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Thursday 17 November 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 4m 18.04s

Green Glory¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

9/1

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/2, respectable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 61-44

Housemartin¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady

14/1

Modest hurdler. 16/1, creditable fourth of 10 in bumper at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus.

Form: 032-354

Ifiwerearichman^h²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1 and hooded, thirteenth of 15 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F0-

Aide De Camp¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 4/1, excellent fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back down in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 24-64

Clandara¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 20 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 5-09

Meetingofthewaters³²

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

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Downpatrick in May. Below form third of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, soft, 9/1) 32 days ago. Down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 3-13653

Senior Chief²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

1/1

Once-raced maiden. Point winner who was second of 9 in bumper (6/1) at Cork (19f, heavy) on NH debut in April. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Yard in good form.

Form: 312-

Grand Rouge²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.5f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 9

Ik's Man¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

6/1

Winning pointer who posted encouraging third of 10 in bumper (6/1) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Merits consideration on hurdles debut.

Form: P/12-33

Lakefield Flyer^t¹⁴

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

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, sixth of 10 in bumper at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 344-26

Leading The Way²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Scott

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (80/1) at this course (16.5f, heavy) on hurdles bow 21 days ago.

Form: 0-75

The Four Sixes²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

5/1

Once-raced maiden. 2 lengths third of 8 to Ballybawn Belter in bumper (5/6) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut, needing stronger gallop. Off 8 months. Market check advised on hurdles debut.

Form: 3-

Man After Midnight^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.5f, heavy) 21 days ago. Booking of Brett a plus.

Form: 409-70

Ballybawn Belter³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| D

14/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. Below form when fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, soft, 9/1) 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 1-25

Grace Shelby¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy, 4/1) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 364-35

Kalanisi Dubh⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 85

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 62 days ago.

Form: 0-5939

Forecasts

Senior Chief (1/1), The Four Sixes (5/1), Meetingofthewaters (11/2), Ik's Man (6/1), Green Glory (9/1), Ballybawn Belter (14/1), Housemartin (14/1), Aide De Camp (25/1), Grace Shelby (66/1), Kalanisi Dubh (80/1), Ifiwerearichman (100/1), Lakefield Flyer (125/1), Leading The Way (150/1), Grand Rouge (150/1), Clandara (200/1), Man After Midnight (200/1)

GREEN GLORY offered more when fourth at Galway last month and remains open to further improvement. He gets the nod. Hurdling debutants The Four Sixes and Senior Chief head the list of dangers.