12:40 Thurles

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

Ifallgoeswell²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 112

7/2

Fair hurdler. Excellent second of 8 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 20 days ago, keeping on well. Yard in good form. Likely to improve further.

Form: 23/4742

Green Chef²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W R Crawford

33/1

Fourteenth of 18 in bumper (40/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Stuart Crawford.

Form: 30/

Campbell Black³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 13 in novice hurdle at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft, 40/1) 32 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 353-

King Of Westeros^h1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

18/1

Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20.7f, good, 11/1) on NH debut 21 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 20

Diamond Secret

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

66/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Agent Secret gelding. Half-brother to Pretty King. Dam maiden half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (17f-25f winner) Korfou de Maspie.

Form:

Forty Coats²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 142

4/9

Useful hurdler. 3/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20.5f, good to soft) 20 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Will take all the beating if getting anywhere near the level of his fourth-placed finish in the Baring Bingham.

Form: 12224/7

Hillberry Hill⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

10/1

20/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 73 days ago.

Form: 6

Loyal Praetorian²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr L M Kelleher⁽⁷⁾| T: G Kelleher

16/1

Set to show improved form when falling in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 14/1) 20 days ago, staying on in second at the time.

Form: 16/5P2F

Its All Yellow¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins

125/1

Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

La Tene⁷²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, heavy). Off 24 months. Up in trip.

Form: 054/

Written In My Soul²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 89

100/1

Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 254/7

Forecasts

Forty Coats (4/9), Ifallgoeswell (7/2), Hillberry Hill (10/1), Campbell Black (12/1), Loyal Praetorian (16/1), King Of Westeros (18/1), Green Chef (33/1), Diamond Secret (66/1), Written In My Soul (100/1), Its All Yellow (125/1), La Tene (125/1)

FORTY COATS may have been slightly flattered by his fourth-placed finish in Grade 1 company during the spring but with his reappearance under his belt, he really should make no mistake here. Ifallgoeswell and Loyal Praetorian can fight it out for second.