14:10 Downpatrick

Sunday 20 March 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 37.00s

Gonfalonier³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: Patrick Turley

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, again well held when eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 36 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 425700

The Flier Begley^h³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules, in the frame first 4 starts. Tongue strap on, well held when twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ayr (20.4f, heavy, 11/10) 33 days ago. Can bounce back down in trip.

Form: 23-2240

Vinnie Is Busy²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

8/11

Won bumper at Limerick on debut in January 2020. In the frame 3 starts since. Off 2 years, 4/1, encouraging fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft) 22 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 143/4

Winding River^t1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 102

9/1

Fair hurdler. 40/1, much improved when third of 17 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) 56 days ago, though no match for principals. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 509073

I Don't Get It^b1³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 86| BF

6/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 29 hurdle runs. Below form fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 10/3) 3 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 240455

The Miracle Man²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, better effort when sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft) 22 days ago, though never landed a blow.

Form: 06

Sekifi

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

33/1

€5,500 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to a winner in Denmark. Dam, 11f winner in Italy, half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Simenon.

Form:

Superdermo^t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

100/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago, tailed off before 3 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Monkstreet⁵²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Vinnie Is Busy (8/11), Monkstreet (5/2), The Flier Begley (3/1), I Don't Get It (6/1), Winding River (9/1), The Miracle Man (22/1), Gonfalonier (33/1), Sekifi (33/1), Superdermo (150/1)

VINNIE IS BUSY made a promising start to his career in 2020, winning a bumper on debut before finishing in the frame in only 2 further starts that year. He was then off for 2 years prior to an encouraging fourth at Fairyhouse last month and the 7-y-o can build on that effort to get off the mark. The main dangers could be Monkstreet and The Flier Begley, who are open to progress back down in trip.