Who won the 18:48 Bellewstown on 4 July 2026?
Ardeen Joy (IRE) won the 18:48 Bellewstown at SP 6.00. Ridden by Jack Kennedy. Trained by Gordon Elliott.
18:48 Bellewstown
IrelandJohnny's Race Day Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m4½f · Hurdle · Good · 13 runners · €7,068 · Saturday, 4 July 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 5/1·6.00Race report
- 1stArdeen Joy (IRE)AI top pick · 57.3Jack Kennedy·Gordon Elliott5/1·6.00SP
- 2ndRiverwoods (IRE)Darragh O'Keeffe·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 14 lengths5/1·6.00SP
- 3rdGiorgia Rose (FR)Ricky Doyle·Emmet Mullins·beaten 7 lengths10/1·11.00SP
Race time
4m 58.90s+9.30s vs std
Slow — soft ground or steady early gallop common over jumps.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way56.0/100 rating
Chisel Hill
7.00William Hill
Place portion settles at 2.20 · 1/5 odds · 3 places
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Jo's Secret
Jo's Secret owns the form high-water mark of this mares maiden and merely needs to repeat her latest placed effort to prove hard to beat, arriving fit from the bumpers with more to offer yet now stepped up in trip. Ardeen Joy, easily the most experienced runner in the field, is the obvious danger and would likely have gone one better but for exiting the race early on her second-last start, while Star Of Idaho, a fair fourth on her sole bumper start, could take another step forward now sent hurdling over further for a powerful yard. Chisel Hill, Giorgia Rose and Riverwoods also have claims, but Jo's Secret is the one to side with.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Ardeen Joy
Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott · 5yo
Top-rated of 19
score 57.3 · +1.4 clear of next best (56.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Ratings50% weight71strongOR 107
- Form20% weight33weakLast 6: P-8-3-F-3
- Trainer20% weight25weakGordon Elliott: 3/29 winners last 14d (10%)
MarketBest price 4.00 (Bet365) · market favourite.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · M · bh | P83F3 | 107 | 57.3 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 2 | 11 | J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 7263 | — | 24.4 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 3 | 5 | J: Ricky Doyle · T: Emmet Mullins · draw 0 6yo · M · chtp | 2383 | — | 17.9 | 10/1·11.00 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 8yo · M · b | 18P0 | — | 16.4 | 33/1·34.00 SP |
| 5 | 8 | J: Brian Hayes · T: John C McConnell · draw 0 5yo · M · ch | P254 | — | 22.5 | 18/1·19.00 SP |
| 6 | 15 | J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 55 | — | 21.0 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 7 | 16 | J: Paddy Hanlon(5) · T: John Joseph Hanlon · draw 0 4yo · F · b | 9 | — | 12.7 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Ben Harvey · T: D M Christie · draw 0 6yo · M · b | U13PP | — | 13.6 | 125/1·126.00 SP |
| 9 | 6 | J: P J O'Hanlon · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 70 | — | 11.0 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| PU | 9 | J: Daniel King · T: A J Martin · draw 0 6yo · M · brt | 7234 | — | 19.1 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| F | 10 | J: J J Slevin · T: Anthony Mullins · draw 0 6yo · M · br | F177 | — | 12.6 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| PU | 12 | J: Kevin Sexton · T: Rory Anthony Devine · draw 0 5yo · M · b | — | — | 15.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| PU | 14 | J: Paddy Cleary(7) · T: Miss Katy Brown · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 0PF3F | — | 13.2 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Patrick M O'Brien(5) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin · draw 0 6yo · M · b | 07F0 | — | 10.6 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Cian Collins · draw 0 6yo · M · b | 22489 | — | 15.8 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 55 | — | 13.5 | — |
| — | — | J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 3529 | — | 17.6 | — |
| — | — | J: Sam Ewing · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue · draw 0 5yo · M · b | 642 | 108 | 56.0 | — |
| — | — | J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 5yo · M · ch | 4 | — | 20.5 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 18:48 Bellewstown?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Ardeen Joy, won the race (AI score 57.3).
What were the placings in the 18:48 Bellewstown?
Top finishers: 1. Ardeen Joy (IRE) (6.00), 2. Riverwoods (IRE) (6.00), 3. Giorgia Rose (FR) (11.00).
What was the winning time for the 18:48 Bellewstown?
The winning time was 4m 58.90s, 9.30s slower than standard.
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