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Sunday 17 October 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 4m 58.40s

Chicago Time²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. Good second of 14 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago, just failing. Back up in trip. Progressing recently, and a big player.

Form: 542422

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Johnffrenchesforge¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) on hurdles bow. First run for yard after leaving Aidan Anthony Howard with work to do.

Form: 0P-

Mahlers Dollar¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

4/1

Fair hurdler. Below form sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good, 4/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Solid claims if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 22303-6

Alexharwill⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 95

14/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. 5/1, good third of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 9 days ago. Needs more here, however.

Form: 542233

Babylon Beach²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D L Queally| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

12/1

Fair hurdler. 11/2, below form eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 23 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 864238

Falcon Park⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: P Hennessy

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Unseated rider second in novice hurdle (28/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 44 days ago. Needs to improve his jumping.

Form: 550UU

Frontier General¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdlers Owen Na Viewyed and Uptown Lady. In excellent hands, so this winning pointer rates an interesting newcomer.

Form: 1

Hardy Bloke¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Gowran (16f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip with plenty to find on form.

Form: F-2P0

Kells Priory²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

66/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, respectable seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago. May do better now stepped up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 70-4057

Ten Minutes²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: E McNamara

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Listowel (16f, good) 22 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 00

Family Business^h³⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: D Coffey

10/1

Fair hurdler. 20/1, below form ninth of 16 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft). Off 11 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 9/63239-

Mollys Glory¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: M C Grassick

10/3

Runner-up on hurdles bow in Downpatrick maiden before seventh in listed bumper (4/1) at Gowran 16 days ago. In the mix back in this sphere.

Form: 3124-27

Will You Win^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

16/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 16 days ago. Respected.

Form: 55-4854

Shamror Lass²⁷

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

400/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 27 days ago. Up in trip with significantly more required now.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Coconut Tudor¹⁹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Kelleher J: Shane Fitzgerald

Forecasts

Frontier General (3/1), Chicago Time (10/3), Mollys Glory (10/3), Mahlers Dollar (4/1), Family Business (10/1), Babylon Beach (12/1), Coconut Tudor (12/1), Alexharwill (14/1), Will You Win (16/1), Kells Priory (66/1), Hardy Bloke (80/1), Falcon Park (125/1), Ten Minutes (300/1), Johnffrenchesforge (300/1), Shamror Lass (400/1)

CHICAGO TIME arrives on the up and went down only narrowly at Listowel last time so is fancied to go one better now and gain a deserved first victory. Henry de Bromhead's winning pointer Frontier General is feared most on his first go over hurdles with Mollys Glory not taken lightly either now back in this sphere.