Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 12.9s

Answer To Kayf⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 134

7/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in October. Creditable 1½ lengths third of 7 to Loughglynn in Grade 2 hurdle at Limerick (23f, heavy, 4/1) 46 days ago. Shortisted.

Form: 23-8123

Any Road⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in November. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft, 17/2) 70 days ago.

Form: 242-619

Blizzard Of Oz⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

5/2

Promising type. 1 win from 1 run this season. Career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy, 5/4) on hurdles bow 60 days ago, kept up to work. Likely to improve. Player.

Form: 2/3212-1

Backtonormal¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: Ms M Mullins

18/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. 7/2, 10 lengths second of 6 to Captain Cody in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 231-2

Captain Cody¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Highly promising individual. Career best when easily winning 6-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy, 2/11) on hurdles bow 16 days ago by 10 lengths from Backtonormal. Big shout with lots more to come.

Form: 42160-1

Thegraveyardbookie⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| D

66/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 14/1) on hurdles bow 43 days ago, keeping on well. Should progress.

Form: 3641

Non-Runners

Makaela's Choice¹⁰⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: T Mullins J: J B Foley

Forecasts

Captain Cody (1/1), Blizzard Of Oz (5/2), Answer To Kayf (7/2), Backtonormal (18/1), Any Road (40/1), Makaela's Choice (50/1), Thegraveyardbookie (66/1)

CAPTAIN CODY looked a most exciting recruit when going in at the first time of asking over hurdles at Gowran so is hard to oppose. Stablemate Blizzard of Oz appeals as the one to chase him home ahead of Answer To Kayf and Backtonormal.