13:05 Clonmel

Thursday 9 November 2023

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 32.0s

Any Road¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

4/1

Fairly useful bumper performer. 7/4, below form sixth of 14 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Player.

Form: 3/4242-6

Captain Dillon¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan| T: S Curling

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 80/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 0-7

Mount Frisco²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Modest hurdler. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 335589

Safran Et Bleu¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 14/1) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 5

Coulrophobia

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: N Stokes

150/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Vendangeur gelding. Dam, point winner, sister to useful dual bumper winner/modest hurdler (stayed 2½m) Flowonlovelyriver and half-sister to fairly useful chaser (2m-27f winner) Carrick Troop.

Form:

On Lovers Walk¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: G Kelleher

14/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler Captain Cutter and useful hurdler/chase winner Gowel Road. Dam unraced half-sister to top-class hurdler/useful chaser Mister Morose (stayed 3m). Dual winning pointer, third last time (May 1).

Form: P5411-3

Roccovango²⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M M Lynch| OR: 109

9/1

Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 7 in novice hurdle at Warwick (16f, soft, 7/4). Off 8 months. Rejoined yard after leaving Ian Williams.

Form: 32/0353-

Theatre Native²¹⁵

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

1/2

€24,000 3-y-o, Getaway mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/smart hurdler Theatre Glory. Well clear when fell last sole start in points (Nov 2022). 7/4, 7¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Tiger Bay Queen in listed bumper at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F4-

Bridie Whittle²⁵

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 80

La Tene¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Pampar Lady^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Modest hurdler. Fell in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, soft, 14/1) 21 days ago might have been placed.

Form: 0-4628F

Purse Price^p,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| D

13/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Below form fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 2234-74

Forecasts

Theatre Native (1/2), Any Road (4/1), Purse Price (13/2), Roccovango (9/1), On Lovers Walk (14/1), Pampar Lady (16/1), Mount Frisco (66/1), Safran Et Bleu (100/1), La Tene (150/1), Bridie Whittle (150/1), Coulrophobia (150/1), Captain Dillon (150/1)

THEATRE NATIVE made a promising start to her career under Rules when fourth in a listed bumper at Fairyhouse and she's taken to make a winning start over hurdles. Any Road is respected on his bumper form, while Purse Price is the clear pick on her best hurdles form.