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Monday 9 August 2021

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 5m 29.4s

1^st

Cream Sparkles

711-3

15/8f

T: D M ChristieJ: D F O'Regan

Rear of mid-division, closer 5th, not fluent next, 5th halfway, headway 2 out and pushed along in 3rd before last, under pressure and kept on well between horses inside final furlong, led on line tchd 2/1

2^nd

nse

Chicago Time

612-0

10/3

T: M J TynanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3 out, pushed along before last and headway on inner to lead early run-in, under pressure and kept on, headed on line op 2/1 tchd 7/2

3^rd

Mahler Mission

511-10

20/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Thomas Reilly (7)

Soon led, slight mistake 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden after next, headed early run-in and ran wide entering straight, under pressure and 3rd inside final 100 yards, no impression op 18/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

Drifting Back

712-0

13/2

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 2 out and soon no impression in 5th, no extra run-in op 15/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

nse

Will You Win

611-3

9/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (3)

Towards rear, closer 5th and 6th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra op 18/1 tchd 20/1

6^th

2 ¼

Cute Cherry

511-3

7/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear, closer after 6th, headway approaching 2 out and soon went 4th, no impression before last, no extra and eased final 100 yards op 5/1 tchd 4/1

7^th

Samos Island

511-12

11/1

T: W J BurkeJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, towards rear after 6th, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, mistake next, soon no extra op 14/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Synone

611-12

20/1

T: J P RyanJ: S Fitzgerald (7)

Chased leaders in mid-division, slight mistake 4th and lost place, slight mistake 3 out and detached in rear when not fluent next, no extra and pulled up before last op 28/1 tchd 33/1

Opie Houdini

511-10

18/1

T: D E FitzgeraldJ: Gavin Brouder (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, 4th halfway, pushed along approaching 4 out and soon dropped to rear, weakened, behind and pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Helisone

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

The Fairyhill Man¹¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Philip Donovan

Valley Breeze⁷²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Mr A McMahon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.60Pl:€1.30, €1.70, €5.00EX:€7.60Trifecta:€134.70SF:€8.34

Forecasts

Cream Sparkles (15/8), Chicago Time (10/3), Helisone (4/1), Valley Breeze (6/1), Drifting Back (13/2), Cute Cherry (7/1), Will You Win (9/1), Samos Island (11/1), Opie Houdini (18/1), Mahler Mission (20/1), Synone (20/1), The Fairyhill Man (50/1)

CREAM SPARKLES gets the nod after an encouraging run at the Galway Festival. There's definitely a bigger performance in Cute Cherry so she's respected under Brian Cooper, while Valley Breeze and Helisone would also enter the reckoning if the betting speaks in their favour.

CREAM SPARKLES (IRE)
CUTE CHERRY
VALLEY BREEZE (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Rippon Lodge

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: D E Mullins | T: J P Ryan

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00