April 12 / 17.00 Bellewstown

17.00

Good

Pat And Eddie Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 1f 40y
  • 7 runners
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Pat And Eddie Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 6-23

Last run: 62 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promise in all three previous starts, including on first run for this stable at Navan; unraced on good ground so conditions are an unknown; obvious chance if he handles the ground and his pedigree offers hope that he will.
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16th

11

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:00 Cork

Coyote Spirit

11st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper winner showed improved form to run away with a 2m Navan maiden hurdle last time on heavy; raised 7lb and this is tougher but is going the right way.

12/1

1st

4

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Navan

Coyote Spirit

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

One of six for yard; bumper winner on good ground; fourth in a couple of maiden hurdles including one over C&D; solid effort off 116 in novice handicap at Leopardstown (20.5f, gd-yld) on penultimate but struggled in a Fairyhouse novice latest (2m4f, soft); seems best on better ground than this.

3/1

4th

1

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

12:58 Fairyhouse

Coyote Spirit

11st 11lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper winner; twice fourth in big-field maiden hurdles at Navan, one of them at this trip; handicap rating seems a fair reflection of his ability judged on 4l third at Leopardstown.

5/2

OUR TIP

20/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promise in two starts in point-to-points on yielding to soft and good to yielding; cost 240,000euros as a 3yo; half-brother won over hurdles, as did his dam, both on good ground; yard 0-20 in bumpers so is probably best watched.
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3rd

8

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

14:15 Chepstow

Doctors Hill

11st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Won a C&D novice (soft) in November and was a good second in a Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft) in January; looks interesting on that form but he's taken backward steps on his last two starts and is now 1-8 over hurdles.

6/1

6th

7

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 183y

Class 3

13:50 Newbury

Doctors Hill

11st 5lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Has seen much more action than most of this field and took a novice at Chepstow (2m, soft) in November; second in handicap here (2m, good to soft) was the clear best of his last three outings (seemingly stretched by 2m4f the time before) and this looks a competitive mark, but his hurdling score is 1-7 and he may well prove vulnerable to an improver.

8/1

6th

5

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

16:13 Chepstow

Doctors Hill

11st 3lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Won soft-ground C&D novice event in November and returns here after good second in Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft) last month; likely to be right in the thick of things again.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
A 50,000euros foal was sold for £12,500 in December; is a half-brother to three useful bumper winners including Morning Supreme and Morning Run; makes plenty of appeal on paper for local yard; worth monitoring closely in the market.
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11

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Minella Supreme

11st 10lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John C McConnell

Won a bumper last August (2m3f, good) and a Kilbeggan opportunity maiden hurdle in September (2m3f, good/yielding); nothing like as effective since then; improved ground and cheekpieces may be a help.

20/1

6th

6

3rd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

15:05 Newcastle

Minella Supreme

11st 5lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Irish raider who won a bumper in August (2m3f, good) and a Kilbeggan opportunity maiden hurdle in September (2m3f, good/yielding); not so good since, over 3m at Cheltenham on first occasion and with a tongue-tie over 2m6f last time; tongue-tie left off here; interesting.

7/2

6th

9

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 208y

Class 2

13:45 Cheltenham

Minella Supreme

11st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Successful over 2m3f in a bumper and maiden hurdle in last two completions, latest by half a length at Kilbeggan (good to yielding); steadily progressive and his yard has a good record in this race; respected.

9/2

Form: 9

Last run: 62 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Locally trained gelding held every chance when falling in sole point-to-point on heavy ground; no impact when 12-1 in first bumper at Navan (15.5f, soft to heavy) but may have needed that; his dam's best effort came on soft so the jury is out on whether this ground will suit; probably best watched.
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6

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Listowel

Noticebox

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Picked up a wound when disappointing in his latest maiden (strong favourite) and had been steadily progressive; doesn't look badly treated on his second at Wexford with the winner since going on to better things.

7/1

7th

9

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 59y

16:38 Roscommon

Noticebox

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Steadily progressive and the horse who beat him at Wexford (2m5f, good) last time ran well last week at Galway; every chance of going one better here.

15/8

9

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 170y

13:35 Wexford

Noticebox

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Finished 8l behind Kamikaz Du Plessis at Ballinrobe in their clash in May (2m, good); improving but needs more.

10/1

Form: 8

Last run: 37 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to Jungle Boogie didn't make much of an impression when finishing in midfield on debut for top yard at Thurles (15.5f, good) when a 7-1 chance; bred to be better than that but may need more time.
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4th

4

10th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

15:27 Ludlow

Sunset Boulevard

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Lightly raced 6yo; scored over 2m6f on hurdles debut and final start for Willie Mullins; had wind surgery since the latest of two dismal efforts for new stable; could prove resurgent on handicap/chase debut.

8/1

3

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

14:50 Doncaster

Sunset Boulevard

11st 11lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Won on hurdle debut for Willie Mullins at Tramore (2m6f, good to yielding) last May; however, others have more substance to their form and he tailed off at 50-1 on recent stable debut at Kempton (2m5f, good to soft).

20/1

14th

3

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:02 Kempton

Sunset Boulevard

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Raced three times for Willie Mullins last spring, winning at Tramore (2m6f, good to yielding) switched to hurdles the final occasion; that form is ordinary but he's still unexposed; remains with same owner.

16/1

Form: 36

Last run: 89 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran a pleasing race on debut in a Downpatrick mares' bumper in May of last year (17.5f, good); struggled on soft in sole start since at Punchestown in January; could improve now returned to better ground; not without a chance.
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5th

11

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Katies Casper

10st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

No show in maidens or when backed into 15-2 from 14-1 on handicap debut at Downpatrick latest but may have needed that after a break and yard has hit form; don't discount.

12/1

9th

13

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

18:35 Downpatrick

Katies Casper

10st 0lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Third in a bumper at this venue two years ago; has struggled in bumpers and maiden hurdles since that initial run; rider's 5lb claim and the fact that the stable had a winner at Punchestown offer some hope

10/1

8th

10

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 96y

15:00 Thurles

Katies Casper

10st 11lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Runner-up in a point on debut in 2024 but has been below that level since including in two maiden hurdles; can only be watched.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Daughter of Court Cave is a fifth foal; closely related to 2m5f hurdle winner Hurling Magic; dam unraced half-sister to bumper and useful 2m4f/3m hurdle winner Corbally Ghost, out of granddaughter of 10.5f/1m4f Group 3 winner; stoutly bred and may need further in time; watch.
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6th

11

9th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

20:17 Downpatrick

Stella Court

11st 11lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

Always in rear in a Bellewstown bumper on debut, beaten 26l; lots of improvement needed.

66/1

6th

11

9th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

20:17 Downpatrick

Stella Court

11st 11lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

Always in rear in a Bellewstown bumper on debut, beaten 26l; lots of improvement needed.

66/1

7th

8

12th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

17:00 Bellewstown

Stella Court

11st 7lb

J: Mr M E McCrory

T: Noel C Kelly

Daughter of Court Cave is a fifth foal; closely related to 2m5f hurdle winner Hurling Magic; dam unraced half-sister to bumper and useful 2m4f/3m hurdle winner Corbally Ghost, out of granddaughter of 10.5f/1m4f Group 3 winner; stoutly bred and may need further in time; watch.

14/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €8.10
Straight Forecast €9.31

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Coyote Spirit

SPOTLIGHT:

Ace Brannigan

POSTDATA:

Coyote Spirit

The Irish Sun:

Coyote Spirit