14:17 Limerick

Sunday 29 December 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 52.07s

Ben Purple⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan

150/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: P-R00

Ballinoe Blaze²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 102

33/1

18/1, took a step forward when third of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 8783

Custom Taylor⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| D

15/8

Bumper winner who made an encouraging debut in this sphere when third of 12 in maiden at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 64 days ago, running on late. Open to improvement.

Form: 42-13

Ellis Mor

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

10/1

€14,500 3-y-o, Workforce gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser who became temperamental (stayed 3½m) Riverside City out of 2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Blazing Sky.

Form:

Remind Me Again²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: David Barry

80/1

€17,000 3-y-o: first foal: dam (c105), 3m/25f chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Wind Instrument out of fairly useful hurdler/chase winner (2¼m-21f winner) Windy Bee. Unplaced sole start in points (Apr 2024).

Form: 7-

Committee Meeting^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 104

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, good to soft, 25/1) 15 days ago. Will be better off in handicaps.

Form: 81-436

Party President^h1⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh| T: A Mullins

100/1

Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.5f, good to soft, 200/1) on NH debut 44 days ago. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 5-58

Prophet's Corner⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Allen

22/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful chaser Cash To Ash, stayed 4m, and half-brother to fair hurdler Lagavara, stayed 3m. Multiple point winner, including last time (Nov 10).

Form: 21413-1

Sommesky²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| C

5/6

Bumper winner who shaped encouragingly sent hurdling when fourth of 25 in maiden at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 16/1) 29 days ago. Trainer going well and looks sure to improve.

Form: 1-4

Jana Colombe⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/1, sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 80 days ago. Likely to do better at a later stage.

Form: 56

Happy Me³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: W J Burke| OR: 99

28/1

Showed more than previously when third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, soft, 9/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 06-73

Fortunate Outcome³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon

250/1

Went with no promise when twelfth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 33 days ago.

Form: 0

Mi Lucky Cailin⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: W J McLernon| OR: 109

11/1

Fair hurdler who possibly needed the run after 5 months off when fourth of 12 in maiden at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 64 days ago. This will reveal more.

Form: 2227-24

Poetic Focus³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 66

Forecasts

Sommesky (5/6), Custom Taylor (15/8), Ellis Mor (10/1), Mi Lucky Cailin (11/1), Prophet's Corner (22/1), Committee Meeting (22/1), Happy Me (28/1), Ballinoe Blaze (33/1), Jana Colombe (66/1), Remind Me Again (80/1), Party President (100/1), Poetic Focus (100/1), Ben Purple (150/1), Fortunate Outcome (250/1)

SOMMESKY shaped encouragingly in a well-run maiden on last month's Fairyhouse hurdling debut and has to be considered the one to beat with improvement on the cards. Custom Taylor looks the obvious one to give him most to think about, with Mi Lucky Cailin appealing as best of the rest.