12:40 Thurles

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 15.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
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.
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2
Horse silk
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.
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3
Horse silk
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.
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4
Horse silk
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.
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5
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
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.
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20/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 73 days ago.
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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.
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9
Horse silk
125/1
Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.
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10
Horse silk
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.
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11
Horse silk
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.
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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)

Verdict

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.

Previous Winners

2025
Scalpnagoon
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
15/8

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00

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