14:28 Galway

Saturday 26 October 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:29 | Winning time: 4m 0.04s

Danny By Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally

40/1

€39,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Versace Twentyone. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 23f) Royal Rendezvous.

Form:

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Famous Sonnet²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Charles Byrnes.

Form: 8-

Jeel Des Mottes¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 175 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-

Arctic Gale^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 113| BF| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good, evens) 13 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 9-42224

Downmexicoway⁵⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| BF

3/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 5/2) on NH debut. Off 18 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Peter Fahey.

Form: 19/

Kish Bank³¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

2/1

Easy winner only start in points and justified good support to make a winning Rules debut in 8-runner Punchestown bumper (16.7f) last December. Good prospect now hurdling.

Form: 11-

Custom Taylor¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

7/1

Built on encouraging NH debut when taking 13-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (19f, good) in May, keeping on well. Warrants respect on hurdles bow.

Form: 42-1

Ballinoe Blaze¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 167 days ago.

Form: 8

Stily⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft, 125/1) on NH debut 47 days ago.

Form: P-0

Scotcantou³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Back on track when third of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good) 38 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 593

Mi Lucky Cailin¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: W J McLernon| OR: 109| BF| CD

9/2

Fair hurdler who made the frame again when creditable second of 16 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) in May. Sets the standard on form.

Form: 52227-2

True Light^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 95| D

33/1

Modest hurdler. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 33/1, good fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good) 13 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 10/0555

Non-Runners

Stuntman Steve¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Vroomvroomboo¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J Fahey J: Kevin Sexton

Forecasts

Kish Bank (2/1), Downmexicoway (3/1), Arctic Gale (4/1), Mi Lucky Cailin (9/2), Custom Taylor (7/1), Stuntman Steve (12/1), Scotcantou (14/1), True Light (33/1), Vroomvroomboo (33/1), Danny By Boy (40/1), Jeel Des Mottes (80/1), Famous Sonnet (150/1), Ballinoe Blaze (200/1), Stily (250/1)

KISH BANK justified good support when making a winning bumper debut at Punchestown in December and is taken to repeat the feat over hurdles here. Mi Lucky Cailin and Arctic Gale look the likeliest dangers.