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Thursday 26 May 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 3m 57.90s

Itwasfate⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

6/5

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable fourth of 17 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 98 days ago. Leading claims for his in-form stable.

Form: 6/324-

Lighthouse Hill⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper (25/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 67 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving E. J. O'Grady.

Form: 98-

Light Bringer^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Colm Murphy

25/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Dam (h74), lightly raced over hurdles, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m winner) Mrs Hyde out of bumper winner Funny Times. Pulled up in sole point. Wears tongue strap.

Form: P-

Summer In Dublin⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0/FP-

Synone⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 86

66/1

Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Pulled up in novice hurdle (14/1) at Clonmel (18.5f, soft) 65 days ago, pulled up after 3 out.

Form: 640P0P-

Vinnie Is Busy^v1²⁹

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

11/2

Fair hurdler. 25/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Thereabouts if shrugging off that lesser run last time.

Form: 143/4FP-

Alpesh Amin¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 10 days ago, pulled up before fifth.

Form: P25-P

General Clermont⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 103

12/1

Fair hurdler. Fell in handicap chase at Tramore (15.1f, good to soft, 6/1) 46 days ago fourth when fell 2 out might have been placed. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 23698F-

Senecia¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: I J Power| T: V Halley

80/1

Pulled up sole start in points (Dec 2021). Likely outsider on Rules debut.

Form: P-

Simpatico⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 7/1, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: P/6P33-

Rocco Bay¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey

9/4

Fairly useful in bumpers. Career best when winning 7-runner bumper (11/8) at Bangor (16.7f, good to firm) 12 days ago, pushed out. Should be up to making presence felt in race like this now hurdling.

Form: 523-1

Borntobeyours^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, third of 17 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: P4P/7-3

Forecasts

Itwasfate (6/5), Rocco Bay (9/4), Vinnie Is Busy (11/2), General Clermont (12/1), Borntobeyours (16/1), Simpatico (18/1), Light Bringer (25/1), Alpesh Amin (40/1), Synone (66/1), Senecia (80/1), Lighthouse Hill (80/1), Summer In Dublin (100/1)

ITWASFATE has the best form and is selected to strike at the fourth time of asking over hurdles for the Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Blackmore combination. Vinnie Is Busy is a possible threat if reacting positively to first-time headgear, while recent bumper winner Rocco Bay should also play a prominent role if taking to hurdling.