13:25 Punchestown

Wednesday 28 October 2020

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 15.70s

Arcadian Sunrise²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| OR: 124

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler. In good form on Flat this autumn, winning 2m Thurles maiden latest. Not discounted.

Form: 312131-

Gold Speed^h⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 123| CD

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20.3f, soft) 50 days ago, all out.

Form: 2114-51

Barnaviddaun²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 114

18/1

Winner of maiden hurdle at Downpatrick in March. 10/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft) on reappearance, 26 days ago.

Form: 74221-4

Fully Charged²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131| D

5/1

Winner of maiden hurdle at Limerick in December. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Navan (22.4f, heavy). Off 7 months. Enters calculations for leading stable.

Form: 21/2146-

Funky Dady¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116| D

33/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in August. 9/1, good second of 6 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: F-85142

Wingin A Prayer²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 122| D

40/1

10/3, career best when winning 20-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, heavy), readily. Off 7 months. Up in trip. Potential for better still.

Form: 33F371-

Hereditary Rule^t³⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Promising second at Tramore a year ago but not seen since a lesser run here last November.

Form: 2/1528-

It Could Be You¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Mullins

80/1

Won a bumper this month but the form is nothing special and he hasn't achieved much on both previous outings over hurdles.

Form: 64-4751

All About Joe²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20½ lengths eleventh of 15 to Barnaviddaun in novice hurdle (4/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 7 months.

Form: 5620-

Dime A Dozen^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 125| D

13/2

Fairly useful chaser. Won a maiden at Tipperary in July. Also landed a Gowran handicap hurdle at the beginning of this month. Ought to be on the premises.

Form: 213231

Happie Days²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 93

200/1

Modest hurdler. Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 20/1) 24 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 000-272

Rhythm Divine²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 126| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/1, respectable ½-length second of 7 to Buildmeupbuttercup in listed mares event at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: F0-1192

Rippon Lodge⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 94

250/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. Creditable seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 4 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 334B87

Whatucallher^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 109| D

33/1

Fair hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, 13¼ lengths sixth of 13 to Arcadian Sunrise in maiden (100/1) at Thurles (16f, soft) on flat debut 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 41083S-

Moonshot^t1³⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Remote third on bumper debut but in process of running well when falling 2 out in maiden hurdle next time, still prominent at time. Off 10 months. Up in trip now with tongue strap added.

Form: 572/83F-

Family Business^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: D Coffey

20/1

Fair hurdler. 7/2, respectable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.2f, good) 10 days ago, needing stiffer test. Open to further progress.

Form: 29-6323

Forecasts

Arcadian Sunrise (13/8), Rhythm Divine (4/1), Fully Charged (5/1), Dime A Dozen (13/2), Gold Speed (8/1), Barnaviddaun (18/1), Family Business (20/1), All About Joe (28/1), Funky Dady (33/1), Whatucallher (33/1), Wingin A Prayer (40/1), Hereditary Rule (50/1), It Could Be You (80/1), Moonshot (100/1), Happie Days (200/1), Rippon Lodge (250/1)

A competitive field for this valuable prize. RHYTHM DIVINE was second in a listed event at Gowran at the beginning of this month and gets a narrow vote ahead of Dime A Dozen, who won a handicap hurdle at that same Gowran meeting. Arcadian Sunrise arrives in form from the Flat and is also respected having progressed nicely over hurdles last season.