Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

19:55

Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap

Date 2025-08-26

Distance 2m1f110y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,440

Runners (9)

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
2 (9)	Light Up The Dark Bay J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	169	—	7713	82	55	49	27d	—	—	-5	28.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Cracking run over a similar trip to this at Galway; up another 4lb but taken seriously
7 (7)	Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	163	tp	/2/1/4	76	57	22	—	—	—	-2	24	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won over fences at Galway last time after being unplaced in the Plate there; can run well
3 (3)	Messerschmitt Bay J:Mr M J Kenneally(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Mr M J Kenneally(7) T:Noel Meade	167	t	65553-	80	56	25	—	—	—	-3	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third in a handicap hurdle at Galway last time; should run well back to this sphere
8 (2)	Walking On Glass Brown J:Miss A B O'Connor T:Padraig Roche	J:Miss A B O'Connor T:Padraig Roche	153	b	01-764	66	55	31	19d	—	—	-4	7.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won this race last year off today's mark; has been hit and miss since; first-time blinkers
1 (1)	Baltic Bird Bay J:Ms K M Ryan(7) T:William Durkan	J:Ms K M Ryan(7) T:William Durkan	170	—	/424-6	83	58	54	—	—	—	+3	10.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fourth in this race last year off 3lb higher; poor on the Flat and over hurdles lately
6 (8)	Arch Enemy Grey J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Patrick Magee	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Patrick Magee	163	—	000850	76	57	27	—	—	—	+3	7.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Course winner; not so good in this sphere and over hurdles lately; needs a return to form
9 (6)	Takarengo Bay J:Ms M Barcoe(7) T:James M Barcoe	J:Ms M Barcoe(7) T:James M Barcoe	149	—	3/7882	62	58	52	10d	—	—	+2	6.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
A 1l runner-up over 2m at Tramore last time; up 2lb but a repeat should see him run well
5 (4)	Curious Bride Bay J:Mr P A King(5) T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Mr P A King(5) T:Eamonn O'Connell	164	t	083165	77	55	43	10d	—	—	+11	13.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won over 1m7f at Leopardstown in July but has been below that level since off this mark
NR (5)	Molly Hall Grey J:Mr C J Shine(7) T:Alan McIntyre	J:Mr C J Shine(7) T:Alan McIntyre	166	—	2-1100	79	54	28	58d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Two early season wins and has been well below that level the last twice; has to rebound

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Light Up The Dark	6/4	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Zanahiyr	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Messerschmitt	3/1	10/3	16/5	3/1	7/2
Walking On Glass	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Baltic Bird	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Arch Enemy	25/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Takarengo	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Curious Bride	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Molly Hall	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Light Up The Dark

28.8

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 10.8

7/4

2nd

Zanahiyr

OR: 6.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 8

3/1

3rd

Messerschmitt

16.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Curious Bride

13.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Molly Hall

10.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Baltic Bird

10.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Arch Enemy

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Walking On Glass

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Takarengo

6.1

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Baltic Bird	83	58	54
Light Up The Dark	82	55	49
Messerschmitt	80	56	25
Molly Hall	79	54	28
Curious Bride	77	55	43
Zanahiyr	76	57	22
Arch Enemy	76	57	27
Walking On Glass	66	55	31
Takarengo	62	58	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Takarengo	10d ago	Quick return
Curious Bride	10d ago	Quick return
Walking On Glass	19d ago	Fit
Light Up The Dark	27d ago	Fit
Molly Hall	58d ago	Fresh
Zanahiyr	—	—
Messerschmitt	—	—
Baltic Bird	—	—
Arch Enemy	—	—