15:15 Punchestown

Thursday 16 November 2023

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 34.08s

Loughglynn²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 12¼ lengths ninth of 21 to A Dream To Share in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 33/1). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6/19-

Native Speaker^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Should have more to offer.

Form: 14-9

D'jo Dela Barriere⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 10/3, sixth of 8 in bumper at Roscommon (15.9f, soft) 52 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 4-56

Elusive Prince¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

13/2

€40,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/once-raced over hurdles, half-sister to top-class chaser (stayed 25f) Road To Respect. Winner of his sole start beteen the flags. Rachael Blackmore prefers Native Speaker.

Form: 1

Hillsdale³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: UU

Rohirrim Lad³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: J Fahey

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good to soft, 150/1) on hurdles bow 32 days ago.

Form: 0/0

Charity Barnum²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/2

Promising sort. Running well fell in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 4/1) going well when fell 3 out looking threatening at time. Off 8 months. Up in trip. Sets a high standard.

Form: 55F-

Ivy Hall²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

28/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Fell in novice hurdle (50/1) at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 43406F

Forecasts

Loughglynn (2/5), Charity Barnum (11/2), Elusive Prince (13/2), Native Speaker (9/1), D'jo Dela Barriere (25/1), Ivy Hall (28/1), Hillsdale (66/1), Rohirrim Lad (100/1)

The one with the most appealing credentials is CHARITY BARNUM, who showed ability in a couple of bumpers and was still bang there when exiting at third-last on his hurdles debut at Naas. Loughglynn could have a part to play, while stablemates Native Speaker and Elusive Prince also need a second look.