Racecards
19:10 Bellewstown (IRE)
King Crisps Maiden Hurdle Div 2
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- €5,600 added
- Winner: €3,840
- 2nd: €951
- 3rd: €447
- 4th: €280
- Form 6/0-6426
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Miss E Doyle
- Jockey B J Geraghty
towards rear, reminders after 3rd, progress 5th, 4th halfway, led before 5 out, joined 4 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
- Form 8/0-061
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer K Purcell
- Jockey Mr J E Burns
soon tracked leaders, 2nd from 6th, 3rd 5 out, 5th under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, completely tailed off
- Form 17/6U31-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C F Swan
- Jockey Mr J F O'Meara
towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, remote 7th after 4 out, kept on same pace, tailed off
- Form 9/5U6P0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Fitzsimons
- Jockey A E Lynch
led, headed before 5 out, soon weakened, completely tailed off
- Form 0-97328
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 93
held up, 8th before halfway, headway 5 out, 3rd 4 out, 2nd and challenged approaching next, no impression after 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 9056/89
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T O'Neill
- Jockey Andrew J McNamara
soon in rear, trailing from 5 out, completely tailed off
- Form 4-F444
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake and rider briefly lost iron 7th, 4th under pressure 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off
- Form 6089-75
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T J Taaffe
- Jockey M P Walsh
held up, 9th halfway, moderate 6th and ridden 4 out, some progress approaching next, weakened from 2 out, tailed off
- Form 8-P6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Miley
- Jockey Mr D MacAuley
prominent early, dropped towards rear halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 27-092
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey R Loughran
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 2nd after 5 out, disputed lead next, led before 3 out, stayed on well under pressure from next
- Form 906P/P1-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer L J Donnelly
- Jockey R T Dunne
tracked leaders, 5th approaching halfway, lost place before 5 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up after 4 out
- Form 65F/1-F5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D J Barry
- Jockey C D Maxwell
prominent to 5th, weakened halfway, behind when pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
The second division of this maiden can go to TALAB, who can make the 8lb he receives from Road Train Bob count. Dessie Hughes' lightly-raced charge looked a certain future winner when chasing home Moon Dice over 2m4f at Limerick a month ago and this should be within his capabilities. Road Train Bob is much more experienced and would be an obvious choice on his close second to Nodouraboura at Cork last month but he didn't run so well on the same track last time and may not be up to conceding weight to the selection. Run Along Boy has run poorly in two starts over timber but looked a much-improved performer when landing a Kilbeggan bumper last time and there's more to come from Kieran Purcell's gelding. Ben Of Fore produced his best effort to date when runner-up to Russian War over the course and distance last month and would be a real threat is able to repeat that performance.
Formwatch
Road Train Bob (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Close up, keen hold, not fluent 5 out, dropped to 4th before 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 12, 31l behind Ainama (11-10) at Cork 3m hdl.
Run Along Boy 15-2 (11-7) Soon tracked leaders, on terms travelling well from over 3f out, led from 2f out, stayed on well straight, won at Kilbeggan 2m 3f N H flat gd in Jun beating We Are Where Weare (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sutherland Star (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Chased leader in moderate 2nd, closed 4f out, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Bellewstown 2m 1f N H flat gd in Jul '09 beating On Borrowed Wings (11-7) by 8l, 14 ran.
Ancient Maya (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Soon towards rear, dropped to last before 5 out, soon no danger, 11th of 12, well behind Bronte Bay (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f beg chs gd.
Ben Of Fore (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Soon led, headed 5th, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra before last, 8th of 18, 6l behind AHorseCalledMolly (11-0) at Roscommon 3m hcp hdl 80-109 gf.
Flying Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Soon towards rear, not fluent 4th, no extra from before 4 out, 9th of 15, 48l behind Turf War (11-12) at Wexford 2m 1f beg chs gd.
Forth Official (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Chased leader in moderate 2nd, closer halfway, 3rd 4 out, ridden 2 out, no extra in 4th entering straight, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 8l behind Kingsmoss (11-0) at Sligo 2m 4f cond mdn hdl gd.
Personality Based (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Rear of mid-division early, 9th halfway, ridden into 5th 2 out, no impression entering straight, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 23l behind Kingsmoss (11-0) at Sligo 2m 4f cond mdn hdl gd.
Sparky McGovern (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Prominent, 2nd to 5f out, weakened from 4f out, 6th of 13, 43l behind One Cool Tornado (12-0) at Sligo 2m N H flat gd in Jul.
Talab 12-1 (11-12) Led and disputed, headed before straight, no impression from before 2 out, closed on winner and kept on near finish, never getting there, 2nd of 18, 1 3/4l behind Moon Dice (11-12) at Limerick 2m 4f mdn hdl gd in Jul.
Treenkeel (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Alw pr, cl 4th 3out, prog bef 2out, ld aftr 2out, row last, won at Tinahely 3m ire ptp gd in Oct beating Falspar (12-0) by 3l, 10 ran.
Windmill Cross (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, weakened after 6th, tailed off 3 out, 5th of 10, well behind Niamh's Way (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Fists Of Fury (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) Alw pr, 2nd 3out, disp next, sn hdd but battled on to line, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Frankly Smart (12-0) at Lisronagh 3m ire ptp in May '09.