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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 6f 121y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:16  |   Winning time: 5m 29.4s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
10/3
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable fourth of 19 in maiden hurdle (33/1) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 12 days ago.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Drifting Backp,t18
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR:  99| CD
13/2
Fair hurdler. C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last season. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, good, 17/2) 18 days ago.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Samos Island2
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: W J Burke
11/1
16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 8 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Synone18
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald(7)| T: J P Ryan
20/1
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (20f, good) 18 days ago.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
20/1
Runner-up on point debut in February 2020. Off since ahead of this switch to hurdles. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Opie Houdini18
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-10| J: Gavin Brouder(7)| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR:  85
18/1
Modest hurdler. 50/1, creditable fifth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (20f, good) 18 days ago. More needed.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
15/8
Placed 3 times in bumpers. Good second attempt over hurdles when third of 19 in maiden at Galway (21f, good to soft) 12 days ago. A repeat of that form might be good enough.
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Timeform
10
Horse silk
7/1
Promising sort. 25/1, good sixth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 7 days ago, finishing with running left. Significantly up in trip. Open to progress.
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Timeform
12
Horse silk
Will You Wint7
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne(3)| T: O McKiernan| OR:  95
9/1
Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. 16/1, below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Valley Breeze720
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: W P Mullins  J: Mr A McMahon
NR
8
Horse silk
The Fairyhill Man118
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 6
T: J P Ryan  J: Philip Donovan
NR
11
Horse silk
Helisone
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 4
T: H De Bromhead  J: Darragh O'Keeffe
NR

Forecasts

Cream Sparkles (15/8), Chicago Time (10/3), Helisone (4/1), Valley Breeze (6/1), Drifting Back (13/2), Cute Cherry (7/1), Will You Win (9/1), Samos Island (11/1), Opie Houdini (18/1), Mahler Mission (20/1), Synone (20/1), The Fairyhill Man (50/1)

Verdict

CREAM SPARKLES gets the nod after an encouraging run at the Galway Festival. There's definitely a bigger performance in Cute Cherry so she's respected under Brian Cooper, while Valley Breeze and Helisone would also enter the reckoning if the betting speaks in their favour.

  1. CREAM SPARKLES (IRE)
  2. CUTE CHERRY
  3. VALLEY BREEZE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Rippon Lodge
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 7
10/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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