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Monday 20 September 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 3m 57.9s

I A Connect⁶⁶

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

1/1

Off the mark at fourth attempt when winning 11-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good, 9/4) 66 days ago. Related to a useful hurdler, so every chace he makes a winning start in this sphere.

Form: 3/23-1

Chicago Time⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable second of 9 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 42 days ago. Down in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 4-54242

Grail¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Grady

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 9-

Babylon Beach³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, very good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good) 30 days ago. Progressing recently and should be thereabouts.

Form: 5-18642

Fix The Bill^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 102

14/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Respectable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 12/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 4408-P4

Free Nelson⁷⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/1, last of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) on NH debut. Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Peter Fahey. Bit to prove.

Form: 0/

Hill Of The Wind

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S A Finn

200/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam (h66), ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to 3½m Cork National winner Our Monty and smart hurdler (2m winner) Tudor City out of smart 2m-2¼m hurdle winner She's Our Mare.

Form:

Shumard⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

25/1

Poor hurdler. 66/1, fifteenth of 17 in bumper at Galway (18.3f, good) 53 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 8-78620

The Fairyhill Man¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 160 days ago, weakening over 5f out. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0/P-

Crosshouse Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: E M O'Sullivan

50/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Arctic Cosmos gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Westerner Point and fair hurdler Emerald Chieftan.

Form:

Kells Priory⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 11/1) 43 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 70-405

Ellens Angel¹⁵⁴

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

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 154 days ago.

Form: 606-

Fanoir²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 13/2) 24 days ago, doing too much too soon. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 64-25

Shamror Lass

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

50/1

€2,500 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune filly. Closely related to winning chaser Gustav. Dam, French bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Hulysse Royal.

Form:

Forecasts

I A Connect (1/1), Chicago Time (3/1), Babylon Beach (9/2), Fanoir (17/2), Fix The Bill (14/1), Shumard (25/1), Free Nelson (28/1), Kells Priory (33/1), Ellens Angel (40/1), Crosshouse Boy (50/1), Grail (50/1), Shamror Lass (50/1), The Fairyhill Man (100/1), Hill Of The Wind (200/1)

I A CONNECT, a full brother to the useful hurdler Bold Plan, arrives on the back of a comfortable success and strikes as the sort to double his career tally trying hurdles for the first time. Chicago Time looks the pick of the opposition and Babylon Beach is likely to be on the premises.