16:15 Punchestown

Wednesday 26 April 2023

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 180y  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 5m 1.0s
1st
Horse silk
4
15/8f
T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 4th, mistake and led 2 out, pushed along and clear before last, not fluent at last and ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong op 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
14/1
T: S CurlingJ: P T Enright
Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 2 out, went 2nd and chased winner at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
5
10/3
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, not fluent 3rd and pushed along briefly 4th, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden next, 5th entering straight, went 3rd and no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace op 11/4 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
12/1
T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)
Rear of mid-division, closer in 6th and ridden 2 out, went 4th and no impression on leaders at last, kept on one pace op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
25/1
T: J P RyanJ: L Quinlan (5)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well after 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th at last, no impression op 66/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
9/4
T: G ElliottJ: A P Heskin
Led, joined from 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd entering straight, soon no impression tchd 5/2
7th
Horse silk
18
7
66/1
T: N LeeJ: R P Geoghegan (7)
Rear of mid-division, closer in 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 100/1 tchd 125/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
33/1
T: M C GrassickJ: S W Flanagan
Always behind, slight mistake 6th, slight mistake 4 out and ridden, no impression op 50/1
9th
Horse silk
16
6
50/1
T: M A DalyJ: D E Mullins
Towards rear, 9th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 66/1 tchd 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
300/1
T: J BarcoeJ: D King (5)
Always behind, slight mistake 1st, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 250/1
PU
Horse silk
9
66/1
T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (7)
Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
11
40/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: M P Walsh
Mid-division, not fluent at 1st, slight mistake 7th, rear of mid-division when pulled up quickly before 3 out op 25/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Pale Blue Dot6
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 7
T: D Hogan  J: D Meyler
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.10, €3.00, €1.50EX:€27.50Trifecta:€115.70Tricast:€85.12SF:€27.70

Forecasts

Sandor Clegane (15/8), Three Card Brag (9/4), Senior Chief (10/3), Nucky Johnson (12/1), Della Casa Lunga (14/1), My Gaffer (25/1), Mollys Glory (33/1), Rocco Bay (40/1), Fine Margin (50/1), Pale Blue Dot (50/1), Free Flowing (66/1), Ik's Man (66/1), Grand Rouge (300/1)

Verdict

SENIOR CHIEF is selected to continue his trend of run-by-run improvement and complete a hat-trick for the Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Blackmore partnership. The drop back in trip is a slight concern for Albert Bartlett third and fifth Sandor Clegane and Three Card Brag but they should still have the class to figure. Noel Meade's Nucky Johnson is another unlikely to be too far away.

  1. SENIOR CHIEF
  2. SANDOR CLEGANE (IRE)
  3. THREE CARD BRAG (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Ambitious Fellow
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
40/1

Prize Money

1st: €45,000.002nd: €15,000.003rd: €7,500.004th: €3,750.005th: €2,250.006th: €1,500.00

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