2025-04-12 Bellewstown 13:30
Bellewstown

Byrne Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m1f40y

Going: Good

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 9

Winning time: 4m 13.40s (slow by 10.20s)

Age: 4yo

Class:

4 Chortal

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:112 SP:2/5F

Led - headed and prominent from 2nd - disputed lead before 5 out - went clear from 2 out - easily(tchd 4/9)

2 13

7 Old Bridge

J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:11/2

Prominent - awkward jump 1st - soon dropped to midfield - awkward jump 5th - some headway when jumped badly left last - went second but no chance with winner run-in(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

3 2¾ 15¾

2 Barrow Ranger

J:Mr A Leahy(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Midfield - kept on after 2 out - went modest third run-in(tchd 33/1 and 50/1)

4 nk 16

8 Shaboozee

J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:13/2

Novicey jumping - towards rear - stayed on after 2 out - went modest fourth towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

5 1¼ 17¼

6 Memories Maker

J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Anthony McCann

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Prominent - went second when not fluent last - lost three places run-in(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)

6 4 21¼

5 Eastern Blue Bird

J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Prominent - led 2nd - joined before 5 out - headed and weakened gradually from 2 out(tchd 40/1)

7 17 38¼

9 Marvellous Margo

J:Mr I Ryan(7) T:Conor David Maxwell

Age:4 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Towards rear throughout - mistake 1st(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)

8 9 47¼

1 Niigata

J:Cian Quirke(3) T:John Joseph Hanlon

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:20/1

In touch with leaders - weakened from 2 out (vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)

9 1½ 48¾

3 Chancing Dreams

J:Ben Harvey T:Cian Collins

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

Never going well - in rear throughout - pushed along 3rd - detached 4 out(op 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €1.40

Tote place: €1.02 €1.40 €9.40

Exacta: €3.40

Trifecta: €60.40

CSF: €3.41