Full Result 6.15 Bellewstown (IRE) | 25 August 2020

John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle

(80-130, 4yo+) 3m Soft 13 hurdles

1st €9,440 2nd €3,040 3rd €1,440 4th €640 5th €320 6th €160

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Ballycastle Girl (IRE) 12/1 Sean O'Keeffe ⁵ David Peter Dunne	Sean O'Keeffe ⁵ David Peter Dunne	8	101	101	74	120	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Spring Charm (IRE) (Inchinor)
Midfield, good headway 3 out, travelled well to lead 2 out and soon clear, stayed on well run-in, comfortably (op 16/1)

2 3¾	11. Metal Man (IRE) 33/1 L P Dempsey Gordon Elliott	L P Dempsey Gordon Elliott	4	1013 b	115	78	122	–
ch g Australia - Nick's Nikita (IRE) (Pivotal)
Chased leaders, 5th with a circuit to race, ridden in 4th after 3 out, went 2nd before last where not fluent, soon no impression on winner, kept on in clear 2nd (op 18/1)

3 9½ [13¼]	6. Mister Fogpatches (IRE) 100/30F Rachael Blackmore P A Fahy	Rachael Blackmore P A Fahy	6	115	114	75	119	–
gr g Fairly Ransom (USA) - Jenniferjo (IRE) (Witness Box)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, awkward at 4th, good headway on outer to dispute 2nd when not fluent 2 out, no impression in 4th approaching last where again not fluent, kept on again into 3rd closing stages (op 3/1)

4 1¼ [14½]	12. Royal Aide (IRE) 4/1 Shane Mulcahy ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	Shane Mulcahy ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	4	103 t	112	65	110	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Palace (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Chased leaders, 4th with a circuit to race, good headway to lead after 4 out, not fluent next and headed 2 out, no impression before last in 3rd, soon one pace and dropped to 4th closing stages

5 24 [38½]	7. Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) 7/2 Ricky Doyle ³ Dermot A McLoughlin	Ricky Doyle ³ Dermot A McLoughlin	8	111 t	113	52	95	–
b g Curtain Time (IRE) - Gaye Future (Beat All)
Led narrowly on inner, briefly extended lead approaching 4th, headed before 5 out, weakened from 3 out (tchd 10/3)

6 9½ [48]	3. Ah Littleluck (IRE) 20/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney	Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney	10	1112 t	121	52	93	–
b g Mahler - Star Of Hope (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Tracked leader in 2nd on outer, led narrowly before 5 out, headed after next, weakened before 3 out (tchd 25/1)

7 5½ [53½]	10. Top Of The Charts (FR) 10/1 Jonathan Moore Gavin Cromwell	Jonathan Moore Gavin Cromwell	6	111 t	110	36	74	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Precious Lucy (FR) (Kadrou)
Held up towards rear, ridden and briefly closer before 5 out, no impression before 3 out, weakened (op 9/1)

8 4½ [58]	4. Barwell (IRE) 16/1 Kevin Brouder Barry Connell	Kevin Brouder Barry Connell	6	119	118	39	78	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Agata I (FR) (Poliglote)
Always towards rear, no impression after 5 out, never a factor (op 20/1)

9 ½ [58½]	2. The Red Menace (IRE) 7/1 E Walsh ⁷ Noel Meade	E Walsh ⁷ Noel Meade	6	116	122	43	81	–
ch g Mountain High (IRE) - Heather Sue (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Chased leaders on inner until after 5 out, weakened quickly from next (op 10/1)

10 72 [130½]	8. Gunfire Reef (IRE) 8/1 Danny Mullins Ms Margaret Mullins	Danny Mullins Ms Margaret Mullins	10	114	113	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Jaldemosa (FR) (Cadoudal)
Midfield, dropped towards rear before 5 out, detached from next and soon eased, tailed off (op 13/2 tchd 17/2)

10 ran Off time: 6:15:21 Winning time: 6m 16.60s (slow by 32.60s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Lord Lariat (unsuitable ground), Mister Eddman (unsuitable ground), Static Jack (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sean Monaghan (Ballycastle Girl) 1st breeder: Sean Monaghan
2nd owner: A Dunlop & Mrs James Nicholson (Metal Man)
3rd owner: J B Fahy (Mister Fogpatches)
Tote win: €12.40 PL: €4.10 €5.60 €1.80 Ex: €169.50 CSF: €306.61 Tricast: €1,620.76 Trifecta: €1,260.40

6:15 Bellewstown (IRE) 25 Aug 2020

John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle