15:51 Bellewstown

Wednesday 26 August 2026

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Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 4m 50.00s

Jackson Lamb^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzsimons⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118| CD

6/1

Won C&D maiden hurdle and novice at Kelso last season. Hasn't cut much ice in 4 maiden chases and reverts to hurdling dropped into claiming company.

Form: 10-P752

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Rich Belief^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 113| BF| D

8/1

Won a claiming hurdle at Wexford in May but again looked less than straightforward when 5¼ lengths third of 8 to Oh So Charming in similar event at Sligo (2¼m, good) just under 3 weeks ago.

Form: 987/133

Allo Al Khawaneej^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108

14/1

Kilbeggan maiden winner in 2025 who has been a bit hit and miss since but took a step back in the right direction when 2 lengths fourth of 15 in handicap at Ballinrobe in May. Tailed off in reapplied cheekpieces at Galway last month though and heads back up in trip.

Form: 4387-40

Bryson^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: W R Crawford| OR: 96

20/1

Bits and pieces of promise in handicaps but ran a concerning race when tailed off in claiming hurdle at Sligo (2¼m, good) just under 3 weeks ago (found to have bled). Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: B6-U267

Rocky's Howya^t,v²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 116| D

5/1

Trailblazer who has been resurgent equipped with headgear, continuing his winning sequence in claiming hurdles with an 8-length success at Roscommon early last month. Easy to put a line through his latest handicap effort and fancied to make his mark back in a claimer.

Form: 1P-1010

Eastern Wind^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 102| C

9/1

Won at Tipperary last spring and rather in-and-out under both codes since, turning in best effort of the season returned to the Flat when second of 14 at Sligo (13.3f, good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Chance if translating that back to hurdles.

Form: 14090-9

Movie King^p,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 82| D

250/1

Hit-and-miss performer over hurdles/fences. Never a danger on first outing since leaving A. J. Martin after 11 months off at Kilbeggan last month and can only be watched at present. Tongue tie reapplied.

Form: 463/38-0

Mephisto^v¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 108| D

11/2

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles last August but has lost his way of late, including back over fences last time. Needs this drop to claiming company to spark a revival.

Form: P-47006

Howdoyalikeherhome^b,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

11/2

Continues to operate some way below his best but was unsuited by the drop in trip when 6¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Oh So Charming in claiming hurdle at Sligo (2¼m, good) recently. One to consider back up in distance.

Form: P-48F04

Long Gone^b1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: N C Kelly| OR: 108| CD

12/1

Has shown little in 4 starts for current yard, latest in a first-time visor. Back up in trip and expected to fare better returned to claiming company (sports first-time blinkers here).

Form: 41P-6P0

Malbas^b1³³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 97| C

40/1

No impact over hurdles/fences last 6 starts. Dropped into claiming company and first-time blinkers are applied.

Form: 898-090

Oh So Charming^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 98| D

4/1

Got the good gallop he requires and ended a long losing run returned to a claimer in 8-runner event at Sligo (2¼m, good) earlier in the month. Worth considering again.

Form: 4-52501

Beacon Bypass⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 84

150/1

Well held in 4 quick-fire runs in May and it was a similar story on return/handicap debut at Sligo last week (wore first-time cheekpieces/tongue tie).

Form: 6-0908P

Non-Runners

Tassarolo¹¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Oh So Charming (4/1), Rocky's Howya (5/1), Howdoyalikeherhome (11/2), Mephisto (11/2), Jackson Lamb (6/1), Tassarolo (15/2), Rich Belief (8/1), Eastern Wind (9/1), Long Gone (12/1), Allo Al Khawaneej (14/1), Bryson (20/1), Malbas (40/1), Beacon Bypass (150/1), Movie King (250/1)

ROCKY'S HOWYA has been prolific in claiming hurdles this season and Declan Queally's veteran can add another to his collection at the expense of Oh So Charming, who ended a long losing run returned to a claimer at Sligo earlier in the month. Howdoyalikeherhome was fourth in that race, and he can edge out Eastern Wind for third.