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Bellewstown (IRE)
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John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Bellewstown (IRE) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90 Place: €2.80 €3.40 €1.10 Exacta: €52.20 Tricast: €249.24 Trifecta: €207.60
Non-Runners: Fintown Boy (stone bruise), Grinn (lame), Lopito (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m 2m4½f
1st
Chased leader - led 3 out - pushed along and 3 lengths ahead 2 out - kept on strongly - readily(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)
9 G AVG
Colin Bowe 158 lbs 6/1 Won
2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m1f 2m3½f
2m½f 2m 2m
2nd
Held up in rear - switched right and ridden when headway 3 out - went second 2 out - kept on and went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor
Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 7/1 7.5
2m4f 2m 2m3½f 2m4½f
1m2½f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m½f
3rd
Midfield - headway and chased leaders after 7th - went second and 3 out - no impression 2 out - held when hung left last - lost second final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 13/2)
N/A Poor
M Halford 161 lbs 11/2 1.25
2m½f 2m 1m2½f 1m2½f 2m
2m3f 2m6½f
4th
Led - ridden and headed when mistake and lost two places 3 out - no chance with winner when slow jump last(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
7 G Poor
Kieran Purcell 160 lbs 9/2F 6
2m4f 3m1½f 2m4f 2m7½f
2m3f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
5th
Chased leaders - ridden 3 out - outpaced and beaten 2 out(tchd 6/1)
5 M Poor
Mrs John Harrington 159 lbs 15/2 0.3
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
2m2f 2m 2m3½f 2m3f 2m1½f
6th
Midfield - outpaced 3 out - soon pushed along and no impression - well held when carried left last(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
N/A Poor
Karl Thornton 154 lbs 20/1 5
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2m½f 2m 2m1f
7th
Towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway after 7th - no impression 3 out - well held when jumped left last(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
N/A Poor
Seamus Fahey 153 lbs 66/1 1
2m
2m2½f
8th
Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - well held home straight (jockey said gelding made a mistake in the straight and finished lame)(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
11 G Poor
V T O'Brien 154 lbs 20/1 1.75
2m 2m4f 2m 2m½f 2m4f
2m 2m½f 2m 2m4f 2m3f
9th
Took keen hold - raced wide - chased leaders - jumped left 1st - lost position before 3 out - weakened home straight(op 10/1)
7 G AVG
H Smyth 154 lbs 12/1 .75
2m1½f 2m1½f 2m½f 2m3f 2m2f
2m3f 2m½f 2m2½f 2m 2m1½f
10th
Held up in rear - headway after 7th - no impression when hampered by faller 3 out - soon well held - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 6/1)
8 M Poor
Desmond McDonogh 161 lbs 13/2 20
2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m 1m7½f
1m 7f 1m2f 2m½f 2m
11th
Always towards rear - well behind from 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
N/A Poor
Michael G Cleary 152 lbs 80/1 15
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2m 2m1f 1m2½f 2m
12th
Midfield - ridden and dropped to rear after 7th - well behind home straight - tailed off (trainer said gelding scoped wrong post race)(op 14/1)
N/A Poor
R Donohoe 149 lbs 20/1 4.5
2m 2m 2m
2m 2m1f
99th
Midfield - headway after 7th - went fourth and close up when fell heavily 3 out(op 7/1)
10 M Poor
John M Burke 151 lbs 11/1 -
2m 2m1f 2m
2m 2m½f 2m1f
99th
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - pushed along and no impression after 3 out - dropped to rear when eased and pulled up 2 out(op 28/1)
8 G Poor
David Peter Dunne 167 lbs 50/1 -
2m1f
6f 1m 1m 2m 2m4f
99th
Never better than mid-division - reminders after 7th - dropped to last and well behind home turn - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
N/A Poor
T G McCourt 158 lbs 80/1 -
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