August 26 / 19.25 Bellewstown

19.25

Yielding

Gibneys Gormanston Fillies & Mares Maiden

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 1m 4f 97y
  • 10 runners
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Gibneys Gormanston Fillies & Mares Maiden

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 087

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
An improved effort when beaten 8l by a subsequent Listed winner at Limerick last time; needs to find a fair bit more still.
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6th

14

(16)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 3f 175y

17:25 Gowran Park

Alexa Next

8st 11lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Martin Hassett

One of two for yard; handicap debutante has shown enough in maidens to suggest she can win a race; opening mark looks fair, handles soft ground and she could go well.

14/1

2

(3)

9th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

19:35 Galway

Alexa Next

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Martin Hassett

Fair level of form in maidens, notably last month over this trip at Bellewstown when never nearer fourth; good bit more needed to win a maiden, more likely type for handicaps.

25/1

4th

3

(5)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 97y

19:25 Bellewstown

Alexa Next

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Martin Hassett

An improved effort when beaten 8l by a subsequent Listed winner at Limerick last time; needs to find a fair bit more still.

25/1

12/1

Form: 334-63

Last run: 53 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles at Sligo last month; several fine Flat efforts including twice over C&D; needs to find some improvement but shouldn't be far away.
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7th

6

(9)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

19:50 Roscommon

Radar Ahead

9st 6lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Consistent 5yo has won over hurdles; still a maiden on the Flat, but comes here in good form; third in big field at Navan and over C&D a week ago; up in grade here.

15/2

3rd

2

(14)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 46y

19:53 Roscommon

Radar Ahead

10st 2lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Reeled in close to home when a 0.5l third of 20 at Navan last time (1m5f, gd-yld); raised 3lb for that but should be thereabouts again dropped slightly in trip.

9/2

3rd

9

(7)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Radar Ahead

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: T G McCourt

Hurdles winner on good ground; 0-10 on Flat; ran poorly on seasonal debut at Bellewstown; stable appears to have a better chance with Celtic Druid.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner won a 3m handicap hurdle at Punchestown in June; will surely find this trip too sharp.
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5th

7

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

14:10 Hereford

Ballerina Boxer

11st 1lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

3m Punchestown handicap hurdle winner off a similar mark in June but below that level since; little encouragement in two starts for new yard, pulling up on soft ground then well beaten (46l) at Stratford; has plenty to prove on current evidence.

50/1

9th

4

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:57 Stratford

Ballerina Boxer

11st 6lb

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse

T: Nikki Evans

Beat a big field at Punchestown (3m, good to yielding) last June but mostly well held afterwards and was sold for £1,200 in November; soft ground may well have been against her when pulled up at 125-1 on stable debut in January, but others have more pressing claims.

25/1

9

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

16:30 Limerick

Ballerina Boxer

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: William Harvey

Won at Punchestown in June (3m, gd-yld) off 5lb lower; well beaten off revised mark thrice since (and twice on the Flat); handicapper may be in charge for now.

16/1

Form: 4

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Was slowly away but came home to decent effect in a 1m1f maiden at the Curragh on debut; there should be enough stamina in her pedigree for this trip and with improvement to come can be more involved.
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1st

1

(4)

19th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 30y

19:42 Cork

Carmels Phoenix

10st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

Two promising efforts last year in maidens at the Curragh and Bellewstown and posted a much higher RPR on seasonal return when under 9l off winner in Listed Noblesse Stakes over C&D last month (soft-to-heavy); interesting to see if she can run to her 86 rating here back in maiden company.

13/2

5th

2

(8)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Carmels Phoenix

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

The best of two maiden runs last year when beaten 1.75l at Bellewstown over this trip; however, this looks an ambitious starting point for this term.

33/1

11/4

Form: 4

Last run: 53 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-bred filly ran well enough on debut over C&D early last month, finishing just behind Radar Ahead; should have benefited from that run and looks a big player.
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4th

14

(16)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Gifted

8st 11lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

One of three for yard; unraced last year; off the mark at the fourth attempt in a Killarney maiden on latest (1m3f, soft) in first-time cheekpieces (retained); that form doesn't look overly strong so another big step forward is required in this higher grade.

18/1

4th

14

(16)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Gifted

8st 11lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

One of three for yard; unraced last year; off the mark at the fourth attempt in a Killarney maiden on latest (1m3f, soft) in first-time cheekpieces (retained); that form doesn't look overly strong so another big step forward is required in this higher grade.

18/1

5

(6)

9th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

19:35 Galway

Gifted

9st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Half-sister to 1m4f Listed winner Espionage; dam 1m4f Group 2 winner, is half-sister to Leger winner Simple Verse; both runs have been in 1m4f Bellewstown maidens (good), running a bit in snatches when fair fourth on debut then disappointingly faded quickly last month; softer ground here and may yet improve.

9/2

Form: 66

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Solid C&D effort on debut behind some of these rivals but a lesser effort at Killarney since on soft ground; could improve on that once the ground doesn't deteriorate.
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6

(3)

21st Oct 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

15:52 Curragh

Likewhatyousee

9st 3lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: C W J Farrell

Handled soft ground when chasing home an odds-on chance over a little further than this at Bellewstown on her fourth start; seems to be improving but would get weight from three of these rivals in a handicap.

5/1

2nd

12

(12)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 110y

17:08 Bellewstown

Likewhatyousee

9st 3lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: C W J Farrell

Not disgraced in a trio of maidens at about 1m4f, beaten 5l here last time when never nearer than at the finish; each-way claims.

13/2

6

(7)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 97y

19:25 Bellewstown

Likewhatyousee

9st 3lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: C W J Farrell

Solid C&D effort on debut behind some of these rivals but a lesser effort at Killarney since on soft ground; could improve on that once the ground doesn't deteriorate.

10/1

Form: 00

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way in two maidens and can't be fancied.
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14th

14

(12)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 3f 190y

17:35 Limerick

Rapid Sequence

9st 1lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Jarlath P Fahey

Modest efforts in maidens at 7f-12.5f for former yard last season; best watched on stable and handicap debut after a 242 day break unless the market speaks.

18/1

7

(8)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 97y

19:25 Bellewstown

Rapid Sequence

9st 3lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Beaten a long way in two maidens and can't be fancied.

200/1

9

(10)

14th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 90y

19:52 Cork

Rapid Sequence

9st 3lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Finished last when 150-1 for her debut in a Galway Festival maiden and hard to fancy.

200/1

Form: 8 BF

Last run: 128 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in a Bath maiden over a mile for former yard; best watched on Irish debut.
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8th

3

(5)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

20:20 Roscommon

Sayidah New Bay

10st 0lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: John S O’Donoghue

Nice pedigree and beaten less than a length on handicap debut at Killarney in October (1m3f, soft); has kept on over shorter trips last twice and now steps back up in trip.

8/1

7th

4

(8)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

19:22 Ballinrobe

Sayidah New Bay

10st 1lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Maiden placed a couple of times last autumn over longer trips on soft; encouraging recent seasonal return over an inadequate 1m at Limerick should have her ready for this.

14/1

5th

12

(8)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 50y

15:50 Limerick

Sayidah New Bay

9st 5lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: John S O’Donoghue

Filled the third spot in final two starts last year at Killarney (1m3f, soft) and Musselburgh (1m5f, soft); prominent before weakening into a 19.5l tenth of 13 on seasonal return; could improve.

9/1

Form: 3

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran green but made some ground from the rear on debut at Killarney over a similar trip to this last month; the runner-up has since won and this filly should have improved since too so looks a big player.
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3rd

2

(10)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Stellar Quality

10st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Bellewstown maiden winner on second start last August (12.5f, good); modest effort on seasonal return in six-runner Killarney race; the form of that Bellewstown race has worked out and she could go well on handicap debut; preferred by Foley.

11/1

5th

5

(2)

12th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 44y

20:10 Killarney

Stellar Quality

9st 7lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Third here on her debut last summer and then won over 1m4f at Bellewstown; well bred, in top hands and retains plenty of potential.

13/2

9

(9)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 97y

19:25 Bellewstown

Stellar Quality

9st 3lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Ran green but made some ground from the rear on debut at Killarney over a similar trip to this last month; the runner-up has since won and this filly should have improved since too so looks a big player.

9/4

Form: -22232 BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Has been consistent in defeat in five maidens up to this trip this season; latest effort over 1m2.5f at Cork when narrowly denied but wandered under pressure; rated 84 so sets the standard.
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1st

9

(9)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 195y

14:05 Bellewstown

Tswalu

9st 3lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Placed in seven of her eight races but remains a maiden and becoming very expensive to follow, having been one of the favourites on the last six occasions; ability is respected but drop in trip not sure to suit and can be found wanting under pressure.

5/2

2nd

10

(9)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 130y

15:27 Clonmel

Tswalu

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Consistent filly with six placed finishes to her name from seven starts but has been a beaten favourite on six occasions; her rating of 83 sets the standard but she has a tendency to fade late on and is proving expensive to follow.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta €37.40
Straight Forecast €36.70
Trifecta €89.50

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Tswalu

SPOTLIGHT:

Stellar Quality

TOPSPEED:

Tswalu

POSTDATA:

Tswalu

The Irish Sun:

Stellar Quality