13:30 Bellewstown

Saturday 12 April 2025

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Byrne Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.40s

Niigata¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

Fairly useful form on Flat (stays 1¼m), won minor event in 2024, tailed off 2 of last 3 starts and left Simon & Ed Crisford. Worth a look now hurdling for new yard.

Form:

Barrow Ranger²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Hester Flemen and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Backinthere. Last of 5 finishers completed start in points, pulled up last time (Mar 22). 1 of 2 starting out for this trainer.

Form: 5P

Chancing Dreams²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey| T: C Collins

25/1

€18,000 half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Pyffo and fairly useful hurdle/chase winner Mr Glass. 33/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: U

Chortal^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

2/5

6/1, back on track when good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. The one to beat on that showing.

Form: 49553

Eastern Blue Bird²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, 52 lengths eighth of 10 to Light Up The Dark in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 678

Memories Maker²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 125/1, first run since leaving Charlie Johnston when tenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Old Bridge^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

11/2

Hooded, seventh of 11 in bumper (7/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago, not knocked about. Makes hurdles debut and could do a lot better. Yard also run the form pick Chortal.

Form: 7

Shaboozee¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (9/1) at Limerick (16.9f, good) 11 days ago, never a threat.

Form: U4

Marvellous Margo

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr I Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Maxwell

66/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Dam 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 23f).

Form:

Forecasts

Chortal (2/5), Old Bridge (11/2), Shaboozee (13/2), Memories Maker (12/1), Niigata (20/1), Chancing Dreams (25/1), Eastern Blue Bird (33/1), Barrow Ranger (40/1), Marvellous Margo (66/1)

CHORTAL has an in-and-out profile but will be hard to beat with a repeat of his latest handicap third at Downpatrick. Stablemate Old Bridge is interesting making his hurdles debut, as is fairly useful Flat performer Niigata starting out for the Hanlon team.