16:40 Bellewstown

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 4m 55.30s

Captain Cal^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Looks limited.

Form: P0-006

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Eat The Book¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 110

10/3

Fair hurdler. 6/1, good second of 11 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, soft) 113 days ago. Obvious claims in a weak race.

Form: 00/092-2

Baghdad Central⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

66/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Mores Wells gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Double Speak. Dam (h96) 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Little show in 2 points (pulled up on latest, May 30).

Form: 0-P

Here To Stay⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good, 40/1) 4 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F9-P90

Jetango^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell

15/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 15 in bumper at Cork (18.8f, soft, 16/1) on bumper debut 23 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Needs to improve.

Form: 4P-175

He's In It^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: J Larkin

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Up against it.

Form: U0007

Classic Moet¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 18 in bumper (125/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) 170 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 80-

Lucy Van Pelt²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: P Maher

28/1

150/1, fell in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 050-B7F

Malina Girl^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell

8/15

2/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner bumper at Wexford (16f, good) 19 days ago, pushed out. Worth chancing to make a successful switch to hurdling.

Form: 2-431

Non-Runners

Winning Rascal¹⁰²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Free Nelson⁷⁶⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Malina Girl (8/15), Eat The Book (10/3), Jetango (15/2), Free Nelson (12/1), Here To Stay (22/1), Classic Moet (22/1), Winning Rascal (25/1), Captain Cal (28/1), Lucy Van Pelt (28/1), He's In It (50/1), Baghdad Central (66/1)

MALINA GIRL stepped up on previous efforts to get off the mark in a bumper at Wexford last time and her shrewd yard should have her well prepared for this switch to hurdling, so she's fancied to get the better of Eat The Book, who sets the standard but isn't the most straightforward. Winning Rascal is worth a market check.