11th | 6 | Met Office (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Eoin Doyle | 166 lbs | 100/1 | 1.75 | Never better than midfield(op 50/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Jessie's Dreamgirl (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Paddy Hanlon
(7)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 144 lbs | 50/1 | 13 | Took keen hold - in rear - good headway after 5th - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out | |
| 13th | 11 | Rynok Square (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Peter Maher | 158 lbs | 300/1 | 51 | Never better than midfield(op 100/1) | ||
| 14th | 19 | Castle Du Barra (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Alex Harvey
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 153 lbs | 50/1 | 15 | Never better than midfield(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 9 | Faithful Follower (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Emmet Mullins | 158 lbs | 6/1 | - | Prominent - briefly led after 2 out - ridden and 1 length down when fell last(op 17/2) |