15:10 Bellewstown

Wednesday 27 September 2023

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Grimes Maiden

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 5.54s

(1)

Ceres Ring³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 40

100/1

Poor form at best. 80/1, twenty second of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 31 days ago, hampered.

Form: 0000

(5)

Cross Border^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 11 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm, 5/2) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 843

(8)

Keke^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: E Lynam

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 11 in maiden (9/1) at Down Royal (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 852

(2)

Rathbranchurch⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

2/1

Fair gelding. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 6/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 705328

(6)

Bear Cub

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L F Roche| T: E Lynam

7/1

Starspangledbanner filly. Dam 5f/6f winner. Belated debut but need a betting check for a stable which also runs 2 others.

Form:

(7)

Giocoso^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 41

12/1

Modest filly. Visored for 1st time, fourteenth of 21 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 690880

Non-Runners

(3)

Ferrari Desert³⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Eoghan O'Neill J: Chris Hayes

(4)

Santabella³²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: A McCann J: Shane Markey

Forecasts

Rathbranchurch (2/1), Keke (9/4), Cross Border (3/1), Bear Cub (7/1), Ferrari Desert (10/1), Giocoso (12/1), Santabella (20/1), Ceres Ring (100/1)

Edward Lynam holds a strong hand here, with KEKE, the mount of Colin Keane, taken to confirm his recent Down Royal superiority over stablemate Cross Border. Rathbranchurch also has the form to figure if on a going day.

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00