18:30 Bellewstown

Wednesday 24 April 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 5m 4.9s

Charlie Buckett⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| BF

20/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/4, fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, heavy) on hurdles bow 94 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Emmet Mullins. May yet have more to offer, so worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: P5

Break The Boundary²³

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

11/4

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, second of 9 in hunter chase at Cork (20f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Not discounted.

Form: P-12

Mont Beuvray³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90

20/1

Poor hurdler. Third of 4 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy, 50/1) 31 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4F8003

Storms End

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

7/1

€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:

A Year Older

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

40/1

€5,000 4-y-o, Mamool gelding. Dam failed to complete all 3 starts in points. Doesn't appeal all that much on paper.

Form:

Drumgill²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D King| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Modest hurdler. Fifth of 7 in bumper (33/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 867635

Confidential Gosip

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

12/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to a point winner and useful hurdler/chaser Crosshill, stays 3m. Dam (h98) bumper winner. Interesting newcomer from good yard in a weak race.

Form:

Ivy Hall¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

11/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (20.8f, soft) 160 days ago.

Form: 3406F6

Kimjoy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6

Theflyingbee^t⁶⁰

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

11/8

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 60 days ago. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 2355

Non-Runners

Smokey Putnum²¹⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Menhir¹³⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: M Rice J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Theflyingbee (11/8), Break The Boundary (11/4), Storms End (7/1), Ivy Hall (11/1), Confidential Gosip (12/1), Smokey Putnum (12/1), Drumgill (16/1), Charlie Buckett (20/1), Mont Beuvray (20/1), Kimjoy (20/1), A Year Older (40/1), Menhir (100/1)

THEFLYINGBEE showed plenty in bumpers and the form of her fifth at Fairyhouse on hurdling debut a couple of months ago is the best on offer, so she gets the tentative vote up in trip ahead of Confidential Gosip, who looks the pick of the newcomers. Charlie Bucket is of interest if strong in the betting again.