16:45 Wexford

Friday 5 April 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 4f 150y | 11 Runners | Turf

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 92

Modest hurdler. 50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy) 20 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 70-53PP

Sirekoff^p1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

Modest hurdler. Pulled up in novice hurdle (3/1) at Ayr (19.5f, heavy) 39 days ago, pulled up. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-652PP

Smokey Putnum²⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

Modest in bumpers. Tenth of 14 in maiden at Listowel (16f, soft) on hurdles bow. Off 6 months. Up in trip. From a top yard but his claims aren't obvious.

Form: 683-300

A Okay⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, tenth of 12 in bumper at Naas (18.5f, soft) on NH debut 68 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Break The Boundary⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, second of 9 in hunter chase at Cork (20f, heavy) on NH debut 4 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-12

Half A Chance⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

Once-raced maiden. Second of 5 in bumper (66/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 66 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 2

Jet Setting Jim¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: J Queally

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 5/1, won 6-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy), finding extra. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Big player under Townend.

Form: P5/U-641

Shanroe Nelson

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B W Harvey| T: K Thornton

€10,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Tommys Charm.

Form:

Storms End

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

€12,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 3m) No More Heroes. The betting should guide.

Form:

Kellys Grove²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: M Butler

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 4 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 54

Theflyingbee^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: F G Hand

Fair form in bumpers. 11/1 and hooded first time, translated that ability to hurdles when fifth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 41 days ago. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 2355

Forecasts

Jet Setting Jim (2/1), Theflyingbee (11/4), Half A Chance (6/1), Break The Boundary (7/1), Sirekoff (10/1), Storms End (10/1), Shanroe Nelson (14/1), Smokey Putnum (20/1), Makaela's Choice (20/1), Kellys Grove (25/1), A Okay (50/1)

JET SETTING JIM progressed nicely in bumpers earlier in the season and can strike on hurdle debut with Paul Townend doing the steering. If Break The Boundary can translate the form he achieved when second in a hunter chase at Cork earlier in the week to hurdles he could have a big say. Theflyingbee is another capable of going well.