Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

18:00

Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-07-05

Distance 2m1f40y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

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
3	De Temps En Temps Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	h	/214-3	118	124	109	37d	—	—	-13	37.1	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Beaten odds-on favourite on two most recent runs; needs to brush up on his jumping, hooded
7	Encosta Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Noel Meade	J:Danny Gilligan T:Noel Meade	159	—	7-52	110	118	99	35d	—	—	0	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two Flat wins, ran creditably against a vastly superior rival in a Killarney maiden hurdle
1	Avondale Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	166	—	5-	-	106	82	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two 1m4f handicap wins last year after his only hurdles start, has to be taken seriously
9	Faithful Follower Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	158	—	265-43	-	103	51	36d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Beaten favourite at Sligo on hurdling debut, merit in his bumper form, can do better
15	Persian Daughter Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	151	—	3/30-	-	-	-	302d	—	—	-2	3.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed on both starts in points for Colin Bowe, sole bumper run was too bad to be true
12	Take Chance Bay J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:John C McConnell	158	—	26-578	-	101	87	20d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Runner-up in a point, plenty of improvement needed from his first two runs over hurdles
5	Liceo Brown J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	166	—	6	-	90	69	28d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three-time 1m2f winner for Jean-Claude Rouget, showed some promise on hurdling debut
R19	Castle Du Barra Bay J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell	158	—	0/P3-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-28	13.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Third reserve, placed in a maiden point, will probably need to obtain hurdling experience
14	Jessie's Dreamgirl Brown J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John C McConnell	151	—	4-P	-	107	70	20d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Outran 100-1 odds on first hurdles start, failed to reproduce that form on second attempt
13	Is She Now Chestnut J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:V C Ward	J:Mr B M Coonan(7) T:V C Ward	151	—	/908-0	-	88	55	61d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Placed in a bumper and in a modest grade on Flat, made no impact on hurdling debut
16	Ponderosa Lady Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Gerard Keane	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Gerard Keane	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
First foal; dam was a minor handicap hurdle winner for this stable, best watched
6	Met Office Bay J:J J Slevin T:Eoin Doyle	J:J J Slevin T:Eoin Doyle	166	—	60	-	80	14	28d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Three wins on the Flat (rated 70), no encouragement from his first two runs over hurdles
10	Red Or White Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	70-P	-	-	-	55d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Weak form in two bumper attempts, 200-1 when pulled up at Killarney on hurdling debut
R17	Townscupsixtythree Chestnut J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Adrian Sexton	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Adrian Sexton	158	—	870	-	86	68	19d	—	—	-28	13.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
First reserve, soundly beaten in two bumpers, made mistakes on his hurdling debut
11	Rynok Square Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	158	—	00	-	48	-	28d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Can be ruled out on the evidence of maiden hurdle runs at Down Royal and Punchestown
NR	Cosmos d'Ainay Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	1C3-19	-	-	-	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Wide-margin bumper winner at Sligo. due to run in the 6.45 at Tipperary on Thursday
NR	El Bello Grey J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	166	—	0-	-	27	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Useful AW performer, turf maiden has fair recent form, struggled on hurdling debut
NR	Alittlesetback Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:F Costello	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:F Costello	158	—	P0/	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Struggled in two bumpers in 2023, same story in a Flat maiden a year ago
NR	Tamberian Bay J:TBC T:Conor David Maxwell	J: T:Conor David Maxwell	158	—	9-0	-	12	-	50d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Second reserve, tailed off in a bumper, suffered the same fate on hurdling debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
De Temps En Temps	8/11	10/11	5/6	4/5	5/6
Encosta	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Avondale	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Faithful Follower	8/1	15/2	15/2	9/1	15/2
Persian Daughter	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	12/1
Take Chance	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Liceo	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Castle Du Barra	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Jessie's Dreamgirl	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Is She Now	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Ponderosa Lady	80/1	80/1	80/1	50/1	50/1
Met Office	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1
Red Or White	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Townscupsixtythree	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	66/1
Rynok Square	150/1	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Cosmos d'Ainay	-	-	-	-	-
El Bello	-	-	-	-	-
Alittlesetback	-	-	-	-	-
Tamberian	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

De Temps En Temps

37.1

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 17.1

10/11

2nd

Encosta

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Castle Du Barra

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

50/1

Townscupsixtythree

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

100/1

Avondale

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Persian Daughter

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Faithful Follower

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Take Chance

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Liceo

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Jessie's Dreamgirl

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ponderosa Lady

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Met Office

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Is She Now

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Rynok Square

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Red Or White

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Cosmos d'Ainay

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

El Bello

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Alittlesetback

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Tamberian

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
De Temps En Temps	118	124	109
Encosta	110	118	99
Avondale	—	106	82
Faithful Follower	—	103	51
Persian Daughter	—	—	—
Take Chance	—	101	87
Liceo	—	90	69
Castle Du Barra	—	—	—
Jessie's Dreamgirl	—	107	70
Is She Now	—	88	55
Ponderosa Lady	—	—	—
Met Office	—	80	14
Red Or White	—	—	—
Townscupsixtythree	—	86	68
Rynok Square	—	48	—
Cosmos d'Ainay	—	—	—
El Bello	—	27	—
Alittlesetback	—	—	—
Tamberian	—	12	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cosmos d'Ainay	2d ago	Quick return
Townscupsixtythree	19d ago	Fit
Take Chance	20d ago	Fit
Jessie's Dreamgirl	20d ago	Fit
Liceo	28d ago	Fit
Met Office	28d ago	Fit
Rynok Square	28d ago	Fit
Encosta	35d ago	Fit
Faithful Follower	36d ago	Fit
De Temps En Temps	37d ago	Fit
Tamberian	50d ago	Fresh
Red Or White	55d ago	Fresh
Is She Now	61d ago	Fresh
Persian Daughter	302d ago	Long break
Avondale	—	—
Castle Du Barra	—	—
Ponderosa Lady	—	—
El Bello	—	—
Alittlesetback	—	—