14:35 Limerick

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 17.50s

Sea Road Fill³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E J O'Grady

12/1

Mahler gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Poetic Rhythm, stayed 3m, and useful hurdler Forthefunofit.

Form: UF

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Standupandstandout⁶⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, sixth of 12 in bumper at Wexford (18f, soft) on NH debut. Off 21 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6/

Alpesh Amin³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

11/4

Fair hurdler. Unseated rider in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 6/4) 37 days ago, would likely have finished in frame. Each-way claims.

Form: 5-P643U

Beau's Candle³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: F65-957

Finding Freedom³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Point winner. Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 125/1) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 5P-6150

Ik's Man^t1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

9/2

Winning pointer who shaped with promise when sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) on hurdles bow 42 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: P/12-336

Whip Whitaker^t1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft, 66/1) 9 days ago, tailed off when pulled up next. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 585P

Chautuaqua²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

6/4

Bumper winner. Encouraging fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 18-65

Purse Price^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

7/2

Promising type. Second of 15 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago, clear of rest. Yard having good spell. One to consider.

Form: 1-832

Non-Runners

Rewrite The Script¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: E Walsh

Senior Chief⁴²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Della Casa Lunga³⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Senior Chief (11/10), Chautuaqua (6/4), Alpesh Amin (11/4), Purse Price (7/2), Ik's Man (9/2), Della Casa Lunga (7/1), Sea Road Fill (12/1), Standupandstandout (50/1), Beau's Candle (50/1), Rewrite The Script (50/1), Finding Freedom (125/1), Whip Whitaker (150/1)

This can go the way of SENIOR CHIEF, who should have learnt plenty from his encouraging Clonmel debut last month. Chautuaqua and Purse Price are feared most.