14:35 Limerick

Friday 29 December 2023

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:3515:1015:42

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f  |   Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 5m 20.2s
1st
Horse silk
11
14/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Towards rear, mistake 3rd, 8th when not fluent 3, no impression in 7th when mistake and slightly hampered 2 out, soon 5th, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd at last, led after last, kept on well op 10/1 tchd 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
10
7/1
T: G KelleherJ: S O'Callaghan (5)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden approaching straight, stayed on to go 3rd when slightly hampered and left 2nd 2 out, led before last where not fluent, headed after last, no impression, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
1
1
2/1f
T: P NolanJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, close 3rd halfway, pushed along in 2nd when slightly hampered and left in lead 2 out, soon headed, ridden in 4th at last, 3rd run-in, no impression, kept on one pace op 7/4 tchd 9/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
25/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th when left 3rd 2 out, 2nd before last, dropped to 4th after last, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
11
6
7/2
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, not fluent 8th, slight mistake and reminder next, ridden in 5th when left 4th and hampered 2 out, no impression in 5th at last, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
15
2
611-12
8/1
T: L P CusackJ: R Deegan
Led, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and headed approaching straight, no impression in 6th when slightly hampered 2 out, weakened tchd 11/1
7th
Horse silk
98
9
200/1
T: J P RyanJ: L Quinlan (5)
Always behind, never a factor, mistake 1st, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out, completely tailed off op 150/1 tchd 250/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
200/1
T: J M BurkeJ: D King (3)
Always towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along and no extra before 3 out, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 250/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
9/4
T: G P CromwellJ: C Stone-Walsh (5)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, led travelling well approaching straight, pushed along in 4 lengths lead when fell 2 out op 11/4 tchd 9/5
PU
Horse silk
4
250/1
T: R O'LearyJ: R A Doyle
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Mount Frisco3
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 4
T: J P Ryan  J: P K Donovan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.00Pl:€2.00, €2.30, €1.20EX:€65.90Trifecta:€168.60SF:€110.55

Forecasts

Iceberg Theory (2/1), Now Is The Hour (9/4), Magic Sadler (7/2), On Lovers Walk (7/1), Metalor (8/1), Mount Frisco (10/1), Thegraveyardbookie (14/1), La Vega Moon (25/1), Kilbride Hill (200/1), Diduhearabourichie (200/1), Western Express (250/1)

Verdict

ICEBERG THEORY ran well when runner-up at Wexford last time and, in this slightly lesser race, a performance of similar merit would be enough for him to go in again. On Lovers Walk is a big threat if he can put a poor run behind him and Thegraveyardbookie could feature on hurdling bow.

  1. ICEBERG THEORY (IRE)
  2. ON LOVERS WALK (IRE)
  3. THEGRAVEYARDBOOKIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Alpesh Amin
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
11/4

Prize Money

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

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