18:00 Bellewstown

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Bar One Racing 'Bellewstown' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 55.02s

Magnor Glory^h⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 136| BF| D

6/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. 11/4, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 55 days ago. Can make presence felt from 2 lb higher.

Form: 61014-2

Rich Belief^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 126

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kelso in May 2022. Respectable 9 lengths fourth of 10 to Tronador in handicap at Limerick (17f, good, 9/2) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and little margin for error from this mark.

Form: 61/2149-

Tronador¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| C| D

6/1

10/3, won 10-runner handicap at Limerick (17f, good) 15 days ago. No surprise were he to continue the good work back hurdling.

Form: 0P08/00-

Set Point^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

11/2

Promising sort. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good, 5/1) 36 days ago, cosily. Up 10 lb big hard to know his limit for top stable.

Form: 6604-11

Wajaaha^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 123

40/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good, 40/1) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and this a tough race to bounce back in.

Form: 3/12270-

Ifiwerearichman^h³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| BF| D

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in December. Fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 9/4) 38 days ago. Can give a good account back in a handicap.

Form: 31246-4

Rock On Seamie²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Hackett| OR: 120| D

12/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 20 days ago by 4¾ lengths from By Your Side. Clearly thriving but he's hardly prolific.

Form: 3850-51

Global Export³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118

11/2

7/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Listowel (16.2f, good) 34 days ago, faring best of those held up. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler.

Form: 4U059U-

By Your Side²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| BF

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. 5/2, creditable 4¾ lengths second of 8 to Rock On Seamie in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 20 days ago, left with lot to do and shaping up well. Big player.

Form: 42132-2

Wouldn't You Agree^b¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 116| D

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 14 in novice chase at Wexford (19.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do. RESERVE.

Form: 5F75-70

Tom McGreevy^h,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 113| D

25/1

Unreliable type. Ran out in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good, 11/1) 36 days ago won by Set Point. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 22FF4-R

Non-Runners

Amir Kabir⁷¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Effernock Fizz²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: C Collins J: D F O'Regan

Great Bear⁴³⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Cougar⁸⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Simon Torrens

My Gaffer⁴³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Danny Mullins

Weddell Sea³³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: A McNamara J: P J O'Hanlon

Sundial¹¹⁶

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Aidan Kelly

Vultan³¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

By Your Side (4/1), Set Point (11/2), Global Export (11/2), Tronador (6/1), Ifiwerearichman (6/1), Magnor Glory (6/1), Amir Kabir (7/1), My Gaffer (8/1), Weddell Sea (10/1), Great Bear (10/1), Cougar (12/1), Rock On Seamie (12/1), Rich Belief (14/1), Effernock Fizz (14/1), Sundial (14/1), Wouldn't You Agree (20/1), Tom McGreevy (25/1), Vultan (33/1), Wajaaha (40/1)

Gordon Elliott saddles 4 with viable claims, with BY YOUR SIDE just about the pick of them having made up a lot of ground in a slowly-run race when second to Rock On Seamie at Downpatrick. Set Point has to be feared in his hat-trick bid, while My Gaffer's ceiling hasn't been reached, so he completes the shortlist.