15:58 Bellewstown

Wednesday 1 October 2025

All13:3814:1314:4815:2315:5816:3317:08

WTW Willis Handicap

Off time: 15:58 | Winning time: 1m 3.25s

(9)

Nezeeh^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 84| D

6/1

3 wins from 19 runs this year. Latest win at Navan in September. Ninth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 6/1) 4 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 413219

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(2)

Beauty Queen^h⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 82| D

14/1

Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 40/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 1-43760

(4)

Emerald Harmony³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 11/2, good second of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good) 39 days ago. Well in the mix again.

Form: 444032

(6)

Mint Man^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 76| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Naas in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at the Curragh (5f, soft) 4 days ago, going off too hard. Possibilities.

Form: 363148

(8)

Dontspoilasale^b1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Hogan| OR: 75| D

12/1

Latest win at Laytown in September. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 14/1) 5 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and no forlorn hope.

Form: 673106

(1)

Aurora Nova¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 73| CD

9/2

Dual C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Tenth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Cork (6f, good to soft) 1 day ago. Could revive quickly returned to this venue.

Form: 309350

(5)

Escaping Thejungle³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: E D Delany| OR: 73| CD

5/2

3-time C&D winner, latest in 9-runner handicap 36 days ago when just holding on. Merits serious consideration off the same mark here.

Form: 941-701

(10)

Kilmood Susan^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 72| D

11/1

Winner at Cork in June. 8/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 224410

(7)

Sporting Hero^b⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| D

22/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good to soft, 100/1) 74 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 120870

(3)

Skillman Ave⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69| D

100/1

First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when sixteenth of 18 in handicap (66/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 512070

Forecasts

Escaping Thejungle (5/2), Aurora Nova (9/2), Mint Man (9/2), Nezeeh (6/1), Emerald Harmony (6/1), Kilmood Susan (11/1), Dontspoilasale (12/1), Beauty Queen (14/1), Sporting Hero (22/1), Skillman Ave (100/1)

AURORA NOVA wasn't at her best at Cork on Tuesday but her record here stands at 113 and she gets a tentative vote to revive quickly from what remains a workable mark. Escaping Thejungle rates a big threat though in her bid to bag a fourth C&D victory with Emerald Harmony and Mint Man also in the picture.