13:03 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2025

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Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:04 | Winning time: 4m 22.5s

1^st

Coral River

611-4

11/2

T: T MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Tracked leaders on inner, 4th 3 out, pushed along and went 2nd 2 out, ridden and disputed lead at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 7/1

2^nd

Kish Bank

611-8

11/4

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Tracked leader in 2nd, led before 3 out, ridden 2 out, strongly pressed and joined at last, headed inside final furlong, no extra tchd 3/1

3^rd

3 ½

Gillane

511-4

20/1

T: K F O'DonnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace op 25/1

4^th

Reliable Prince

511-6

33/1

T: E BolgerJ: Mr J L Gleeson (3)

Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, moderate 4th at last, no extra

5^th

4 ¾

Stretchemout

510-13

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan

Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression op 18/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Belle The Tigress

511-3

9/4f

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd 3 out, ridden entering straight, droped to 4th 2 out, no impression op 6/4

7^th

Great Bird

511-3

66/1

T: Liz DoyleJ: R Deegan

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 6th, ridden 3 out, no impression

8^th

Journey So Far

511-8

3/1

T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue

Rear of mid-division on outer, took keen hold, good headway into 3rd 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened 2 out, soon behind op 7/2

9^th

Ennell Shadow

511-12

50/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened

10^th

Scodar

511-10

20/1

T: J M BarrettJ: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)

Led, took keen hold, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off op 33/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.20Pl:€1.80, €1.10, €3.30EX:€22.20Trifecta:€211.90SF:€20.05

Forecasts

Belle The Tigress (9/4), Kish Bank (11/4), Journey So Far (3/1), Coral River (11/2), Gillane (20/1), Stretchemout (20/1), Scodar (20/1), Reliable Prince (33/1), Ennell Shadow (50/1), Great Bird (66/1)

It's hard to look beyond BELLE THE TIGRESS, who again shaped well when finishing a never-nearer third at Naas last month so Henry de Bromhead's mare can make it third time lucky with further progress in the pipeline. Kish Bank lost his unbeaten record with a bit of whimper sent hurdling at Galway 3 months ago, but he should be capable of much better so heads up the dangers, with Journey So Far and Coral River another couple worth keeping a close eye on, too.