UK Horse Racing Tips: Bellewstown

COUL DREAMER was a market springer ahead of his debut at Gowran Park and ran creditably in a staying-on third. On breeding, he should handle this slower ground. Lucky Melody contested decent maidens at Leopardstown and the Curragh with a best finish of fourth at the former. It is not hard to see her involved in this contest. The 78-rated Miss Tapley regressed when unplaced on her third appearance in Gowran Park, but she has her chance on previous placed efforts at Galway and Gowran Park. My Little Lady showed significant improvement on her second start when chasing home the winner at Cork last month, while Genoah and Kelbelle cannot be ruled out.
Prediction : 1st Coul Dreamer 2nd Lucky Melody 3rd Miss Tapley

Rory Mulligan's 7lb claim came to the fore on PASCALIA who showed up well in a dead-heat for fourth in a massive field at the Curragh. The horse that got up to share fourth with her came out and won a handicap at Killarney last Friday. The Bog Bank absolutely loves Bellewstown and has to be feared with Alyse Jane Clarke taking 10lb off her back. The pair combined to win over C&D in July. Selective Power cruised home at Naas which didn't go unnoticed by the handicapper who has hit him with a stone. If he is in the same mood, though, he would be hard to contain. Roman Harry and Comfort Line are others with chances.
Prediction : 1st Pascalia 2nd The Bog Bank 3rd Selective Power

Second-reserve Arch Enemy would be threatening if getting a run as she stayed on for second in a much higher grade at Leopardstown last Thursday. Jamie Powell has a good record aboard prominent-racer SMAOINEAMH SILE as he has steered her to her last couple of victories. The pair couldn't quite hold on over further in Leopardstown, but that runner-up berth was still a decent effort. Blue Wood is capable off his mark and first-time cheekpieces might eke out a bit more from him, while Cousin Shay is unexposed on turf having been extensively campaigned on the Polytrack at Dundalk. Pimstrel made a promising start to life with George Kingston when second behind an easy winner in Naas.
Prediction : 1st Smaoineamh Sile 2nd Blue Wood 3rd Cousin Shay

A tricky race. Willie McCreery runs two horses with Billy Lee on BELLA COLOMBIA. This filly has competed at higher levels and it may have been the heavy ground that caught her out when fourth in this grade at Roscommon. Nans View caught the eye with a runner-up finish posted on handicap debut at Galway. She made sustained headway in the straight and could build upon that. Nakasero delivered in Killarney and wasn't beaten far into third in a valuable Racing League contest in Wolverhampton at the start of the month, while Vierson tries a new trip on her first venture into handicaps and could outrun her odds.
Prediction : 1st Bella Colombia 2nd Nans View 3rd Nakasero

FIONA MACCOUL was beaten six and a half lengths on debut recently but met in-running trouble. Speedily-bred, she was slowly away at the Curragh and having met traffic, finished well to finish a never nearer fifth behind the easy winner. She should benefit from that run, dropping a furlong in distance and again has a light weight. Keen-going Bobbi Rosa finished second at Cork recently, with the smart winner finishing second at Listed level at York this week. Gazelle D'or is thoroughly dependable and reverts to maiden company having run well enough in the Ballyhane Stakes. Rated 74, she again carries a light weight and has a big advantage from the plum draw here in stall one.
Prediction : 1st Fiona Maccoul 2nd Bobbi Rosa 3rd Gazelle Dor

RATHBRANCHURCH is a busy sprinter who is badly drawn in 14 but won over today's course-and-distance in July, narrowly defeating two of today's rivals. The selection was well held on recent runs but has an excellent course record, his rating has recently slipped and is now 1lb better off, each respectively, with July's placed-horses Air Force One and Only Spoofing. Air Force One also has a wide draw in 12 but is open to more progression being a lightly enough raced three-year-old. Hero Of The Hour has a good draw in 3 and while raised 4lb for winning at Naas recently, his same rider is able to claim 3lb today, so has hat-trick prospects.
Prediction : 1st Rathbranchurch 2nd Air Force One 3rd Hero Of The Hour

MARKET TIMING should benefit from last month's promising debut here. Bred for middle-to-long distances, she was outpaced four furlongs out but finished nicely, with the winner subsequently finishing fourth at Group 3 level and the runner-up scoring at Galway. Regally bred Rubies Are Red notably narrowly failed to catch subsequent Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me in a Lingfield Listed race in May but has disappointed in three top races since. Rated 97, she was nonetheless well held in the English Oaks and Ribblesdale and weakened very tamely having led in the Irish Oaks, and now runs in first-time blinkers. Sissi finished second to a subsequently Group-placed winner at Killarney, where the third horse won subsequently, and should compete.
Prediction : 1st Market Timing 2nd Rubies Are Red 3rd Sissi

Frankel gelding BALTIC BIRD is forgiven his recent Galway hurdling disappointment as he had previously run very well in a prestigious race at that festival five days earlier. He finished fourth to one Extensio at Fairyhouse in July and being a strong stayer, is well suited by this distance. Royal Eagle finished third over hurdles at the Galway festival and again ran well on the flat at Tramore recently. She also stays well and today's different rider again claims 7lb but doesn't appear ahead of the handicapper. Reina Del Mar could be suited by trying this extreme flat distance for the first time and today's rider claims 5lb.
Prediction : 1st Baltic Bird 2nd Royal Eagle 3rd Reina Del Mar