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Monas Melody wins Bellewstown finale

Monas Melody and Derek O'ConnorMonas Melody and Derek O'Connor
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Bumper and flat maiden winner Monas Melody (10/1) won Bellewstown's finale today, the Panda Power (QR) Handicap for trainer Sam Curling, owner Alfred Sweetnam and jockey Derek O'Connor.

The daughter of Ruler Of The World previously won a Punchestown bumper in September 2020, a Killarney flat maiden in July 2021 and today improved markedly on a pulled up run in the Connaught Hotel Amateur Handicap at the Galway festival.

Curling later said "we knew the Galway run was too bad to be true - we knew something was wrong. The ground was a bit slower and today she liked the ground, although she isn't totally ground-dependent.

"Derek won a bumper on her in Punchestown and got her home nicely. We are delighted with that, she did that very well.”

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
10/1
Tote €11.00 €2.60
2nd
1.25L
13/2
€1.90
3rd
1.75L
15/2
€2.70
4th
2.5L
5/4Fav
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.