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Monday 12 August 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 5m 54.00s

A Tipp For Gold¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Ms M Mullins

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 8 in bumper (9/2) at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) 155 days ago, no match for winner. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Considered.

Form: 9342-

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Arctic Gale¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

11/8

Useful bumper winner. Improving over hurdles and posted an excellent second of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 11/2) 12 days ago, rallying. Big shout.

Form: 219-42

Mont Beuvray²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 82

28/1

Poor hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap chase (14/1) at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good to soft) on debut over fences 2 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: UP-8087

Littlefoot^p1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 106

4/1

Fair hurdler. Below form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8/264-85

Field A Thistles¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

13/8

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Wexford in July. Creditable fourth of 18 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 44-5214

True Light^t1⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Mrs G O'Connor

66/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. First run since leaving W. P. Mullins when twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft, 25/1) on hurdles bow 95 days ago.

Form: 10/0

Non-Runners

Nitty Gritty⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Confidential Gosip⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Arctic Gale (11/8), Field A Thistles (13/8), Littlefoot (4/1), Confidential Gosip (6/1), Nitty Gritty (10/1), A Tipp For Gold (14/1), Mont Beuvray (28/1), True Light (66/1)

ARCTIC GALE arrives on the up so gets a confident vote to open his account in this sphere and add to his earlier bumper victory. Both Field A Thistles and Confidential Gosip have the form to play a part too in this fairly useful maiden and can chase home Emmet Mullins' improver in that order.