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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4th

5

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:15 Sligo

Radar Ahead

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Won this race last year off 6lb lower (good) under O'Keeffe; made the frame a couple of times on the Flat this year; unseated at the first when joint-favourite at Downpatrick last month; didn't improve for 3m1f trip at Bellewstown last time; remains of interest.

10/1

5th

9

4th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 116y

19:48 Bellewstown

Radar Ahead

11st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: T G McCourt

Dual-purpose; won at Sligo (17.5f, good) on handicap hurdle debut last July; made the frame on the Flat a couple of times this year; unseated rider at the first when joint-favourite at Downpatrick last month; can't be ruled out for local trainer but big question marks over this trip.

12/1

7

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

14:50 Downpatrick

Radar Ahead

11st 1lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: T G McCourt

Won at Sligo on handicap debut and ran quite well at Navan afterwards off 109; placed in 1m4f/1m5f handicaps this year; in-form rider aboard.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Mare

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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

11

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 2f 200y

17:42 Kilbeggan

Carmels Phoenix

10st 6lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Fahey

4yo filly; talented on the Flat, rated 86; won a 1m4f Cork maiden (sft-hvy) last month; placed in a Bellewstown maiden on good ground last year so conditions fine and she's interesting on hurdles' debut.

11/4

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

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

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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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1st

5

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

14:10 Newton Abbot

Likewhatyousee

11st 4lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won a 1m4f heavy-ground maiden in Ireland before changing hands for 60,000gns; 16-1 when narrowly beaten over C&D three weeks ago (good) and the winner was completing a hat-trick.

5/2

2nd

7

12th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

17:13 Newton Abbot

Likewhatyousee

10st 9lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Steadily progressive over middle distances in maidens on the Flat in Ireland last year, winning her final start at the Curragh (1m4f, heavy) in October before changing hands for 60,000gns that same month; will not be inconvenienced by any rain and is a likely type to make a hurdler; makes plenty of appeal on stable debut.

9/2

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

Form: 00

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

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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

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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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5th

1

(2)

17th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

19:59 Down Royal

Stellar Quality

10st 0lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Won a 1m4f maiden at Bellewstown last August on second start; first two runs this season were solid, but was poor at Ballinrobe last time; only dropped 1lb and needs more, but cheekpieces might help.

7/2

6th

4

(4)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

20:30 Ballinrobe

Stellar Quality

9st 6lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Bellewstown maiden winner (good) at just short of this trip last year; left modest seasonal return behind with promising 4.5l third of 16 on handicap debut at Gowran (1m4f, yielding); frame claims again off the same mark here.

7/2

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

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