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Thursday 29 May 2025

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 2.9s

Cocovic¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara

33/1

Off the mark at second attempt in points. Hooded, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 22/1) on NH debut 148 days ago.

Form: 418-

Ifallgoeswell¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 16 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Killarney (17f, good) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: B223-4

De Temps En Temps⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| BF

1/3

Promising individual. Winner of a bumper at Fairyhouse in January. 8/11, fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 96 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 2/214-

Stickman⁴⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin| T: D Duggan

40/1

Maiden pointer. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 10 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Terence O'Brien.

Form: P37533/

Harrowhill¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

250/1

Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Killarney (17f, good) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: PP5F-0

Ocean Of Mercy⁹⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hennessy| BF

9/1

Good second of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, soft, 2/1), having run of race. Off over 2 years.

Form: 230922/

Saint Peregrine¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D King| T: J P Ryan

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 17/2, excellent second of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: R0-72

The Man's Room¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Colm Murphy

7/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 22 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 115 days ago. Should improve, particularly as stamina is drawn out.

Form: 55-

Elusive Ogie¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 107

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 85-6

Cool Morning⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

28/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Getaway filly. Sister to fair chaser Sean Og. Third sole start in points last month.

Form: 3-

Non-Runners

Ryan's Son²⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: Liz Doyle J: Sean Flanagan

Couldntmakeitup¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Peter Smithers

Forecasts

De Temps En Temps (1/3), Couldntmakeitup (11/2), The Man's Room (7/1), Ocean Of Mercy (9/1), Ifallgoeswell (10/1), Saint Peregrine (18/1), Elusive Ogie (28/1), Cool Morning (28/1), Cocovic (33/1), Ryan's Son (33/1), Stickman (40/1), Harrowhill (250/1)

DE TEMPS EN TEMPS failed to land the odds at Fairyhouse in February but he's been given a break and this bumper winner is well worth another chance. The Man's Room is open to progress, while it will be interesting to see what the market makes of Ocean of Mercy on his return from a long time off the track.