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Saturday 27 February 2021

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Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 16.90s

Balkito⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

15/2

Offered something to work on when ninth of 17 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) on NH debut 60 days ago. Should do better in time.

Form: 9

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Breakeven²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 114

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler who returned to form when third of 18 in maiden hurdle (16/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) 27 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 134563

Rosgalme¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D

18/1

Fairly useful bumper winner. Ran a long below that level sent hurdling at Galway in October but can do much better.

Form: 1-9

Stranger Danger³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

7/1

Modest in bumpers but showed some improvement sent hurdling when second of 16 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, heavy, 14/1) 31 days ago. Yard in good form. Should progress.

Form: 362

Roman Dylan²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

300/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles, pulling hard last time.

Form: 00

New Ross⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

Has shaped with encouragement completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 4-4P

Pale Blue Dot⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul Townend| T: D Hogan

8/1

Fair in bumpers and showed a bit on Clonmel hurdling debut in November.

Form: 35420

Charlie Bee^t⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: W M Roper

300/1

Well held in a trio of bumpers.

Form: 000

Fox Watch³⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

50/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Closely related to smart hurdler/useful chaser Mossley and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Rebel Yeats. Held in second when falling last sole start in points (Mar 2020).

Form: F-

Johngus^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S Aherne| OR: 113

2/1

Ran his best race when second of 9 in maiden hurdle (8/1) at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 30 days ago. Must enter calculations back down in trip.

Form: 64-P442

We'llhavewan³¹

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

50/1

Ran to just a poor level when sixth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, heavy, 250/1) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: P6

Griffith Park¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Scott

300/1

Showed nothing in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Shake Him Up¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

200/1

Last of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Different Approach

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: N Lee

100/1

€23,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory mare. Half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser Missed Approach, stayed 4m. Dam (h100) 2½m bumper/2¾m hurdle winner.

Form:

Dukes Mill^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne

150/1

Looks limited on early evidence in bumpers.

Form: 0-076

Go Battle⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Byrne

300/1

€3,500 4-y-o, Windsor Knot mare. Dam (h74) point winner. Maiden pointer, pulled up last 2 starts, latest Dec 13.

Form: 56-PP

The Mighty Molly^t³⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: Thomas Coyle

300/1

Well held in Navan bumper on debut 11 months ago.

Form: 0-

Bella Ballerina⁶⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner

11/1

€23,000 3-y-o, Yeats mare. Closely related to useful hurdler/chaser Real Milan. Off the mark in points at second attempt (Apr 2019). RESERVE.

Form: 3/1-

Non-Runners

Take Centre Stage

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: S Doyle J: Mr B Lawless

Nice To Meet¹³⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: L Byrne J: Reserve 2

The Fairyhill Man⁶²⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Johngus (2/1), Breakeven (5/2), Stranger Danger (7/1), Balkito (15/2), Pale Blue Dot (8/1), New Ross (9/1), Bella Ballerina (11/1), Rosgalme (18/1), Take Centre Stage (25/1), The Fairyhill Man (33/1), Fox Watch (50/1), We'llhavewan (50/1), Nice To Meet (50/1), Different Approach (100/1), Dukes Mill (150/1), Shake Him Up (200/1), Roman Dylan (300/1), The Mighty Molly (300/1), Go Battle (300/1), Charlie Bee (300/1), Griffith Park (300/1)

JOHNGUS ran easily his best race when beaten only a head at Gowran last month and a reproduction of that effort may well be good enough to see him go one better here. Breakeven and Stranger Danger are considered the main threats.