Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

14:48

Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap

Date 2025-10-01

Distance 7f205y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners (18)

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 (1)	Port Louis Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	138	—	758062	68	79	68	2d	—	—	-4	15.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won off 2lb lower in May, finished well at 7f last twice, return to 1m a plus, chance
12 (4)	The Blue Panther Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:R P Burns	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:R P Burns	131	p	8064-1	61	74	65	8d	—	—	+2	17.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Made all on stable debut latest, up 9lb, well drawn, ground versatile, bold bid likely
R18 (18)	Dragon Of Malta Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:P F O'Donnell	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:P F O'Donnell	152	tb	640211	82	75	59	8d	—	—	+19	30.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won twice at Listowel last week, raised 16lb to 82, career best needed now; reserve
7 (7)	Still She Blooms Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	134	h	921952	64	73	69	9d	—	—	+5	15.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won off 5lb lower in July, good effort off this mark latest, rain would boost claims
1 (6)	Imposing Supreme Grey J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	142	—	492460	72	77	63	22d	—	—	0	9.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
C&D winner, good efforts at Galway and the Curragh this year, down in grade, can go well
8 (12)	Rampage Bay J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan T:T G McCourt	133	tv	219348	63	75	61	9d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Locally trained, has C&D form, second off 7lb higher here last year, claims
9 (15)	Tofino Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	133	—	366130	66	73	51	12d	—	—	+6	13	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Below par on latest, previously third over C&D off 3lb higher, place chance if rain misses
10 (3)	William F Browne Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	133	b	902000	66	76	72	9d	—	—	+1	7.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fine effort at Galway, well below that level thrice since, blinkers need to spark revival
11 (9)	Ferrybank Bay J:Chris Hayes T:T M Walsh	J:Chris Hayes T:T M Walsh	132	tb	374658	62	77	72	15d	—	—	-2	4.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
10lb below last win, has placed here before, needs more than been showing recently
13 (10)	Ribee Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Michael Mulvany	129	t	722050	62	77	71	26d	—	—	+1	7.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden, placed twice earlier this season, last three runs poor, now tongue tied
5 (13)	Comfort Line Grey J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	135	v	573563	65	78	71	9d	—	—	+4	9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Narrowly denied at Fairyhouse (7f) latest, ran poorly only previous visit to this track
15 (2)	Virgil Tibbs Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	J:Nathan Crosse T:John C McConnell	128	—	08678	61	80	51	22d	—	—	+1	3.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Hasn't built on promising Galway maiden effort in first two h'caps, others preferred
6 (14)	Heart Of Darkness Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Adrian McGuinness	135	p	434900	65	81	46	9d	—	—	+2	5.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-7 on turf, no show on latest, unraced beyond 7f, others make more appeal
2 (5)	Pachmena Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Matthew J Smith	J:Leigh Roche T:Matthew J Smith	141	ht	418-03	71	80	57	—	—	—	+4	5.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dual-purpose, best recent Flat form at 1m4f-1m6f, trip surely too sharp here
14 (11)	Brandon Creek Chestnut J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Gerard O'Leary	128	—	-76990	61	78	58	40d	—	—	+1	3.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Maiden, yet to hit the frame, last of 15 on latest at Killarney, hard to make a case for
NR (17)	Stormie Outlook Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	138	tp	-04245	68	75	68	9d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Good first run for this stable at Listowel, new headgear combo needs to eke out more
NR (16)	Selective Power Chestnut J:TBC T:Thomas Coyle	J: T:Thomas Coyle	141	p	-09019	71	71	62	22d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Hiked up 12lb for Roscommon romp on penultimate, may be on a tough mark now; reserve
NR (8)	Silent Guardian Bay J:TBC T:Emmet Mullins	J: T:Emmet Mullins	144	—	3430-	74	73	65	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Promise in maidens, shrewd yard, handicap debut, check the market; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Port Louis	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
The Blue Panther	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Dragon Of Malta	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Still She Blooms	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Imposing Supreme	7/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Rampage	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Tofino	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
William F Browne	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Ferrybank	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ribee	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Comfort Line	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Virgil Tibbs	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Heart Of Darkness	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pachmena	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Brandon Creek	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Stormie Outlook	-	-	-	-	-
Selective Power	-	-	-	-	-
Silent Guardian	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dragon Of Malta

30.8

OR: 8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

The Blue Panther

17.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Still She Blooms

15.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 9 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Port Louis

15.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Tofino

OR: 4 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Selective Power

12.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Imposing Supreme

9.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Rampage

9.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Comfort Line

OR: 3.8 Form: 3.9 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Silent Guardian

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

William F Browne

7.3

OR: 4 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Ribee

7.1

OR: 3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Stormie Outlook

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Pachmena

5.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Heart Of Darkness

5.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ferrybank

4.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Virgil Tibbs

3.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Brandon Creek

3.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dragon Of Malta	82	75	59
Silent Guardian	74	73	65
Imposing Supreme	72	77	63
Pachmena	71	80	57
Selective Power	71	71	62
Port Louis	68	79	68
Stormie Outlook	68	75	68
Tofino	66	73	51
William F Browne	66	76	72
Comfort Line	65	78	71
Heart Of Darkness	65	81	46
Still She Blooms	64	73	69
Rampage	63	75	61
Ferrybank	62	77	72
Ribee	62	77	71
The Blue Panther	61	74	65
Virgil Tibbs	61	80	51
Brandon Creek	61	78	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Port Louis	2d ago	Quick return
The Blue Panther	8d ago	Quick return
Dragon Of Malta	8d ago	Quick return
Still She Blooms	9d ago	Quick return
Rampage	9d ago	Quick return
William F Browne	9d ago	Quick return
Comfort Line	9d ago	Quick return
Heart Of Darkness	9d ago	Quick return
Stormie Outlook	9d ago	Quick return
Tofino	12d ago	Quick return
Ferrybank	15d ago	Fit
Imposing Supreme	22d ago	Fit
Virgil Tibbs	22d ago	Fit
Selective Power	22d ago	Fit
Ribee	26d ago	Fit
Brandon Creek	40d ago	Fit
Pachmena	—	—
Silent Guardian	—	—