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Thursday 12 November 2020

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: 4m 22.4s

Song Of Earth²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| D

13/2

Promising type. 9/2, very good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.2f, good) 25 days ago. Should improve again, so capable of getting competitive.

Form: 81-44

It Could Be You¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| D

17/2

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Yet to match that over hurdles. Fell in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft, 80/1) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 4-4751F

Nelson's Point¹⁹

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 13 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago.

Form: 5-0

Petibonome²⁴⁹

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

10/11

Al Namix gelding. Dam, French 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Tanerko Emery. Disqualified from first place (took wrong course) on second attempt in points. Big player.

Form: FD-

Feelgood Island²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good third of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 11/4) 28 days ago. Needs to up his game.

Form: 688-3

Junior Rattler³⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

33/1

€5,000 3-y-o, £55,000 4-y-o, Arakan gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler The White Mouse. Dam, winning pointer. Maiden pointer, runner-up last twice (latest Dec 2019).

Form: 4P22-

Pale Blue Dot³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 36 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 35

Datsdacraic¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: G Bourke⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (22f, soft, 150/1) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 78

General Clermont²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

50/1

Promising type. 33/1, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.2f, good) 25 days ago. Should have more to offer at some point.

Form: 3-3987

Son Of Mahler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: K Purcell

80/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam (c82/h95), bumper winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Life of A Luso.

Form:

Gelee Blanche¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Promising sort. Third of 13 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 15/2) on hurdles bow 19 days ago, keeping on well after bad mistake. Bound to improve and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 83

One Fine Tomorrow

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: John F O'Neill

200/1

€3,200 3-y-o, Beat Hollow filly. Dam (h126) 2m hurdle winner. Others make more appeal.

Form:

Non-Runners

Roman Dylan

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J J Lambe J: Liam McKenna

Forecasts

Petibonome (10/11), Gelee Blanche (11/4), Song Of Earth (13/2), Feelgood Island (13/2), It Could Be You (17/2), Pale Blue Dot (33/1), Junior Rattler (33/1), Roman Dylan (33/1), General Clermont (50/1), Son Of Mahler (80/1), Nelson's Point (150/1), One Fine Tomorrow (200/1), Datsdacraic (250/1)

PETIBONOME looks an exciting recruit from points and the bar isn't set all that high by those with Rules form, so he can make a successful hurdling debut having joined a top yard. Gelee Blanche should step forward from her initial effort over hurdles if putting in an error-free round, so she's feared most ahead of Song of Earth.