14:12 Galway

Saturday 24 October 2020

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:14 | Winning time: 4m 6.80s

Calthor⁵⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

13/8

€42,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Black Kalanisi. Off mark in points at second attempt in April 2019. Makes some appeal.

Form: F1/

Rocconrockall²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady

50/1

Poor hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in bumper (66/1) at Clonmel (18.4f, soft). Off 7 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 890370-

Belfast Banter^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 121

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Good third of 15 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 9/2) 31 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Vulnerable.

Form: 4-22253

Nelson's Point⁵⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 19 in bumper (25/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut, left poorly placed. Off 18 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5-

Dedanann⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

16/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. 11/1, good second of 8 in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft) 7 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 436322

Defan³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Strong in the betting when fell second in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 7/4) on NH debut 33 days ago. One to consider.

Form: F

Rippon Lodge⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 94

66/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 16 hurdle runs. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, soft, 14/1) 7 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4334B8

Gevrey²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

9/2

Promising sort. 6/1, second of 15 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Open to progress, so well capable of taking a hand.

Form: 79-2

Galon De Vauzelle²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Kap Rock gelding. Dam, French 21f/25f cross-country chase winner, half-sister to French 2½m-2¾m chase winner Tresor de L'Isle. Won point on sole start to date (Mar 8).

Form: 1-

Stoneyford Boy⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Cooper| T: A McNamara

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/1, creditable third of 12 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 50 days ago, running on. Should improve.

Form: 9843

Alice O'Byrne⁴¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 10/3, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft). Off 13 months.

Form: 42C1/37-

Magic Of Words

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

€7,000 4-y-o, Yeats mare. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Cailin Annamh.

Form:

Gelee Blanche⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

15/2

Once-raced maiden. 5/2, eighth of 14 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 46 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. One to note.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Calthor (13/8), Belfast Banter (5/2), Gevrey (9/2), Gelee Blanche (15/2), Defan (14/1), Dedanann (16/1), Stoneyford Boy (25/1), Alice O'Byrne (25/1), Rocconrockall (50/1), Nelson's Point (50/1), Rippon Lodge (66/1), Magic Of Words (66/1), Galon De Vauzelle (66/1)

DEFAN was a warm order for his debut and, having come down at the second, he's worth another chance to what he's capable of. He's preferred to Gevrey, who made an encouraging start to hurdling when second at Listowel, while point winner Calthor should be able to get involved if tuned up.