14:10 Downpatrick

Sunday 21 March 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 34.40s

Grail

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady

33/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Falco gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Utopia Dream and fair hurdler Amboselie. Dam ran once over fences in France.

Form:

Music Therapy

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

22/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/chaser Lambro, and closely related to a winner. Dam modest hurdle winner around 2m.

Form:

Stranger Danger²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

13/8

Promising sort. 7/1, very good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Open to further improvement, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 3622

What A Time⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L J Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 20/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 2-5P75

Johngus^t²²

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

15/8

Fair hurdler. 2/1, running well fell in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Has the best form and he's a consistent type, so he should be thereabouts.

Form: 4-P442F

Sam Lorenzo^t1¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1 and hooded for 1st time, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (22f, soft) on hurdles bow 142 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P/7-6856

Gelee Blanche⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 109

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/3, pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 52 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 8333P

Classic Storm³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 250/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) on NH debut 36 days ago.

Form: 0

Layla's Daffodil

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

18/1

€6,500 3-y-o, Jet Away mare. Dam (h92), ran once over hurdles, closely related to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (2m-3¼m winner) Any Second Now.

Form:

Ocean's Of Money¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 14/1) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 525

Wild Rumour^p1⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 88

22/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 83 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 90/3P-5P

Non-Runners

Classic Moet¹³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: P D Kennedy

Courthouse Rock

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Stranger Danger (13/8), Johngus (15/8), Gelee Blanche (10/3), Layla's Daffodil (18/1), Wild Rumour (22/1), Music Therapy (22/1), Ocean's Of Money (25/1), What A Time (28/1), Grail (33/1), Sam Lorenzo (40/1), Classic Moet (66/1), Classic Storm (200/1)

STRANGER DANGER improved on his hurdling debut when runner-up at Fairyhouse 22 days ago, pulling well clear of the remainder, so he should be up to opening his account with another step forward. Johngus is more exposed but sets the standard on form, so he's feared most ahead of Gelee Blanche.