16:35 Bellewstown

Wednesday 30 August 2023

All16:0516:3517:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 59.0s

Knockwilliambridge^p⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

125/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good) 52 days ago, going in snatches. Up in trip.

Form: 6840-09

Champagne Dawn³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: T J O'Mara

14/1

33/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (19f, soft) on NH debut 34 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-5

Ollie La Ba Ba^t1¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

22/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Champs Elysees gelding. Half-brother to Skandia. Wears tongue strap. Pulled up both starts in points.

Form: P-P

Falcon Park³¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy| OR: 85

40/1

Modest hurdler. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.7f, good to soft, 15/2), not knocked about. Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Maiden in points.

Form: 0P5668-

Mont Beuvray¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle (10/1) at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 9304F

Upthereforthinking²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

16/1, fourth of 11 in bumper at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 4

Aeros Luck^h1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2, good second of 9 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 47 days ago. Hood on first time and he just about sets the standard.

Form: 0-6522

Ivy Hall⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

9/1

Excellent third of 10 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: FSP643

Our Girl Sal¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/1, bit below form second of 11 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 3/48-202

Weseekherthere^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

Winner in bumper at Roscommon in June. Fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft, 11/8) 20 days ago. Yard in good form. Ought to go close.

Form: 48-5134

Yara Greyjoy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 65-P700

Forecasts

Aeros Luck (15/8), Weseekherthere (3/1), Our Girl Sal (7/2), Ivy Hall (9/1), Upthereforthinking (12/1), Champagne Dawn (14/1), Mont Beuvray (16/1), Ollie La Ba Ba (22/1), Yara Greyjoy (40/1), Falcon Park (40/1), Knockwilliambridge (100/1)

Bumper-winner WESEEKHERTHERE has been a shade disappointing over hurdles so far but is afforded another chance in a race lacking depth. Aero's Luck's stamina for this far isn't set in stone but he's a major threat if seeing it out, with Our Girl Sal another to consider.