13:20 Cork

Sunday 16 October 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 7.5s

Green Glory¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

2/1

Different proposition when winning 21-runner bumper (25/1) at Punchestown (18f, good to soft) 170 days ago, driven out. Makes hurdles debut and he's a good prospect if attitude holds.

Form: 61-

Coconut Tudor¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Kelleher| OR: 100

16/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. 13/2, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (24.2f, good to soft) 162 days ago.

Form: 75652-P

Maria's Serpent

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady

66/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Doctor Dex.

Form:

Meetingofthewaters⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

9/1

Winner in bumper at Downpatrick in May. 3/1, below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 94 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 23-1365

Ocean Of Mercy⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D E Mullins| T: P Hennessy| BF

2/1

Second of 10 in novice hurdle (5/4) at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) on hurdles bow 54 days ago. Should improve given bumper ability.

Form: 2309-2

Derrylinda¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

4/1

Fair hurdler. 150/1, pulled up in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novices' Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) won by Brandy Love. Off 6 months but she's in excellent hands.

Form: 17/2P3P-

Angelsworknovrtime^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 95

25/1

Modest hurdler. 10/1, creditable third of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 51 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7D4443

Crossgaleschicflic⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, last of 12 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 95 days ago.

Form: 33-30

Ballybawn Belter¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle

9/1

Promising type. Winner in bumper at Leopardstown in March. 4/1, second of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 145 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-2

Non-Runners

Alpesh Amin¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Ocean Of Mercy (2/1), Green Glory (2/1), Derrylinda (4/1), Meetingofthewaters (9/1), Ballybawn Belter (9/1), Coconut Tudor (16/1), Angelsworknovrtime (25/1), Alpesh Amin (25/1), Crossgaleschicflic (66/1), Maria's Serpent (66/1)

Plenty of depth to this with OCEAN OF MERCY just about the most persuasvie option given he seems certain to improve on his opening hurdles effort given his bumper form. Ballybawn Belter is open to plenty of progress too, while Green Glory possesses his fair share of ability and now tackles obstacles.