John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

19:18

John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2024-08-28

Distance 2m1f40y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Malbas Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	168	t	7/062-	95	98	92	246d	—	—	-6	18.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Three Flat wins, off since second in a handicap hurdle last December, fair chance if ready
3	Due Course Brown J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	163	t	951-87	90	95	78	44d	—	—	-5	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Point winner, not a big price on his first two starts in handicaps, worth considering
5	Grizabella Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	159	—	-P5914	86	94	86	21d	—	—	+7	19.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Perhaps the most appealing of these on recent evidence, has shown useful form at Wexford
10	The Border Boy Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	156	t	0-6500	83	97	88	23d	—	—	+3	10.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two moderate runs at Cork since a respectable fifth at Tramore, first time tongue-tie
16	Shining Aitch Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	153	tv	/FP77-	80	92	55	—	—	—	+2	9.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
First hurdles run since unplaced in this race last year, two Dundalk wins in the interim
12	Cottage Artist Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:V T O'Brien	J:G B Noonan(5) T:V T O'Brien	153	p	6-0485	80	94	67	16d	—	—	+3	9.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has been running well lately off this mark, trainer has a great record with older horses
13	Hollow Spark Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	153	—	/3645P	80	95	57	21d	—	—	+2	9.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hard to be confident after a recent failure at Wexford, place chance if bouncing back
7	Aill Dubh Bay J:J J Slevin T:M Flannery	J:J J Slevin T:M Flannery	157	b	-70P40	84	97	87	7d	—	—	+4	10.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Down the field in a handicap at Sligo last time, better effort in a maiden previously
2	Buttoned Up Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	J:Sam Ewing T:Peter Fahey	166	—	P96-80	93	92	53	23d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Sister to the talented Andy Dufresne, made no impact at Cork in her first handicap
8	Neev's Dream Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:David Harry Kelly	J:Ryan Treacy T:David Harry Kelly	157	t	/465-P	84	96	73	21d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Unplaced joint-favourite for a division of this race last year, pulled up on stable debut
9	Leviosa Chestnut J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Seamus Fahey	J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Seamus Fahey	156	—	8/5/7-	83	75	-	—	—	—	+6	9.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two good runs on the Flat before a disappointing display 12 days ago, of some interest
4	Lucky Junior Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	162	h	0000	92	83	57	16d	—	—	+9	11.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Big price when down the field on handicap debut, trainer/rider combination merits respect
6	Medadthebookie Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Buckley	J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Buckley	158	—	0-90	88	81	33	44d	—	—	+7	10.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ordinary form in three maiden outings, very hard to make a case for him
11	A La Carte Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	153	h	080-09	80	85	63	21d	—	—	+5	8.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Showed very little in bumpers/hurdles for Liz Doyle, no better on stable debut at Wexford
15	Masterstonemason Grey J:Jordan Gainford T:F Costello	J:Jordan Gainford T:F Costello	153	b	0P09-7	80	80	52	29d	—	—	+6	8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has won twice over hurdles but a long time since he has shown worthwhile form
14	Kp's Ladyofknock Brown J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:Peter Maher	J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:Peter Maher	153	—	0-00P	83	93	57	21d	—	—	+8	8.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Weak form in maidens, big price when pulled up at Wexford in her first handicap
NR	Adare Beauty Bay J:TBC T:Thomas Dowling	J: T:Thomas Dowling	157	—	566-	87	93	60	—	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
First reserve, two fair AW Flat runs in the spring, open to improvement as a hurdler
NR	Single Edition Chestnut J:TBC T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	J: T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	168	ht	6/0-07	95	84	67	20d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Second reserve, bumper winner and fair hurdles form in 2022, hard to fancy on 2024 form
NR	Annalough Grey J:TBC T:Mark Michael McNiff	J: T:Mark Michael McNiff	155	t	7-07	85	78	43	20d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Third reserve, weak form on the Flat, modest hurdling credentials, handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Malbas	3/1	10/3	11/4	10/3	3/1
Due Course	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Grizabella	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
The Border Boy	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Shining Aitch	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Cottage Artist	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hollow Spark	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Aill Dubh	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Buttoned Up	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Neev's Dream	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Leviosa	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Lucky Junior	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Medadthebookie	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
A La Carte	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Masterstonemason	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Kp's Ladyofknock	150/1	125/1	100/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Grizabella

19.3

OR: 9 Form: 6.7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Malbas

18.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

10/3

3rd

Due Course

16.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Buttoned Up

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Single Edition

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lucky Junior

11.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

The Border Boy

10.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Medadthebookie

10.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Aill Dubh

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Shining Aitch

9.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Neev's Dream

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Hollow Spark

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Cottage Artist

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Adare Beauty

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Leviosa

9.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Annalough

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

A La Carte

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Kp's Ladyofknock

8.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Masterstonemason

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Malbas	95	98	92
Single Edition	95	84	67
Buttoned Up	93	92	53
Lucky Junior	92	83	57
Due Course	90	95	78
Medadthebookie	88	81	33
Adare Beauty	87	93	60
Grizabella	86	94	86
Annalough	85	78	43
Aill Dubh	84	97	87
Neev's Dream	84	96	73
The Border Boy	83	97	88
Leviosa	83	75	—
Kp's Ladyofknock	83	93	57
Shining Aitch	80	92	55
Cottage Artist	80	94	67
Hollow Spark	80	95	57
A La Carte	80	85	63
Masterstonemason	80	80	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aill Dubh	7d ago	Quick return
Cottage Artist	16d ago	Fit
Lucky Junior	16d ago	Fit
Single Edition	20d ago	Fit
Annalough	20d ago	Fit
Grizabella	21d ago	Fit
Hollow Spark	21d ago	Fit
Neev's Dream	21d ago	Fit
A La Carte	21d ago	Fit
Kp's Ladyofknock	21d ago	Fit
The Border Boy	23d ago	Fit
Buttoned Up	23d ago	Fit
Masterstonemason	29d ago	Fit
Due Course	44d ago	Fit
Medadthebookie	44d ago	Fit
Malbas	246d ago	Long break
Shining Aitch	—	—
Leviosa	—	—
Adare Beauty	—	—