Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle – Bellewstown

Bellewstown

15:15

Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-18

Distance 2m1f30y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,835

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 12mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 11.70s (slow by 8.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fiver Friday (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	10/11F	Won
2nd	Simple Things (IRE) Simon Torrens · J P Dempsey	14/1	4.25
3rd	Theflyingbee (IRE) Mr J R Martin · F G Hand	7/1	4.25
4th	Fedneys Park (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	16/1	4
5th	Fortunate Lighting (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · Thomas Coyle	40/1	0.3
6th	Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) G B Noonan · John Joseph Hanlon	50/1	2.75
7th	Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) Sean Flanagan · H Rogers	15/2	7.5
8th	Disco Dancer (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	10/1	1.5
9th	Patty O'Farrell (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	8/1	11
10th	Eastern Wind (GB) James Smith · T G McCourt	14/1	7

Runners (10)

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
3	Fiver Friday Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	162	—	37-722	115	122	90	—	—	—	-16	32.5	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Clearly in good form after winning on Flat and positive hurdle runs too; big chance
5	Cleopatra's Needle Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:H Rogers	J:Sean Flanagan T:H Rogers	157	h	1022-1	110	120	107	—	—	—	+17	28.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Added second hurdles win at Galway last year; returned with cracking run on Flat latest
2	Theflyingbee Bay J:Mr J R Martin(7) T:F G Hand	J:Mr J R Martin(7) T:F G Hand	164	—	902555	117	128	119	83d	—	—	+11	21.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dual winning hurdler; performances progressively worsened since second at Navan in Dec'
9	Patty O'Farrell Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	143	t	13P067	96	123	103	45d	—	—	+6	13.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Best form has come on good inc' sole win; questionable whether this ground is suitable
1	Disco Dancer b/br J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	F145-5	119	123	39	28d	—	—	+12	19.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Built on moderate return to action when fifth of 12 at Navan last time; more needed
7	Fedneys Park Brown J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	149	h	1-3800	102	108	76	107d	—	—	+15	22.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Point winner has been well beaten in four starts under rules' inc' h'cap; still early days
10	Simple Things Chestnut J:Simon Torrens T:J P Dempsey	J:Simon Torrens T:J P Dempsey	143	h	3786	104	120	101	28d	—	—	+9	16.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good third on debut but didn't reproduce that after; lacked jumping fluency on h'cap debut
6	Eastern Wind Bay J:James Smith(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Smith(5) T:T G McCourt	153	—	B-1409	106	123	80	—	—	—	+10	15.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Five-time Flat winner is 1-5 over hurdles; decent fifth on AW recently; place chance
4	Fortunate Lighting Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Thomas Coyle	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Thomas Coyle	159	—	-65160	112	125	91	185d	—	—	+18	21.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Bolted up at Sligo before two tailed off finishes; break may have helped but hard to trust
8	Mo Ghille Mar Bay J:G B Noonan T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:G B Noonan T:John Joseph Hanlon	149	—	37-060	102	123	81	41d	—	—	+11	13.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Three-time Flat winner but three runs over hurdles for new yard haven't set world alight

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fiver Friday	10/11	5/6	10/11
Cleopatra's Needle	13/2	6/1	6/1
Theflyingbee	8/1	8/1	8/1
Patty O'Farrell	10/1	10/1	10/1
Disco Dancer	12/1	12/1	12/1
Fedneys Park	12/1	11/1	12/1
Simple Things	12/1	12/1	11/1
Eastern Wind	18/1	20/1	18/1
Fortunate Lighting	33/1	40/1	33/1
Mo Ghille Mar	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fiver Friday

32.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

Cleopatra's Needle

28.3

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Fedneys Park

22.1

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Fortunate Lighting

21.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Theflyingbee

21.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Disco Dancer

19.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Simple Things

16.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Eastern Wind

15.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Patty O'Farrell

13.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0.2 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Mo Ghille Mar

13.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Disco Dancer	119	123	39
Theflyingbee	117	128	119
Fiver Friday	115	122	90
Fortunate Lighting	112	125	91
Cleopatra's Needle	110	120	107
Eastern Wind	106	123	80
Simple Things	104	120	101
Fedneys Park	102	108	76
Mo Ghille Mar	102	123	81
Patty O'Farrell	96	123	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Disco Dancer	28d ago	Fit
Simple Things	28d ago	Fit
Mo Ghille Mar	41d ago	Fit
Patty O'Farrell	45d ago	Fit
Theflyingbee	83d ago	Fresh
Fedneys Park	107d ago	Long break
Fortunate Lighting	185d ago	Long break
Fiver Friday	—	—
Cleopatra's Needle	—	—
Eastern Wind	—	—