14:35 Cork

Sunday 13 October 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 13.20s

Arctic Gale⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 113| BF

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/10, respectable second of 8 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 46 days ago, an error at the last proving his undoing. Looks sure to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 19-4222

Ardera Gun^t⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 11 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good, 12/1) 87 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 43

Mister Persistence¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 18/1) on NH debut 17 days ago, racing off the pace and no threat from 3 out. Much more needed up in trip.

Form: 0

Silent Selector¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Gerard O'Leary

80/1

Little impact both starts in maiden points and offered little starting out in this sphere when ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 759

Keep Kool Coko¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in bumper at Listowel (16f, soft, 6/1) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 7-6

The Diddler^t⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P M Quinlan

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1, excellent second of 19 in bumper at Galway (16f, soft) 71 days ago, no match for winner. Likely has more to offer returned to this sphere.

Form: 600-32

True Light^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 93

33/1

Fair winner at 2m in bumpers for Willie Mullins earlier in career. Lightly raced and seemingly not the easiest to train, fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 39 days ago. Handicaps likely more her bag in this sphere.

Form: 10/055

Eugenious¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Byrnes| T: T O'Connor

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) on NH debut 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Thisistheway¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: Yvonne Latta

4/1

Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped as if better for the run after 5 months off when fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 7/2) on hurdles bow 17 days ago, not unduly punished. Very much the type to do better.

Form: 196-5

Non-Runners

Kish Bank³⁰⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Wee Aloysius¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: T O'Brien J: John Shinnick

Forecasts

Arctic Gale (1/1), Kish Bank (13/8), The Diddler (5/2), Thisistheway (4/1), Keep Kool Coko (9/1), Ardera Gun (22/1), Wee Aloysius (25/1), True Light (33/1), Silent Selector (80/1), Mister Persistence (150/1), Eugenious (200/1)

Successful on his only start in points, KISH BANK justified support when making a winning bumper debut at Punchestown back in December. He makes plenty of appeal now his attentions switch to timber and earns the vote. Arctic Gale has shown more than enough to think a race of this nature is within reach and he's the chief threat. Thisistheway and The Diddler are others warranting respect.