July 05 / 16.40 Bellewstown

16.40

Good

Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £12826.09
  • 0m 7f 195y
  • 9 runners
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Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 8

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 1lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
12-1 for his debut at Fairyhouse over 6f and was beaten roughly 8l having met some trouble in running; gave the impression a step up in trip would suit and may do better this time.
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1st

6

(6)

5th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:40 Bellewstown

The Road Is Long

9st 1lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

took keen hold, made all, pushed along under 2f out, ridden 1f out, faced challenge final 110yds, kept on well, always doing enough

3/1

8th

2

(5)

14th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

16:30 Fairyhouse

The Road Is Long

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Coulsty colt cost 39,000euros as a yearling; half-brother to 5f-1m winner Chimgan (inc 2yo/Bahrain; RPR 102); dam placed 5.7f turf/7f AW (74), sister to winners Lynn Britt Cabin (7f) and La La Land (8.6f 2yo AW); respected source, market watch advised.

8/1

20/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 9

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 1lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
18-1 when beaten 8l in a Down Royal maiden on debut a fortnight ago; would need sizeable progress in a short space of time.
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6

(7)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 70y

17:00 Limerick

Heishybrid

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: Noel Meade

Won a 7f Leopardstown maiden last summer but hasn't been at the same level since in handicaps; dropping mark a help but needs more.

14/1

7

(4)

17th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 40y

17:00 Navan

Heishybrid

8st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Noel Meade

Won a 7f Leopardstown maiden last summer but hasn't been as good since; however, might not have stayed 1m4f at Leopardstown on return and this trip can suit better.

14/1

7

(4)

17th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 40y

17:00 Navan

Heishybrid

8st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Noel Meade

Won a 7f Leopardstown maiden last summer but hasn't been as good since; however, might not have stayed 1m4f at Leopardstown on return and this trip can suit better.

14/1

OUR TIP

4/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 47

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shaped like he needed further when fourth on debut at Chantilly; was beaten a long way out when last of seven in a Tipperary maiden since; pedigree suggests further may suit and may do better.
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5th

4

(9)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Political Power

9st 10lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Charlie Clover

Got off the mark at Newmarket (1m, good) in June; showed the benefit of wind surgery when showing improved form when beaten a head by an unexposed sort at Newcastle (7f, AW) last month; looks sure to go close.

11/4

9

(5)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Political Power

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Clover

Infrequent winner but he is effective on Tapeta and has undergone wind surgery since his latest start; not ruled out.

10/1

9th

8

(7)

8th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:14 Newmarket (July)

Political Power

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Clover

Only one win (14 races) but that 1m handicap in June was at this track; ran respectably next time and rallied into a close fourth of five for slowly run race on latest; needs to find extra but his tongue-tie (worn two and three starts back) is restored and new trip now looks worth a go.

8/1

4th
5 (3)
Shocker

15/8

Form: 720

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 1lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Left debut behind when beaten a neck in a Tipperary maiden (7f, soft) in May but didn't beat a rival when 150-1 for the Chesham; ease in grade and first-time cheekpieces may help him bounce back and not ruled out, particularly if the rain arrives.
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9th

7

(1)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Leopardstown

Shocker

8st 8lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: E J O’Neill

prominent on inner

28/1

5th

6

(1)

19th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:55 Naas

Shocker

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: E J O’Neill

Went close in a couple of maidens either side of finishing last in the Chesham; beaten 17l on handicap debut last time in first-time blinkers (replaced by cheekpieces worn previously here) and he's the type to bounce back.

5/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cotai Glory colt; cost £65,000 as a yearling and £20,000 as a breeze-up purchase in April; dam well held 6f/7f 2yo in France, closely related to Group-placed 1m winner Cawdor out of Group-placed 1m2f winning half-sister to US 1m Grade 2 winner Projected; pedigree suggests he could be smart at 2; one to check in the market.
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15th

10

(21)

17th Oct 2024

Yielding

0m 6f 0y

13:50 Curragh

Talgo Abbess

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Kevin Prendergast

Encouraging fifth in a Bellewstown maiden on debut but didn't build on that when 10th (beaten 11l) in a Galway festival maiden on softer ground; gelded.

20/1

10th

1

(14)

2nd Aug 2024

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Galway

Talgo Abbess

9st 8lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Kevin Prendergast

Not unfancied for his Bellewstown debut; did not cross the road 1f out very well on that occasion and should have finished a little closer; will be more streetwise today but has a bad draw to contend with.

10/1

5th

1

(4)

5th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:40 Bellewstown

Talgo Abbess

9st 5lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Kevin Prendergast

midfield, keeping on when unbalanced 1f out, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders

9/1

Form:

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
11-1 for his debut but didn't show a lot having got behind early; first-time blinkers need to spark much more.
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14th

1

(11)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Midnight Stagger

10st 2lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Winner of a 7f nursery here in October 2024; not at his best in two turf runs last year; produced a good effort in a 1m claimer here last month on stable debut; another solid run over 1m4f last Friday despite meeting trouble in running.

7/1

6th

2

(17)

6th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Midnight Stagger

10st 1lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Winner of a 7f nursery here in October 2024; not at his best in two turf runs last year; produced a good effort in a 1m claimer here last month on stable debut; not sure to stay as far as this; new headgear combination.

14/1

5th

6

(11)

13th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Midnight Stagger

9st 6lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Winner of a 7f nursery here in October 2024; two summer turf runs for Mark Fahey were not the best; makes stable debut now but others more likely and bad draw.

33/1

Form: 8

Last run: 30 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only beat one home when 80-1 for his debut at the Curragh a month ago and would need to leave that effort a long way behind.
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11

(5)

1st Aug 2025

Soft

1m 0f 98y

19:40 Galway

Dance For Chester

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Stephen Thorne

Modest form in maidens last year but has won both starts in handicaps this year on testing ground at Naas (5f) and Gowran (7f); raised 5lb, moves up in trip and grade and may need softer conditions.

7/1

1st

1

(5)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

16:30 Gowran Park

Dance For Chester

9st 12lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Stephen Thorne

disputed lead, led narrowly and ridden 2f out, kept on, always doing enough

11/4

Form:

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
12th of 13 when 66-1 for his debut last month; looked green and may do better with that experience under his belt; yard get 2yo winners.
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12th

9

(6)

19th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:55 Naas

Dibayliss

8st 10lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Eoin Doyle

Shown nothing in two maidens so far; new yard and gelded since last seen.

100/1

8th

9

(5)

5th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:40 Bellewstown

Dibayliss

8st 13lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

towards rear

20/1

12th

3

(5)

16th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:15 Gowran Park

Dibayliss

9st 7lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

11,000gns yearling; ninth foal; half-brother to winners, including Chief Justice, a useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott who continued his career successfully over jumps in the US; dam a maiden, half-sister to a 5f Listed juvenile winner; stable in form.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Aclaim colt; dam French 6.7f 2yo-9.5f winner (including AW Listed; RPR 94), half-sister to winners Nina Cadela (Listed-placed 7.5f Flat and 2m1f-2m3f hurdle), Toni Blue (1m, Listed-placed at 1m4f) and Heart Angel (5f-1m2f including 2yo); yard 0-11 with 2yos last five years.
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8th

10

(7)

23rd Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 163y

19:15 Ballinrobe

Ainm Bentley

8st 12lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Kieran Purcell

Behind Academe and Whats New at Gowran last time after starting slowly (1m1f, good); that was his first run after being gelded and gives him a foundation to build on; blinkers replace the previously added cheekpieces.

12/1

7th

11

(8)

2nd Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 100y

17:30 Gowran Park

Ainm Bentley

9st 1lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Kieran Purcell

Last of 15 over 1m at this venue in her first handicap; safely held by third-placed Gold Dublooms; tongue-tie and cheekpieces now.

33/1

7th

11

(8)

2nd Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 100y

17:30 Gowran Park

Ainm Bentley

9st 1lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Kieran Purcell

Last of 15 over 1m at this venue in her first handicap; safely held by third-placed Gold Dublooms; tongue-tie and cheekpieces now.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta €10.30
Straight Forecast €11.24
Trifecta €58.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

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SPOTLIGHT:

The Road Is Long

POSTDATA:

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The Irish Sun:

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