18:07 Bellewstown

Friday 3 July 2026

All17:0017:3518:0718:3719:1019:4420:17

Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 39.23s

1^st

(1)

Bay Of Dreams

49-5

5/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Ben Coen

Broke well, soon tracked leaders on inner and 3rd halfway, 4th 3f out, pushed along and headway between horses 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well op 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(2)

Bucaneer's Spirit

59-10

9/2f

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Gary Carroll

Prominent, disputed after 1 1/2f, led narrowly halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 5/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(4)

Zipster

510-0

15/2

T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along in 7th over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd close home op 13/2

4^th

(6)

Glamazon

38-13

6/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along in 5th 3f out, ridden in 4th and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 7/1

5^th

(9)

Comfort Line

99-7

12/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Gabriella Hill (7)

Prominent, disputed after 1 1/2f, headed narrowly halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

1 ¼

(14)

Gotta Catch'em All

69-8

10/1

T: H RogersJ: Siobhan Rutledge

Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd 3f out, ridden and close up 2f out, 4th and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 9/1

7^th

(12)

Rockbury Lad

79-0

28/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Jamie Powell

Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, 7th and no impression 1f out, keeping on when not clear run final 100 yards, eased closing stages op 14/1

8^th

(13)

Kitty Bear

49-13

12/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Orla Tynan (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden on outer 2f out, no impression op 10/1

9^th

4 ½

(7)

Free Solo

99-8

14/1

T: P J F MurphyJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no extra op 22/1

10^th

1 ¾

(15)

Darkdeserthighway

89-10

14/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Colin Keane

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along over 2f out, no extra op 12/1

11^th

2 ¼

(11)

Lahore Da King

410-3

16/1

T: A MullinsJ: Yudish Geerdharry (7)

Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened op 14/1 tchd 12/1

12^th

4 ¼

(5)

Imnotleavinyou

38-11

5/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Declan McDonogh

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression 3f out, weakened op 9/2

13^th

(10)

Tariff

38-7

80/1

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Nathan Crosse

Awkward from stalls, always towards rear and never a factor, ran freely and dropped to rear halfway, soon weakened, eased over 1f out

14^th

4 ¾

(8)

Variance

49-3

50/1

T: C W J FarrellJ: Rory Cleary

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 5th halfway, soon pushed along and weakened, eased over 1f out

Also Ran

(3)

Smaoineamh Sile

88-7

28/1

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Leigh Roche

Reared when stalls opened and dislodged rider op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€2.10, €1.80, €2.80EX:€18.70Trifecta:€92.10Tricast:€155.72SF:€29.63

Forecasts

Bucaneer's Spirit (9/2), Bay Of Dreams (5/1), Imnotleavinyou (5/1), Glamazon (6/1), Zipster (15/2), Gotta Catch'em All (10/1), Comfort Line (12/1), Kitty Bear (12/1), Free Solo (14/1), Darkdeserthighway (14/1), Lahore Da King (16/1), Rockbury Lad (28/1), Smaoineamh Sile (28/1), Variance (50/1), Tariff (80/1)

A host in with chances but an enterprising ride almost paid dividends for BAY OF DREAMS when third at Leopardstown last month so Ciaran Murphy's 4-y-o gets the nod to go a couple of places better. His main threat may emerge from veteran Comfort Line, who was in top form back in the spring and has been freshened up since. Zipster and Kitty Bear are another couple worth mentioning, too.

BAY OF DREAMS (IRE)
COMFORT LINE (IRE)
ZIPSTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Daonethatgotaway

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 5

J: Keithen Kennedy | T: M Fahey

7/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00