18:38 Bellewstown

Wednesday 26 August 2026

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John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 4m 6.70s

1^st

Crypto Crash

510-4

20/1

T: D BuddsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 4 out, regained lead after 3 out, ridden 2 out, pressed before last, drifted right early run-in, kept on well closing stages op 16/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Lunar Landscape

610-8

9/2

T: Thomas CoyleJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Jumped slightly right 1st, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd before 2 out, pressed leader before last, kept on same pace run-in op 7/2

3^rd

1 ½

Surviving Murmansk

810-0

18/1

T: J BarcoeJ: Harry Sexton (7)

Held up, soon towards rear, slightly hampered after 3 out, soon progress, ridden into 5th 2 out, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in op 20/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

2 ½

Convincing

511-7

6/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Eoghan Finegan (5)

Rear of mid-division, ridden 3 out, under pressure in 6th 2 out, stayed on into 4th last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 11/2

5^th

Backinabit

710-5

6/1

T: D HoganJ: Daniel King

Tracked leaders, led after 2nd, headed halfway, disputed again 3 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra after 2 out, kept on one pace op 11/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

Codger's Rock

511-12

25/1

T: C CollinsJ: Danny Gilligan

Mid-division, progress and badly hampered after 3 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace from before last op 18/1

7^th

Tuckmill

1011-10

50/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Mr R M McParland (7)

Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, progress into 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, closer 2 out, no extra before last op 22/1

8^th

Chesterbaylad

510-8

11/2

T: Ms H P MarkhamJ: Josh Williamson (3)

Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon no impression op 13/2 tchd 5/1

9^th

1 ¼

Direct Approach

411-11

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, towards rear 3 out, no impression after op 10/1

10^th

1 ¾

Avandra

610-1

12/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Shane O'Callaghan (3)

Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out tchd 11/1

11^th

Dictionary Corner

511-0

50/1

T: E McCarthyJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out when slightly hampered

12^th

Masego

411-7

7/2f

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Led, headed after 2nd, 3rd halfway, led again 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra and weakened op 9/1

Also Ran

Garrick Painter

611-12

11/1

T: N C KellyJ: Simon Torrens

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slipped up on bend after 3 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1

Let It Settle

511-2

16/1

T: T R HughesJ: Phillip Enright

Held up towards rear, pulled up quickly 4 out op 12/1

Zarushio

610-11

66/1

T: Tom DreaperJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Slightly hampered and bad mistake 1st, towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, pulled up before next op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Turlough Abu²⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Paymelater¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: S Millar J: Reserve 2

Owl's Delight¹⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€23.20Pl:€6.40, €1.70, €6.50EX:€136.20Trifecta:€509.50Tricast:€1,735.74SF:€116.51

Forecasts

Masego (7/2), Lunar Landscape (9/2), Chesterbaylad (11/2), Convincing (6/1), Backinabit (6/1), Garrick Painter (11/1), Direct Approach (12/1), Avandra (12/1), Let It Settle (16/1), Surviving Murmansk (18/1), Crypto Crash (20/1), Paymelater (20/1), Codger's Rock (25/1), Tuckmill (50/1), Dictionary Corner (50/1), Turlough Abu (50/1), Zarushio (66/1), Owl's Delight (66/1)

LET IT SETTLE had an excuse at Cork last time and might be worth chancing having returned to the same mark as when second to a next-time-out scorer there in July. Last-time-out Cork scorer Chesterbaylad heads the many dangers along with Lunar Landscape and Convincing. Direct Approach is an unexposed handicap newcomer from a top stable, while Masego tackles his first handicap hurdle on the back of a good spell on the Flat.

LET IT SETTLE (IRE)
CHESTERBAYLAD (IRE)
LUNAR LANDSCAPE

Previous Winners

2025

Dontgowithjoe

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 4

J: Tiernan Power Roche | T: P J Rothwell

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00