12:13 Down Royal

Tuesday 26 December 2023

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:13  |   Winning time: 4m 18.4s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K E Buckley (3)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, close 4th on outer 2 out, went 2nd and challenged at last, nudged along and led narrowly after last, ridden to assert closing stages, stayed on well op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
11/4
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, soon 3rd, 2nd when not fluent 3 out, led before next, strongly pressed last, ridden and headed narrowly run-in, kept on, no impression closing stages op 9/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
4
8
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: B Le Clerc
Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, 3rd 3 out, slight mistake next, ridden and disputed close 3rd at last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
9/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 2 out, disputed close 3rd at last, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 15/2 tchd 13/2
5th
Horse silk
18
3
20/1
T: J P RyanJ: M M McDonagh (3)
Led, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and headed before next, 5th 2 out, no extra op 18/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
28/1
T: O McKiernanJ: J I Duggan (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in moderate 7th before 3 out, no extra op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
58
9
66/1
T: Ian DonoghueJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Mid-division, mistake 5th, moderate 7th halfway, pushed along and no extra before 3 out, tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
150/1
T: J P RyanJ: L A McKenna (5)
Towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out op 66/1
SU
Horse silk
7
2/1f
T: C ByrnesJ: G Brouder (5)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st and soon mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, not fluent next, no impression in 6th when injured and slipped up before 2 out tchd 11/5

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.70, £1.20, £1.50EX:£16.80Trifecta:£68.70SF:£16.20

Forecasts

Shoot Champagne (2/1), Bleu D'enfer (11/4), The Other Mozzie (4/1), Purse Price (4/1), Time For Tea (9/1), Mount Frisco (20/1), One Way Traffic (28/1), Tankardstown Diva (66/1), Parlour Of Dreams (150/1)

Verdict

PURSE PRICE has proven expensive to follow but she was in the process of running well when unseating her rider on her most recent outing at Clonmel and can be given one more chance in a race that may not take a huge amount of winning. Bleu d'enfer and hurdling-debutant The Other Mozzie are considered the main threats.

  1. PURSE PRICE
  2. BLEU D'ENFER (FR)
  3. THE OTHER MOZZIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Ifiwerearichman
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 4
10/1

Prize Money

1st: €11,999.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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