John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

19:10

John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2023-08-30

Distance 2m1f37y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Winning Time 4m 13.00s (slow by 10.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gwan Tadhg (IRE) Mark McDonagh · E J O'Grady	15/8F	Won
2nd	Chemdawg (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	50/1	2.5
3rd	Robin Elite (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Gearoid O'Loughlin	80/1	3.25
4th	Up And Out (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	5/1	.5
5th	Attitash (IRE) Caragh Monaghan · Ian Patrick Donoghue	7/1	2.75
6th	Tea It Is (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Vincent Carroll	5/1	3.75
7th	Shining Aitch (GB) Darragh O'Keeffe · T G McCourt	9/1	.5
8th	Howsthewoman (IRE) A P Heskin · John G Carr	33/1	3.5
9th	Red Striker (IRE) Dillon Maxwell · Andrew McNamara	14/1	4.75
10th	Fireworks (FR) Shane Fenelon · John Joseph Hanlon	22/1	0.3
11th	Cracklinrose (IRE) Kevin Sexton · John Patrick Ryan	40/1	9.5
12th	Happaugue (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	17/2	1.5
13th	Treyarnon Bay (IRE) Jody McGarvey · John Joseph Hanlon	100/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ambitious Approach (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Sean Aherne	25/1
P.U.	Yewood (IRE) John Shinnick · Terence O'Brien	40/1

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Tea It Is Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:Vincent Carroll	J:Sean Flanagan T:Vincent Carroll	164	—	00-363	91	96	90	2d	—	—	-2	15.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Outpaced when third over 2m2f at Downpatrick on Monday; seems to need further
3	Up And Out b/br J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	167	—	-44062	94	100	92	7d	—	—	+8	19.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not her first promising effort when beaten narrowly by gambled-on winner at Sligo
2	Gwan Tadhg Bay J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:E J Ogrady	J:Mark McDonagh(5) T:E J Ogrady	168	—	069-12	95	103	90	2d	—	—	-9	20.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Goodish ground is the key to him and excellent efforts at Downpatrick the last twice
7	Red Striker Bay J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:Andrew Mcnamara	J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:Andrew Mcnamara	162	tb	-P0083	89	105	57	18d	—	—	+7	14.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Returned to form off reduced mark and in first-time blinkers when close up at Kilbeggan
13	Shining Aitch Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G Mccourt	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G Mccourt	154	t	/0-FP7	81	99	26	—	—	—	+2	10	2.25/1	10 10%
Well beaten in a Flat handicap at Naas on Sunday but ran well on the AW prior to that
6	Happaugue Bay J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C Mcconnell	162	—	/036B-	89	98	92	—	—	—	+4	13.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Third in this 12 months ago off a similar mark; good AW run three starts back
8	Attitash Bay J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	161	t	04d873	88	102	87	2d	—	—	+6	15.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Latest run at Downpatrick wasn't too bad; engaged there on Monday (5.25)
12	Chemdawg Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	154	—	000-0	84	93	63	20d	—	—	+6	9.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Made no impact whatsoever on her switch to handicaps at Sligo
14	Cracklinrose Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Kevin Sexton T:John Patrick Ryan	153	—	33F-00	80	94	56	18d	—	—	+5	8.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Below par of late but had placed form over hurdles and fences last year
1	Ambitious Approach Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Sean Aherne	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Sean Aherne	168	—	080-	95	97	53	192d	—	—	+6	13.2	3.75/1	16 6%
One maiden effort over hurdles was half encouraging and could pay his way in handicaps
5	Fireworks Bay J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	163	tv	0-9P80	90	96	66	40d	—	—	+7	11.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Has been struggling in all sorts of races and more new headgear tried now
9	Yewood Bay J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence Obrien	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence Obrien	161	t	865-00	88	97	23	36d	—	—	+7	10.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Tailed off in his two handicaps and clearly needs to pull his socks up
15	Howsthewoman Bay J:A P Heskin T:John G Carr	J:A P Heskin T:John G Carr	153	t	0-005F	80	91	61	20d	—	—	+5	8.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Her sole placed effort (handicap) was two years ago now
10	Robin Elite Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid Oloughlin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid Oloughlin	160	t	4-5090	87	89	76	16d	—	—	+8	9.8	19.75/1	80 1%
Never a threat in his maidens and the same again on handicap debut at Ballinrobe when 80-1
11	Treyarnon Bay Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	157	—	7440-P	84	96	78	36d	—	—	+7	8.9	16.25/1	66 2%
Lost her way for Nicky Henderson and was 33-1 when pulling up at Ballinrobe last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Tea It Is	5	7/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Up And Out	6	15/2	15/2	7	7
Gwan Tadhg	2	15/8	2	2	2
Red Striker	10	12	11	10	11
Shining Aitch	10	17/2	9	10	10
Happaugue	7	8	9	7	17/2
Attitash	8	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Chemdawg	25	33	33	28	33
Cracklinrose	22	33	33	33	33
Ambitious Approach	16	14	10	14	14
Fireworks	22	20	20	20	20
Yewood	40	28	22	20	28
Howsthewoman	66	18	20	20	20
Robin Elite	80	40	40	40	40
Treyarnon Bay	66	50	50	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Gwan Tadhg

20.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Up And Out

19.1

OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Tea It Is

15.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Attitash

15.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Red Striker

14.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.9

Happaugue

13.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Ambitious Approach

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Fireworks

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Yewood

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Shining Aitch

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Robin Elite

9.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Chemdawg

9.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Treyarnon Bay

8.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Howsthewoman

8.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Cracklinrose

8.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gwan Tadhg	95	103	90
Ambitious Approach	95	97	53
Up And Out	94	100	92
Tea It Is	91	96	90
Fireworks	90	96	66
Red Striker	89	105	57
Happaugue	89	98	92
Attitash	88	102	87
Yewood	88	97	23
Robin Elite	87	89	76
Chemdawg	84	93	63
Treyarnon Bay	84	96	78
Shining Aitch	81	99	26
Cracklinrose	80	94	56
Howsthewoman	80	91	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tea It Is	2d ago	Quick return
Gwan Tadhg	2d ago	Quick return
Attitash	2d ago	Quick return
Up And Out	7d ago	Quick return
Robin Elite	16d ago	Fit
Red Striker	18d ago	Fit
Cracklinrose	18d ago	Fit
Chemdawg	20d ago	Fit
Howsthewoman	20d ago	Fit
Yewood	36d ago	Fit
Treyarnon Bay	36d ago	Fit
Fireworks	40d ago	Fit
Ambitious Approach	192d ago	Long break
Shining Aitch	—	—
Happaugue	—	—