12:00 Limerick

Friday 28 December 2018

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1014:4515:2015:50

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 6m 5.40s

1^st

Melly And Me

511-10

5/4f

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

Prominent, pushed along approaching straight, progress to challenge at last, led run-in and stayed on well op 11/8 tchd 11/10

2^nd

1 ¼

Wild Rumour

611-1

25/1

T: L FowlerJ: A W Short (3)

Waited with, soon raced in 6th, closed approaching straight, 2nd from 2 out, every chance run-in, kept on without matching winner

3^rd

Life Isfor Living

511-8

4/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (5)

Tracked leaders, closed up and on terms into straight, gained narrow lead 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed run-in and one pace op 9/2

4^th

Rainbow King

411-6

40/1

T: J M BarrettJ: S J Gray (3)

Chased leaders, closed approaching straight, pushed along from before 2 out, one pace from before last op 66/1

5^th

2 ¾

Mason Jar

411-6

8/1

T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: D F O'Regan

In rear, pushed along briefly after 3 out and soon closed, pushed along again before next, one pace from before last

6^th

Lord Schnitzel

511-12

20/1

T: S K RyderJ: S G McDermott

Prominent, closed approaching straight, soon on terms, narrowly headed 2 out, no extra and not fluent last, one pace op 16/1

7^th

5 ½

Gigiplan Two Seven

711-10

2/1

T: M BrassilJ: C Brassil (5)

Held up towards rear and a little keen, pushed along to close approaching 2 out, no impression and not fluent last, one pace op 11/4 tchd 3/1

8^th

Castlehume Gold

511-12

50/1

T: R K WatsonJ: A Ring

Led, pushed along approaching straight, soon joined, quickly headed and weakened approaching 2 out op 40/1

Also Ran

Mixed Virtue

411-4

40/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)

In rear, not fluent and unseated rider 1st op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.02, €7.30, €1.40EX:€40.70Trifecta:€196.80SF:€38.63

Forecasts

Melly And Me (5/4), Gigiplan Two Seven (2/1), Life Isfor Living (4/1), Mason Jar (8/1), Lord Schnitzel (20/1), Wild Rumour (25/1), Rainbow King (40/1), Mixed Virtue (40/1), Castlehume Gold (50/1)

The Noel Meade-trained MELLY AND ME can get off the mark for connections at the eighth time of asking over hurdles and for a yard that boasts a 31% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last three years. The five year-old can build on a number of promising efforts since August and see off the challenge from Gigiplan Two Seven in first-time cheekpieces and interesting hurdling debutante Mason Jar.

Melly And Me
Gigiplan Two Seven
Mason Jar

Previous Winners

2017

Sympa Des Flos

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Danny Mullins | T: W P Mullins

1/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,320.002nd: €3,821.003rd: €1,820.004th: €820.005th: €320.00