13:00 Thurles

Sunday 23 January 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 1.30s

Bells Life²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 9-04

Pinkerton²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

5/2

Looked decent prospect when winning 14-runner bumper (12/1) at Down Royal (17f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Lots to like.

Form: 1

Pale Blue Dot^p1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

7/1

Modest hurdler. Fifth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 33/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 54208-5

Winding River²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 95

40/1

Poor hurdler. Seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 18/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 7-50907

Winstons Corner^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

25/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/top-class chaser Bobs Worth and fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Chesterfieldavenue. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Craggaunowen³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, tailed-off last of 6 to American Mike in listed bumper at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 36 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Crosshouse Boy^t1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99| BF

9/1

Fair hurdler. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 4/1) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 9U4739

Galmar

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh

66/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Free Range and fair 3m hunter chase winner Tullys Touch.

Form:

John Cannon²³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Cooper| T: J G Murphy| CD

10/11

Fairly useful hurdler. Good second of 25 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft). Off 7 months. Sets clear standard.

Form: 81/35-42

Ocodango Boy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Gearoid Patrick Brouder when twelfth of 22 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 700

Prince Zaltar⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 125/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 209

The Sages Answer²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 0

Toon Town

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: I J Power| T: J J Walsh

200/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Reafadda, stayed 25f and modest hurdler Taken Twice.

Form:

Away Down Under²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Moore| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago, jinking third.

Form: P

Layla's Daffodil²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 104

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy, 10/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 46-367

The Miracle Man

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

33/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Workforce gelding. Dam, maiden pointer, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Carrigeen Kalmia and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Caduceus.

Form:

Coconut Tudor²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Kelleher

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 25 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 2F-76

Non-Runners

Camino Rock

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Carbon King¹⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: M J Tynan J: R P Treacy

Forecasts

John Cannon (10/11), Pinkerton (5/2), Pale Blue Dot (7/1), Crosshouse Boy (9/1), Camino Rock (16/1), Layla's Daffodil (18/1), Coconut Tudor (25/1), Winstons Corner (25/1), Bells Life (33/1), The Miracle Man (33/1), Winding River (40/1), Galmar (66/1), Prince Zaltar (66/1), Carbon King (100/1), Toon Town (200/1), The Sages Answer (250/1), Ocodango Boy (250/1), Craggaunowen (250/1), Away Down Under (250/1)

JOHN CANNON was unlucky to bump into one when runner-up in a big field at Punchestown when last seen in May and is taken to go one place better. Pinkerton looked a decent prospect when making a winning start in a Down Royal bumper and is the obvious threat.