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18:15 Bellewstown (IRE)
Indaver Bellewstown Bowl Handicap
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 194y
- Going: Soft to Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €15,500 added
- Winner: €9,300
- 2nd: €3,100
- 3rd: €1,551
- 4th: €775
- Form 116-055
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle
chased leaders, headway travelling well into 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to dispute lead briefly inside final furlong, soon headed and no impression on winner close home
- Form 10-1644
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey D E Sheehy
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
Pugin (IRE)
32- Form 9221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
chased leaders, ridden in 6th 3f out, bumped briefly 2f out, no impression
- Form 1342-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer L Comer
- Jockey Nathan Crosse
rear of mid-division, ridden in rear 3f out, soon no impression
- Form 483907/
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer H Rogers
- Jockey Rachael Blackmore
mid-division on inner, pushed along 2f out, no impression
- Form 3006U0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Mulvany
- Jockey Gary Carroll
mid-division on outer, progress 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, no impression
- Form 37/423-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
chased leaders, ridden in 4th over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 14-73
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G M Lyons
- Jockey Colin Keane
towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression on leaders in 3rd 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form P5-8881
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey R Coakley
in rear, pulled hard, headway on wide outer into 4th at halfway, ridden and weakened from 3f out
- Form 078-922
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss K Brown
- Jockey M A Gallagher
chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed and joined briefly inside final furlong, rallied to soon regain lead and stayed on well close home
X' Girl (IRE)
348- Form 543370-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A McCann
- Jockey A J Slattery
always behind, trailing after 3f, never a factor
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Benkei has been here twice and won both times. He was returning from a very long break when well beaten over hurdles at Leopardstown in March but may need another run. PUGIN gave notice of an imminent victory with narrow defeats at Leopardstown and Killarney so it was no surprise to see him make a winning handicap debut at Gowran. He's high enough in the ratings at 91 but looks progressive and can go in again. Great Bear led for most of the way when tackling 1m6f on heavy ground at Killarney and looks certain to take some catching while Bashiyr completed a soft-ground double last September and looked on the way back to form at Sligo, though he's never raced over this trip. Effernock Fizz is now looking well handicapped after her fine run behind Mighty Blue at the Curragh on Saturday.
Formwatch
Bashiyr (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Pushed along briefly early, tracked leaders, headway and pushed along again over 2f out, soon challenged, kept on same pace closing stages, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Ambitious Approach (8-12) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
Pearl Warrior 7-4fav (10-7) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to 2nd under 3f out, dropped to 4th and under pressure 2f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Itsalonglongroad (9-0) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Pugin (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-7) Pushed along briefly early, led inside first furlong, strongly pressed from under 2f out, stayed on best to assert closing stages, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn Yielding in Jul beating Charlie Bassett (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 15 ran.
Baltic Song (IRE) 80-1 (9-6) Held up, towards rear for most, ridden and no impression over 2f out, 10th of 15, 16 1/4l behind Springbank (8-8) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
Benkei (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) Off pace in last, always behind, no impression from 2 out, never a factor, 11th of 13, 25 1/4l behind Wolfofallstreets (10-1) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Mar.
Ideal Pal (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Layfayette (9-1) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Aug.
Future Proof (IRE) 18-1 (10-9) Prominent, slight mistakes 4th and 6th, weakened from before 2 out, 12th of 15, dist behind Nibblers Charm (10-2) at Galway 2m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Camorra (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Galileo Chrome (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f gd in Jul.
Itsalonglongroad 22-1 (9-0) In rear, progress on outer after 3f, 8th halfway, took closer order 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and kept on best under pressure final furlong, won at Tramore 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Aug beating Effernock Fizz (9-1) by nk, 8 ran.
Effernock Fizz (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Led, pushed along and 3 lengths clear early straight, ridden under 2f out and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Mighty Blue (10-1) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp fll sft in Aug.
X' Girl (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression 4f out, soon no extra, 12th of 15, 19l behind L'Empathie (9-0) at Listowel 1m 4f mdn sft in Sep.
Jon Ess (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Soon disputed lead, headed after 1st, prominent, pushed along briefly on inner after 3 out, pushed along again next, a little tight for room run-in and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Anna Bunina (11-3) at Sligo 2m 2f gd in Aug.
Great Bear 14-1 (8-12) Led, pushed along early straight, ridden under 2f out and headed 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 150 yards, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Zenon (9-5) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp sft in Aug.