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Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle

Bellewstown · Sat 5th Jul 2025 · 17:00

📏 2m1f 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Persian Daughter

12/1

Brian Hayes

1st

Avondale

3/1

Sean Flanagan

3rd

Encosta (IRE)

7/2

Danny Gilligan

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Distance

2m1f

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Hurdle

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥇 1st	Avondale Form: –	5y lbs	Sean Flanagan Barry Connell	–	3/1
7	Red Or White Form: –	6y lbs	Harry Sexton(7) John Patrick Ryan	–	100/1
13	Rynok Square (IRE) Form: –	7y lbs	Sean O'Keeffe Peter Maher	–	300/1
6	Take Chance Form: –	5y lbs	Anna McGuinness(7) John C McConnell	–	33/1
5	Is She Now Form: –	7y lbs	Mr B M Coonan(7) V C Ward	–	80/1
12	Jessie's Dreamgirl (IRE) Form: –	6y lbs	Paddy Hanlon(5) John C McConnell	–	50/1
🥈 2nd	Persian Daughter Form: –	6y lbs	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	–	12/1
9	Ponderosa Lady (IRE) Form: –	5y lbs	Eoghan Finegan(7) Gerard Keane	–	80/1
10	Townscupsixtythree (IRE) Form: –	7y lbs	Tiernan Power Roche Adrian Sexton	–	150/1
14	Castle Du Barra (IRE) Form: –	5y lbs	Alex Harvey John C McConnell	–	50/1
4	De Temps En Temps Form: –	6y lbs	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	–	5/4F
8	Liceo Form: –	5y lbs	P J O'Hanlon Dermot A McLoughlin	–	25/1
11	Met Office (IRE) Form: –	8y lbs	J J Slevin Eoin Doyle	–	100/1
🥉 3rd	Encosta (IRE) Form: –	5y lbs	Danny Gilligan Noel Meade	–	7/2
F	Faithful Follower Form: –	6y lbs	Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins	–	6/1

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.