14:00 Cork

Sunday 15 October 2023

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 9.60s

Metalor²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

25/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Kingston Hill gelding. Dam unraced. Won sole start in points (Mar 19) and the betting should prove a useful guide ahead of Rules/hurdling debut.

Form: 1-

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Arthor^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 99

25/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 14/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 953557-

Black Bamboo⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 121

4/9

Fairly useful bumper winner. Similar form over hurdles, creditable fifth of 6 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f) in August, no extra late on over longest trip he's tackled. One to consider returned to 20f.

Form: 1/83-235

Iceberg Theory¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. 20/1, eleventh of 18 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 30-

Ollie La Ba Ba^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Listowel (24f, good to soft) 28 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Return to shorter rates a likely plus on that evidence.

Form: P-P56

Stickman¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

125/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. In frame once from 3 starts in points, well beaten last time (Apr 5). Probably best watched making Rules/hurdling debut.

Form: P37-

Mount Frisco²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Modest hurdler. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 833558

Rohirrim Lad⁶⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in bumper (66/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) on NH debut. Off 21 months. Makes hurdles debut and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 0/

Sharetheknowledge¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Tobin

80/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P-48

Bridie Whittle¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 8

Coillte Aris¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: A McCurtin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip now but likely type for low-grade handicaps moving forward.

Form: 543-P05

Ivy Hall²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 16/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: P64340

Our Girl Sal²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey

6/1

Modest hurdler. 13/2, creditable fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.5f, soft) 20 days ago, likely to have finished closer still but for a couple of late mistakes. Each-way claims.

Form: 202354

Purse Price^p,t⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

5/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Sligo (16.9f, good) 98 days ago. Back up in trip here and pick of form suggests she can play a part here.

Form: 32234-7

Forecasts

Black Bamboo (4/9), Purse Price (5/1), Our Girl Sal (6/1), Iceberg Theory (12/1), Ollie La Ba Ba (22/1), Arthor (25/1), Metalor (25/1), Ivy Hall (40/1), Mount Frisco (66/1), Coillte Aris (80/1), Sharetheknowledge (80/1), Stickman (125/1), Rohirrim Lad (150/1), Bridie Whittle (150/1)

BLACK BAMBOO ran creditably whilst suggesting his stamina was stretched tackling an extended 22f at Killarney in August and, having previously highlighted a race of this nature was within his grasp, he gets the vote to come out on top dropping back in trip. Purse Price and Our Girl Sal can emerge as the chief threats.