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14:10 Fairyhouse

Saturday 25 February 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 17.4s

1^st

Volantis

511-8

10/3

T: R O'SullivanJ: K M Donoghue

Soon in touch, 7th before 5th, headway after 5th, 4th 4 out, travelled well to challenge leader 2 out, soon led, stayed on well run-in, comfortably tchd 7/2

2^nd

3 ¾

Fine Margin

611-10

6/1

T: M A DalyJ: K C Sexton

Mid-division, not fluent at 3rd, 9th before 5th, headway to 5th after 3 out, progress to challenge leader 2 out, every chance in 2nd last, no impression on winner closing stages op 5/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

Purse Price

611-1

9/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Soon led narrowly, headed at 2nd, not fluent in 3rd at 3rd, took closer order before 5th, closed after 3 out, no impression in 3rd last where slight mistake, kept on without threatening op 7/4

4^th

Walter Grey

711-8

5/1

T: F G HandJ: K E Buckley (3)

Prominent, led after 2nd, disputed lead at 3rd, led narrowly before 4 out, pressed 2 out where not fluent, soon headed, dropped to 4th last where not fluent, no extra tchd 7/1

5^th

1 ½

Bocelli's Voice

711-8

7/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Rear of mid-division, 10th before 5th, took closer order before 3 out, not fluent in 5th 2 out, no extra before last where not fluent op 18/1

6^th

O'hallorans Castle

511-10

40/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leader, led at 2nd, soon headed, disputed lead at 3rd, headed before 4 out, lost place before 2 out where mistake, weakened op 33/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

Downtherefordancin

410-10

25/1

T: G P CromwellJ: S W Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, 11th before 5th, some progress to 9th before 2 out, no impression, modest late headway op 18/1

8^th

Grand Rouge

711-8

250/1

T: J BarcoeJ: C Owens (7)

Mid-division, 8th before 5th, no impression in 7th 2 out, mistake last, weakened op 200/1

9^th

6 ½

The Big Cloud

511-1

200/1

T: S CrawleyJ: S F O'Keeffe

Rear, slight mistake at 2nd, 12th before 5th, niggled along in rear after 5th, no impression in 10th 2 out, never a factor op 150/1

10^th

5 ½

John W Creasy

511-10

11/2

T: Ms M MullinsJ: D E Mullins

In touch, 5th before 5th, lost place and under pressure after 3 out, weakened before 2 out where jumped left op 15/2 tchd 5/1

11^th

Shanroe Click

611-8

200/1

T: K ThorntonJ: D Meyler

Rear, 13th before 5th, weakened before 2 out, never a factor op 125/1

12^th

After The Drama

611-8

250/1

T: Aengus KingJ: Cian Cullinan (7)

Towards rear, headway to 6th before 5th, lost place before 3 out, weakened after 3 out op 200/1

13^th

Makaela's Choice

711-10

100/1

T: T MullinsJ: J B Foley

Soon close up, 4th at 3rd, lost place 4 out where mistake, soon weakened, detached and not fluent 3 out, tailed off op 66/1

14^th

Dgalwaygallivantor

410-12

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Rear, not fluent at 2nd, 14th before 5th, weakened 3 out, soon detached, never a factor, tailed off tchd 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.60Pl:€1.60, €2.40, €1.30EX:€27.50Trifecta:€51.00SF:€24.63

Forecasts

Purse Price (9/4), Volantis (10/3), Walter Grey (5/1), John W Creasy (11/2), Fine Margin (6/1), Bocelli's Voice (7/1), Downtherefordancin (25/1), Dgalwaygallivantor (33/1), O'hallorans Castle (40/1), Makaela's Choice (100/1), The Big Cloud (200/1), Shanroe Click (200/1), Grand Rouge (250/1), After The Drama (250/1)

VOLANTIS took the switch to hurdling in his stride when fourth in a novice here last month, briefly looking the most likely winner between the last 2, and can find the required improvement to beat Purse Price and Fine Margin.