17:48 Bellewstown

Saturday 4 July 2026

All17:1517:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:18

Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 4m 5.80s

1^st

Hopeful Hero

511-4

11/2

T: T HoganJ: Alan O'Sullivan (5)

Mid-division, headway into 3rd travelling well 2 out, led before last, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, easily op 5/1 tchd 13/2

2^nd

Whats New

411-8

12/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Cian Quirke

Prominent, ridden in 4th 2 out, 3rd and no impression on winner at last, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 11/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Kasper Hauser

411-0

5/2f

T: Kevin ColemanJ: Calum Hogan (5)

Led, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed before last, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra op 7/2

4^th

Laxxio

511-12

9/2

T: A MullinsJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2 out, 4th and no impression on leaders at last, no extra op 4/1 tchd 5/1

5^th

Highland Realm

511-4

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, 6th at last, no extra tchd 8/1

6^th

3 ¾

Wackestone

411-0

11/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th and slight mistake again 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression op 4/1

7^th

4 ½

Loyal Touch

611-12

40/1

T: D HoganJ: Phillip Enright

In rear, pushed along after 3 out, moderate 9th 2 out, kept on one pace

8^th

The Flying Rambler

411-0

66/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Slowly away, in rear and off pace early, some progress 4 out, ridden in moderate 8th 2 out, no impression op 80/1

9^th

3 ¾

Allroadsleadtorome

511-4

125/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Shane Fitzsimons (7)

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 100/1 tchd 150/1

10^th

6 ½

Press The Button

611-12

3/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd 2 out, soon no impression, dropped to 8th at last, weakened op 10/3 tchd 11/4

11^th

Double Order

510-11

200/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: P J O'Hanlon

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened op 150/1

12^th

Matcho D'agrostis

411-0

150/1

T: P NolanJ: Mr E P Cloke (7)

Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, weakened op 125/1

13^th

9 ½

Paymelater

711-4

66/1

T: S MillarJ: Ricky Doyle

Always behind, never a factor

14^th

2 ¼

Getaway Tobin

510-11

80/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Always towards rear, mistake 4th, never a factor op 66/1

15^th

Million Dollar Man

511-4

200/1

T: Thomas CorishJ: Ben Harvey

Rear of mid-division, weakened from 4 out, tailed off op 150/1 tchd 250/1

Also Ran

Pepper Noir

511-5

125/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alyse Clarke (7)

In rear, bad mistake 1st, bad mistake again at 2nd and unseated rider

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Non-Runners

G N Jefferson⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Willows Word

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: P Rooney J: Reserve 2

Sunny Dude³⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Buckley J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.50Pl:€1.90, €3.20, €1.40EX:€77.50Trifecta:€540.90SF:€73.16

Forecasts

Kasper Hauser (5/2), Press The Button (3/1), Laxxio (9/2), Hopeful Hero (11/2), Wackestone (11/2), Highland Realm (9/1), Whats New (12/1), G N Jefferson (33/1), Loyal Touch (40/1), Willows Word (50/1), The Flying Rambler (66/1), Paymelater (66/1), Getaway Tobin (80/1), Sunny Dude (100/1), Allroadsleadtorome (125/1), Pepper Noir (125/1), Matcho D'agrostis (150/1), Double Order (200/1), Million Dollar Man (200/1)

PRESS THE BUTTON made a promising start over hurdles at Ballinrobe and can land this maiden hurdle with improvement on the way. Highland Realm should make his mark in this sphere for Willie Mullins, while Wackestone and Hopeful Hero are both in the mix also.

PRESS THE BUTTON (IRE)
HIGHLAND REALM (IRE)
WACKESTONE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Avondale

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 5

J: Sean Flanagan | T: B Connell

3/1

Prize Money

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