14:28 Galway

Saturday 26 October 2024

All13:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:4517:18

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 90y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:29  |   Winning time: 4m 0.04s
1st
Horse silk
11
14/1
T: E McCarthyJ: C M Hogan (7)
Mid-division, 6th after 4th, took closer order before 2 out, 4th 2 out, improved to 3rd last, ran on well in 2nd closing stages to lead close home op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
5
3/1
T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor
Tracked leader, led narrowly at 3rd, headed after 3rd, 3rd after 4th, not fluent in 2nd 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, kept on run-in, headed close home op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
7
7/1
T: D QueallyJ: S Fitzgerald
Mid-division, 5th after 4th, improved to 4th last, kept on in 3rd closing stages, never nearer op 17/2
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
12
9/2
T: W J McLernonJ: J S McGarvey
Towards rear, headway to 7th after 4th, progress in 4th before 2 out, 5th 2 out, improved to 2nd before last, weakened closing stages op 5/1 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
13
6
2/1f
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Led narrowly, headed at 3rd, 4th after 4th, not fluent 3 out, 3rd before 2 out, dropped to 5th last, weakened run-in op 9/4 tchd 5/2
6th
Horse silk
¾
4
4/1
T: E MullinsJ: D Meyler
Prominent on outer, improved to lead after 3rd, increased lead at 4th, not fluent 3 out and reduced advantage, headed 2 out, dropped to 6th and no extra before last, weakened run-in op 7/2 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
4
9
200/1
T: E McCarthyJ: G B Noonan (5)
Rear, not fluent at 3rd, 10th after 4th, no impression in moderate 8th 2 out where not fluent, modest late headway op 100/1
8th
Horse silk
20
13
33/1
T: Mrs G O'ConnorJ: D J Gilligan
Rear of mid-division, 8th after 4th, weakened in moderate 7th 2 out where not fluent tchd 40/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
411-5
250/1
T: M J McDonaghJ: C M Quirke (5)
Towards rear, 9th after 4th, weakened before 2 out op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
7 ½
3
80/1
T: M J TynanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Prominent, 2nd after 4th, 3rd 3 out, soon lost place, weakened before 2 out where not fluent op 40/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
150/1
T: Ms M FlynnJ: E M O'Sullivan (7)
Close up, lost place before 2nd, 12th before 5th, detached 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
40/1
T: D QueallyJ: L A McKenna (5)
Rear, soon slightly detached, 11th before 5th, detached 4 out, weakened before 3 out, never a factor, completely tailed off, pulled up after 3 out tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

14
Horse silk
Vroomvroomboo16
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 6
T: James Andrew Fahey  J: K C Sexton
NR
8
Horse silk
Stuntman Steve154
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 5
T: G P Cromwell  J: S W Flanagan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.10Pl:€3.30, €1.60, €2.20EX:€112.30Trifecta:€701.80SF:€59.79

Forecasts

Kish Bank (2/1), Downmexicoway (3/1), Arctic Gale (4/1), Mi Lucky Cailin (9/2), Custom Taylor (7/1), Stuntman Steve (12/1), Scotcantou (14/1), True Light (33/1), Vroomvroomboo (33/1), Danny By Boy (40/1), Jeel Des Mottes (80/1), Famous Sonnet (150/1), Ballinoe Blaze (200/1), Stily (250/1)

Verdict

KISH BANK justified good support when making a winning bumper debut at Punchestown in December and is taken to repeat the feat over hurdles here. Mi Lucky Cailin and Arctic Gale look the likeliest dangers.

  1. KISH BANK (IRE)
  2. MI LUCKY CAILIN (IRE)
  3. ARCTIC GALE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Release The Beast
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 4
J: S W Flanagan  |  T: P Nolan
1/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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