Wednesday 30 August · Bellewstown, Eire

18:40 John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Distance: 2m 1f 37y
Going: Good
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 10500
Runners: 13

Race preview

MATER MATUTA won this race 12 months ago and the locally trained mare is sure to be primed for a repeat bid. The selection, also successful both on the Flat and over fences, has been placed on a number of occasions in a varied campaign since and ran with credit here on her penultimate start over 1m4f. Steps In The Sand was claimed by current connections after winning over 1m4f at Dundalk last December and has been switched to hurdles this year making the frame on both handicap outings. She remains on a competitive mark while others to consider include Mr Globalist, Be My Hero and Applejack Poet. The latter had the keen running Neev's Dream behind when fourth in a similar event at Kilbeggan last time.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Applejack Poet	900-974	T P Harney	Liz Doyle	11 8	9-2
2	Be My Hero	07-6285	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	11 1	9-2
3	Sayitfirst	000-060	D Moloney	D Collins	10 13	18-1
4	Mater Matuta	328-625	Jordan Gainford	E D Delany	11 10	9-2
5	Neev's Dream	0708-46	Darragh O'Keeffe	T Gibney	11 7	9-2
6	Aegirine	000-56P	M J M O'Sullivan	E M O'Sullivan	11 3	20-1
7	Got Grey	000-F60	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell	11 11	16-1
8	Steps In The Sand	U0-734	E Walsh	J J Hanlon	11 5	11-2
9	Mr Globalist	P58-374	J J Slevin	S Slevin	11 10	10-1
10	Alhaajeb	36-788	J S McGarvey	J J Hanlon	12 0	20-1
11	Rene Artois	690	Gavin Brouder	J Nash	11 4	40-1
-	Is That So	0/0-059	Eoin G Kelly	A Murray	11 9	33-1
-	Chequer Square	79-P050	Phillip Enright	P J Gilligan	11 6	25-1
NR	I Am The Sea	0586	Sean O'Keeffe	P M Cloke	11 4
NR	Karloss	000/00-	Non Runner	C Byrnes	11 2