16:25 Bellewstown

Saturday 12 April 2025

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Yellow Sam 50th Anniversary (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 53.9s

Aspurofthemoment⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106| D

7/4

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. First run since leaving Eugene O'Sullivan when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 79 days ago, finishing strongly. Significantly up in trip. Raised 11 lb but it's likely he has more to offer.

Form: 770311

Le Bugiste^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

6/1

20/1, very good second of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good) 26 days ago, running on. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0005P2

Our Soldier²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 98

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, below form ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 57-339

Politicise^t¹⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr C A Bowman⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 95

40/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good, 28/1) 151 days ago.

Form: 841-000

Technology^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95

13/2

Bit below form sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (19f, good) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P4-26P6

Captain Porridge^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss M Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 93

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 007P0

Pebble Bleu^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway| OR: 93

6/1

Good third of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, good to soft, 13/2) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Lower mark in this sphere. Thereabouts.

Form: 5P6343

Mellem^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 89

11/2

Respectable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, good to soft, 9/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 800P39

Not May^p,t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 86| D

16/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (24.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 460-232

Ar Aghaidh²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr A J Lord⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 83| D

18/1

25/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 3P1-6F6

Noble Expression^b¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr I Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 81

80/1

50/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 77009/B

Forecasts

Aspurofthemoment (7/4), Mellem (11/2), Pebble Bleu (6/1), Le Bugiste (6/1), Technology (13/2), Our Soldier (11/1), Not May (16/1), Ar Aghaidh (18/1), Captain Porridge (22/1), Politicise (40/1), Noble Expression (80/1)

Gavin Cromwell can dominate this handicap, with LE BUGISTE, who shaped well at Down Royal last month, narrowly preferred to unexposed Gowran scorer Aspurofthemoment. Cork runner-up Not May looks best of the remainder.

Prize Money

1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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