Natures Best Maiden – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

17:08

Natures Best Maiden

Date 2025-10-01

Distance 1m4f110y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners (13)

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
11 (11)	Lifting Sails Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	23	-	80	24	39d	—	—	-24	21.9	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Both runs positive, latterly at the Curragh behind a good prospect of Jim Bolger's
13 (4)	Onaqui Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	129	—	77	-	72	48	61d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten a little under 10l in maidens at Naas (1m2f) and Galway (1m4f)
12 (12)	Likewhatyousee Bay J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	129	—	665	-	80	53	36d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Beaten 5l here last time when never nearer than at the finish; each-way claims
4 (6)	Jr Mahon Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	134	—	876304	69	78	55	—	—	—	-2	9.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fourth of 16 off a mark of 70 at Naas (1m2f) in early August so has ability
9 (1)	Stone Rulya Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	134	—	60	-	68	36	25d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Beaten 9l at Gowran (1m1f) and 14l at Navan (1m2f), both on good ground
8 (9)	Royal Impact Bay J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	134	—	6	-	57	11	36d	—	—	-4	1.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Beaten 10l into sixth over 1m here in August when a 28-1 chance
3 (13)	Bobby Kirova Bay J:Luke McAteer T:P J F Murphy	J:Luke McAteer T:P J F Murphy	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Half-brother to winners Good Show (1m4f; RPR 97) and Shin Jidai (7f/7.5f; 86)
7 (5)	McLoughlin Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	134	p	88	-	46	8	9d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Pretty much tailed off in maidens staged on soft and heavy ground; tries cheekpieces
10 (3)	Cala Gracioneta Grey J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	J:Robbie Colgan T:Matthew J Smith	129	—	—	-	50	26	25d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Went off 250-1 at Navan (1m2f, good) and was beaten a long way; hard to recommend
1 (10)	Eastern Blue Bird Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:P A Fahy	J:Seamie Heffernan T:P A Fahy	140	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Rated only 87 over hurdles and he's not improving in that discipline; very opposable
2 (7)	San Franco Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	140	p	0-	-	10	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Tailed off at Dundalk last October on only previous Flat run; now looks a limited hurdler
NR (8)	Kasgani Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	134	—	65575	69	77	56	12d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
One run reads well but well below that level in two runs after being gelded
NR (2)	Kilcrea Rock Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	t	42-776	75	79	38	9d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Plenty of promise in his initial runs but hasn't progressed; heavy no good last week

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lifting Sails	4/5	5/6	5/6	4/5	5/6
Onaqui	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Likewhatyousee	7/1	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
Jr Mahon	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Stone Rulya	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1
Royal Impact	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Bobby Kirova	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
McLoughlin	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Cala Gracioneta	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Eastern Blue Bird	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
San Franco	250/1	150/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Kasgani	-	-	-	-	-
Kilcrea Rock	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lifting Sails

21.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Jr Mahon

9.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Kilcrea Rock

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Kasgani

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Onaqui

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Likewhatyousee

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Stone Rulya

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Royal Impact

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Bobby Kirova

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

McLoughlin

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Cala Gracioneta

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Eastern Blue Bird

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

San Franco

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kilcrea Rock	75	79	38
Jr Mahon	69	78	55
Kasgani	69	77	56
Lifting Sails	—	80	24
Onaqui	—	72	48
Likewhatyousee	—	80	53
Stone Rulya	—	68	36
Royal Impact	—	57	11
Bobby Kirova	—	—	—
McLoughlin	—	46	8
Cala Gracioneta	—	50	26
Eastern Blue Bird	—	—	—
San Franco	—	10	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
McLoughlin	9d ago	Quick return
Kilcrea Rock	9d ago	Quick return
Kasgani	12d ago	Quick return
Stone Rulya	25d ago	Fit
Cala Gracioneta	25d ago	Fit
Likewhatyousee	36d ago	Fit
Royal Impact	36d ago	Fit
Lifting Sails	39d ago	Fit
Onaqui	61d ago	Fresh
Jr Mahon	—	—
Bobby Kirova	—	—
Eastern Blue Bird	—	—
San Franco	—	—