14:30 Thurles

Wednesday 27 January 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 11.50s

Eurotiep²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A McMahon⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

15/8

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 11/2, very good second of 8 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 29 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 22-12

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Stranger Danger⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Eurotiep in bumper (9/2) at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 50 days ago, running on late. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 36

Battling Warrior⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: T O'Brien

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead.

Form: 63-00P

Do No More²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

James Fort⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

7/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful French hurdler/chaser (2¼m-19f winner) Cigliano out of 15f-17f hurdle winner La Reine Chic.

Form: 2

The Brimming Water³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 32 days ago, behind when pulled up before 3 out. Down in trip.

Form: 8-P

Dedanann^b1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104

33/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 17 hurdle runs. 25/1, bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 547547

History Of Fashion³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P A Fahy

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 10 in bumper (66/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Back down in trip. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 4P-5134

I Don't Get It¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 93

50/1

Modest hurdler. 100/1, very good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 697763

Marco Rock³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 12 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 30 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: U63

Meehall³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 150/1) on hurdles bow 30 days ago, soon beaten. Down in trip.

Form: 9P

Rocky's Howya⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea

40/1

Promising type. 8/1, third of 7 in bumper at Tramore (16f, heavy) on bumper debut 48 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Likely to improve.

Form: 53

Vintage Prosseco^h⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| BF| D

4/5

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Second of 12 in novice hurdle (6/5) at Down Royal (17f, heavy) on hurdles bow 41 days ago, going with enthusiasm. May well do better.

Form: F-312

We'llhavewan³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend

250/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2½m hurdle winner Red Tortue and 2m hurdle winner Back Bar, both fair.

Form: P

Suprise Package⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

40/1

€4,200 3-y-o, Le Fou gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Another Crick. Dam winning pointer.

Form: 2

Rebel Ivy^h1⁶⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway

200/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory mare. Half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Cuchulains Son and fairly useful hurdler William B. Wears hood.

Form: 6/

Non-Runners

Fox Watch³¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 1

Game And Glory¹³¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Wild Eelin⁶⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Vintage Prosseco (4/5), Eurotiep (15/8), James Fort (7/1), Stranger Danger (14/1), Marco Rock (22/1), History Of Fashion (28/1), Dedanann (33/1), Game And Glory (33/1), Rocky's Howya (40/1), Suprise Package (40/1), I Don't Get It (50/1), Fox Watch (50/1), Battling Warrior (150/1), Wild Eelin (150/1), Rebel Ivy (200/1), We'llhavewan (250/1), Do No More (250/1), Meehall (250/1), The Brimming Water (300/1)

Bumper-winner VINTAGE PROSSECO pulled clear of the rest when runner-up on hurdles bow at Down Royal and sets a clear standard on that form. He's taken to go one better at the main expense of Eurotiep, who has shown plenty in bumpers.