Sean And Margaret McManus Memorial Maiden Hurdle – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

14:05

Sean And Margaret McManus Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-04-12

Distance 2m1f40y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 17.80s (slow by 14.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kaptain Bay (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	15/8	Won
2nd	Mic Drop (IRE) Cian Quirke · David M O'Brien	11/10F	4.25
3rd	Oh So Charming (GB) Shane Fitzgerald · Declan Queally	12/1	1.75
4th	Jerrari (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Mrs John Harrington	18/1	2.75
5th	Kilfera (GB) Rachael Blackmore · Ms Margaret Mullins	16/1	2.5
6th	Scriabin (FR) Mark McDonagh · Patrick Griffin	20/1	.75
7th	Queenie St Clair (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · E Sheehy	10/1	0.05

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Mic Drop Bay J:Cian Quirke(3) T:David M O'Brien	J:Cian Quirke(3) T:David M O'Brien	166	t	419430	109	107	93	90d	—	—	-3	28.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Well beaten off 110 in a Punchestown handicap last time; this better ground might help
7	Kaptain Bay Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	150	t	3245P	107	119	113	49d	—	—	-5	23.7	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Pulled-up on soft last time; this surface will suit much better and he can go close
2	Oh So Charming Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	166	ht	882F4P	110	117	93	167d	—	—	+7	18.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Some solid hurdle efforts, notably when runner-up at Galway; pulled-up when last seen
3	Queenie St Clair Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:E Sheehy	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:E Sheehy	159	—	768500	100	123	105	9d	—	—	+6	15	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Set plenty of stiff tasks over hurdles for this yard but was poor in a handicap last time
4	Jerrari Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keith Donoghue T:Mrs John Harrington	158	p	U7950	96	106	73	9d	—	—	+6	13.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten 23l in a Naas handicap last time in first-time cheekpieces; has to improve plenty
5	Scriabin Bay J:Mark McDonagh T:Patrick Griffin	J:Mark McDonagh T:Patrick Griffin	158	h	33P-20	106	104	74	120d	—	—	+9	15.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Below form when last seen but has a squeak if at his best back after four months off
6	Kilfera Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Ms Margaret Mullins	151	—	U-609P	99	109	65	40d	—	—	+9	13.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Only beaten 12l in a Navan maiden in December; poor twice since and not easy to fancy

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mic Drop	15/8	7/4	15/8
Kaptain Bay	15/8	7/4	15/8
Oh So Charming	7/1	13/2	7/1
Queenie St Clair	8/1	17/2	9/1
Jerrari	10/1	10/1	10/1
Scriabin	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kilfera	18/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mic Drop

28.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Kaptain Bay

23.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Oh So Charming

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Scriabin

15.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Queenie St Clair

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Jerrari

13.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Kilfera

13.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oh So Charming	110	117	93
Mic Drop	109	107	93
Kaptain Bay	107	119	113
Scriabin	106	104	74
Queenie St Clair	100	123	105
Kilfera	99	109	65
Jerrari	96	106	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queenie St Clair	9d ago	Quick return
Jerrari	9d ago	Quick return
Kilfera	40d ago	Fit
Kaptain Bay	49d ago	Fresh
Mic Drop	90d ago	Fresh
Scriabin	120d ago	Long break
Oh So Charming	167d ago	Long break