April 01 / 16.15 Bellewstown

16.15

Soft To Heavy

awardsandgifts.ie Handicap

  • Prize money: £5482.3
  • 1m 6f 70y
  • 19 runners
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awardsandgifts.ie Handicap

Runners: 19 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Abandoned

Form: /0945- D

Last run: 220 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Versatile sort has 11 wins under all rules, including three on the Flat at around this trip and over hurdles and fences last autumn; absent since October and ideally wants better ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

7

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

16:53 Bellewstown

Dollar Value

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Prolific winner under both codes, last two hurdle wins were in claimers at Roscommon and Sligo last summer; fourth to Ahead Of The Posse when attempting repeat Roscommon win on latest but enjoys a big turn around in the weights with that rival here so has to be considered a major player.

11/4

4th

6

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 125y

16:30 Roscommon

Dollar Value

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Comfortable winner of this race 12 months ago (on good ground) and ran okay in a handicap 22 days ago when returning from a lengthy break; likely to go well.

4/1

Form: 24-426

Last run: 58 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
5,000gns buy from David Simcock's yard for whom his sole win came over 1m on heavy; has form over 1m4f but not this year and certainly not on ground as testing as this; tongue tie tried on yard debut.
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9th

4

(1)

2nd Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 130y

18:45 Gowran Park

Deep Sigh

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

never better than midfield

10/1

9th

4

(1)

2nd Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 130y

18:45 Gowran Park

Deep Sigh

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

never better than midfield

10/1

13th

14

17th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:02 Down Royal

Deep Sigh

10st 13lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

raced in second

20/1

Abandoned

Form: /8187- C

Last run: 231 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Won here last summer over 1m4f on soft ground, his sole success so far; all the better for a recent spin over hurdles and cheekpieces now tried.
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3rd

11

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

17:45 Market Rasen

Rock On Pedro

10st 8lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

Ex-Irish 7yo who won Worcester maiden (2m, good) on stable debut in July and was respectable third of six from out of the weights in Perth handicap (2m, good) last month; effectively 4lb lower from correct mark here and promising conditional Lewis Sanuders claims a useful 7lb; could have a say.

12/1

6

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 2

18:07 Perth

Rock On Pedro

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Ordinary Flat winner in Ireland and was 0-21 there over jumps (including 12 defeats over fences); came good on yard debut in a maiden at Worcester (in none of the aids he sported for former connections) and could build on that; 3lb wrong at the weights.

3/1

1st

3

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Rock On Pedro

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

1-35 under all codes when based in Ireland, the win gained on the Flat in 2022; placed in a low-grade handicap chase this spring and the pick of his 2023 hurdling form gives him a good chance on these terms; interesting to see what Olly Murphy can do with him.

6/1

Abandoned

Form: 08-563

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Decent third over C&D in 2021 and later won at Roscommon; winning hurdles form on soft ground and trainer/rider combination have begun the season well.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

12th Aug 2023

Good

2m 3f 0y

19:55 Kilbeggan

Too Bright

11st 5lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Noel Meade

Won C&D beginners' before decent 3rd in handicap here; however, has questions to answer after a poor Tipperary run and yard has gone a bit quiet.

9/1

5th

4

4th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 114y

16:05 Tipperary

Too Bright

11st 9lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Noel Meade

Had become a frustrating operator prior to Kilbeggan beginners win, and backed it up with another decent third at same 15-days ago, although his jumping was a bit suspect at times in the latter; his rating alone, allied with his rider's valuable 5lb claim, suggests big things here, and it will be no surprise if he lands the top step of the podium.

3/1

Abandoned

Form: 92/06-

Last run: 283 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced in Britain, best effort 1m2f Bath maiden second for Roger Varian (soft); below best in two Kempton AW runs last summer for Marco Botti and bought for 6,000gns at Tattersalls July Sales; upped in trip on yard debut.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

9

(4)

10th May 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 6f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Mojazaffah

9st 5lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Shane Crawley

raced in second

20/1

7th

5

(3)

6th Apr 2023

Heavy

1m 6f 70y

16:15 Bellewstown

Mojazaffah

9st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Shane Crawley

Lightly raced in Britain, best effort a 1m2f Bath maiden second for Roger Varian (soft); below best in two Kempton AW runs last summer for Marco Botti and bought for 6,000gns at Tattersalls July Sales; upped in trip on yard debut.

12/1

Abandoned

Form: 8/97-8

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Dundalk form since joining yard has been disappointing, hood tried last time; big step up in trip here and hard to fancy.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

14

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

The Riastrad

10st 4lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Donal Kinsella

Maiden under all codes didn't run badly over hurdles at Wexford last week but needs to improve from that.

25/1

11th

14

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

The Riastrad

10st 4lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Donal Kinsella

Maiden under all codes didn't run badly over hurdles at Wexford last week but needs to improve from that.

25/1

7th

9

18th May 2024

Soft

2m 1f 55y

14:50 Wexford

The Riastrad

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Donal Kinsella

Modest Flat maiden was beaten 21l on handicap debut at Downpatrick last time; can improve for that first run off a break and be involved.

12/1

Form: 26104-

Last run: 157 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Roscommon maiden winner last summer (1m4f) got off the mark over timber on soft at Punchestown in January, left with too much to do in Thurles ladies handicap since on better ground; trip/ground to suit and shortlisted.
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1st

4

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 2

15:00 Warwick

Theonewedreamof

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Ex-Irish mare who has been a bit up and down for Dan Skelton but did run well at Leicecster last time (2m4f, good to soft) given one notable mistake that she made; won't mind returning to further and off this mark she's entitled to have a major say.

6/4

3rd

3

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

16:00 Leicester

Theonewedreamof

11st 11lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

First three runs this season were solid, notably a win at Exeter (3m, good) in November followed by a close second over 2m4f at Cheltenham; disappointed at Hereford a week later, though, and pulled up on return from a two-month break 16 days ago, so now has something to prove; however, a bounce-back would not surprise.

5/1

5

18th Feb 2026

2m 4f 11y

Class 3

15:05 Ludlow

Theonewedreamof

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Won at Exeter (3m, good) in November on second stable start before close second of 15 to Party Vibes at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) in December; her run at Hereford seven days later may have come too soon (3m1f, soft; ground shouldn't have been an issue); remains of interest for top yard.

9/2

Abandoned

Form: 00/50-

Last run: 211 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Needs a trip over hurdles and handles soft ground; absent since November so may just need this.
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12

28th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 110y

17:18 Bellewstown

Yenillik

11st 5lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: H Rogers

Sole win came over 3m two years ago; off for over a year and well beaten last time at Wexford; tongue-tie tried here.

20/1

11th

7

25th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:35 Wexford

Yenillik

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: H Rogers

not fluent 11th

12/1

5th

13

12th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 180y

19:20 Kilbeggan

Yenillik

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: H Rogers

Is 1-10 over hurdles but hasn't run in this sphere for over a year; Flat maiden was beaten a long way in that sphere last time and others preferred.

28/1

Abandoned

Form: 92924-

Last run: 152 days

W: 9st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Now a 16-race maiden although some good runs last autumn, including here and when chasing home an easy winner over this trip at Navan on heavy; lacks a recent run but conditions to suit and could go well.
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10th

9

(7)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:10 Bellewstown

Bolero

8st 12lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: H Rogers

Longstanding maiden has run well at this track but her form went downhill last autumn and others are preferred on return.

25/1

Abandoned

Form: 52550-

Last run: 164 days

W: 9st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Regular here, winning over hurdles and several near misses on the Flat; ran well on seasonal return here over a year ago and seems to go on most types of ground; respected.
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16th

15

(8)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 3f 180y

16:35 Galway

Loudest Whisper

8st 12lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: E D Delany

Versatile mare, hard to win with but often placed; better record over hurdles than on Flat. 33-1 when down the field at Navan 12 days ago on first run after a break; placed over 1m6f at Bellewstown in April.

16/1

16th

15

(8)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 3f 180y

16:35 Galway

Loudest Whisper

8st 12lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: E D Delany

Versatile mare, hard to win with but often placed; better record over hurdles than on Flat. 33-1 when down the field at Navan 12 days ago on first run after a break; placed over 1m6f at Bellewstown in April.

16/1

16th

17

(23)

18th Oct 2023

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

16:30 Navan

Loudest Whisper

9st 0lb

J: Kyle Faulkner

T: E D Delany

towards rear

40/1

Abandoned

Form: /0/00/

Last run: 534 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Yet to trouble the judge on Flat and over hurdles, struggling off opening Flat mark in 2021; hurdles form since nothing much and hard to fancy on return from 11 months absence.
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21

4th Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 180y

16:50 Naas

Ferrum

10st 13lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: G A Kingston

Modest maiden made the frame over this trip at Fairyhouse in November and over 2m4f at same venue in February; well held since; blinkers replace cheekpieces.

25/1

21

4th Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 180y

16:50 Naas

Ferrum

10st 13lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: G A Kingston

Modest maiden made the frame over this trip at Fairyhouse in November and over 2m4f at same venue in February; well held since; blinkers replace cheekpieces.

25/1

8th

15

17th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:17 Down Royal

Ferrum

10st 13lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: G A Kingston

towards rear

10/1

Abandoned

Form: 0525-6

Last run: 45 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler; quite lightly raced on the Flat, just okay effort at Dundalk last time, better judged on Navan second over this trip last summer, albeit on better ground.
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1

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:52 Downpatrick

Benz

12st 0lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: R K Watson

Weak Tramore maiden hurdle winner in 2022 (2m, good); some reasonable efforts following that, particularly a nose second behind the decent Meetingofthewaters at Cork later that year (2m4f, yielding to soft); generally poor form since then but some of his best recent runs have been here, 6l fourth of 13 over C&D last time (behind Georgia Celena); others preferred.

12/1

3

15th Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 185y

15:48 Downpatrick

Benz

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: R K Watson

Lost his form last summer and fell on return at Down Royal; others make more appeal.

22/1

Form: 0-7520

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Largely campaigned on Dundalk AW, best run when close second in February, well below that form latest; remains unproven on this sort of ground.
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10th

9

(3)

8th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 5f 26y

Class 6

17:10 Ayr

Lex Maxima

8st 12lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: John C McConnell

Irish raider; yet to win in 11 attempts but good second on the AW two runs ago in February (1m4f); poor effort last time; yard has a good record here and a possible.

4/1

16

(7)

30th Apr 2023

Yielding

1m 5f 29y

16:25 Sligo

Lex Maxima

9st 0lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: John C McConnell

Second reserve; mostly campaigned on Dundalk AW, notably narrowly beaten over 1m4f in February; last month's effort in similar contest nowhere near as good.

Abandoned

Form: 9/400-

Last run: 177 days

W: 8st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Glimpses of ability over hurdles last year and last month's comeback run was encouraging; nothing as yet on the Flat and 7lb out of handicap here.
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4

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 0y

13:58 Listowel

Duke Otto

11st 10lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Patrick J Flynn

Got third hurdles win at Wexford in March off 104 (2m, good to yielding); some reasonable runs since then on the Flat and over hurdles; didn't jump fluently at Down Royal but still managed a 5l eighth (2m1f, good to firm); has won on soft and heavy, so ground of no concern.

10/1

4

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 87y

17:53 Down Royal

Duke Otto

11st 9lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Patrick J Flynn

Three-time winner over hurdles with the most recent of those coming at Wexford in March (2m, good to yielding) off 104; not too many noteworthy efforts since then, both on Flat and over hurdles, but not bad at the same time; others preferred

15/1

3rd

10

(7)

16th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

20:10 Tramore

Duke Otto

8st 12lb

J: Alan Persse

T: Patrick J Flynn

Three-time hurdles winner (including here); recent Flat efforts leave him with plenty to find, first-time cheekpieces may help.

16/1

Form: 835-99 C

Last run: 45 days

W: 8st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Winner here over 1m4f and good second over C&D over a year ago; recent form well below best however and ground plenty testing for him.
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11th

14

(6)

2nd Oct 2024

Soft

1m 4f 61y

17:30 Bellewstown

Tenth Amendment

8st 7lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Keith Henry Clarke

midfield

100/1

14th

23

(23)

29th Aug 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:35 Navan

Tenth Amendment

8st 12lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Keith Henry Clarke

Jut 1-64 under all rules; out of his depth last time but not a bad effort here previously; others preferred.

33/1

6th

6

(3)

10th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

18:00 Fairyhouse

Tenth Amendment

9st 1lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Keith Henry Clarke

Has won only once from 50 starts on the Flat, that success gained at Bellewstown six seasons ago; out of form at Dundalk last winter and unplaced at Navan in May; not favoured by the race conditions

100/1

Abandoned

Form: 74-765

Last run: 71 days

W: 8st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden has shown nothing on turf, mildly encouraging polytrack form over the winter and improved effort over hurdles recently on heavy; 2lb wrong here but handles these conditions so could improve.
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13th

13

(4)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Carslake

8st 10lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: Aengus King

34-race maiden and modest performer under all codes; first start for yard and 5lb wrong.

20/1

Form: 5181-6

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
First reserve; won a couple of sellers for Karl Burke last year, didn't count in Dundalk claimer recently; probably plenty high enough in the handicap at the moment.
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15th

2

(8)

6th Apr 2023

Heavy

1m 6f 70y

16:15 Bellewstown

Kanzino

10st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Won a couple of sellers for Karl Burke last year but didn't count in Dundalk claimer recently; probably plenty high enough in the handicap at the moment.

25/1

6th

1

(10)

16th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Kanzino

10st 2lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

midfield

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 600-98

Last run: 64 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Second reserve; hasn't won since his debut in France in 2018; struggled at Dundalk over the winter and 9lb out of handicap here.
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14th

13

(4)

6th Apr 2023

Heavy

1m 6f 70y

16:15 Bellewstown

Double Kodiac

8st 12lb

J: Mark Enright

T: Noel C Kelly

Hasn't won since his debut in France in 2018; struggled at Dundalk over the winter and is 9lb out of the handicap here.

100/1

8th

10

(4)

27th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:30 Dundalk (AW)

Double Kodiac

9st 6lb

J: Mark Enright

T: Noel C Kelly

Hasn't won since his debut in France in 2018; struggling in handicaps this winter and huge ask on these terms.

33/1

Abandoned

Form: 645-00

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Third reserve; steadily regressive maiden in recent years, soundly beaten in heavy ground at Navan on Wednesday.
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9th

4

(11)

19th Apr 2023

Soft

1m 5f 160y

19:15 Gowran Park

Siofra

9st 4lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Andrew Slattery

15-race maiden, placed once on AW; made no impact in outings at Dundalk and Navan last month.

25/1

12th

9

(6)

29th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 0y

15:25 Navan

Siofra

9st 1lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

14-race maiden; placed once on AW but did not show much at Dundalk recently on her fist run for this stable; not certain to be suited by soft ground.

20/1

Verdict

A good fourth over this trip on testing ground at the Curragh last autumn, THEONEWEDREAMOF has been in good form over hurdles of late and gets the vote. Noel Meade’s team are in fine order and a big run from Too Bright wouldn’t surprise, while others to consider include Rock On Pedro and course specialist Loudest Whisper. Carslake could go well at a price. [Alan Hewison]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Theonewedreamof

RP Ratings (IRE):

Too Bright

POSTDATA:

Theonewedreamof

The Irish Sun:

Theonewedreamof