13:40 Naas

Saturday 12 February 2022

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 19.00s

1^st

Journey With Me

611-10

4/11f

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders at slow early pace, improved to dispute lead at 3rd, led from next and made rest, slight peck on landing 2 out and ridden, stayed on well run-in, comfortably op 2/5 tchd 1/3

2^nd

Choice Of Words

711-5

7/1

T: M BrassilJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Disputed lead at slow early pace, slight mistake and headed at 4th, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on same pace run-in op 13/2

3^rd

Pinkerton

611-12

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders disputing 3rd at slow early pace, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd at last, kept on same pace op 12/1

4^th

9 ½

O'Toole

611-12

7/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Disputed lead at slow early pace, not fluent 2nd and headed next, slight mistake 4th, ridden in 4th 3 out, no impression on leaders from 2 out

5^th

En Avant

611-7

150/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: Richard Condon (7)

Held up in 6th, ridden after 3 out, no impression op 100/1

6^th

Huntingtown

511-7

100/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Phillip Enright

Held up in 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened op 125/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

Quornofamonday

410-7

200/1

T: C O'ConnellJ: L P Dempsey

Always last, jumped right at 5th, trailing when jumped right and ridden 3 out, no impression op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Sam's Choice¹⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Hi Ho Phoenix⁶³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.37Pl:€1.02, €2.80EX:€3.70Trifecta:€12.20SF:€4.26

Forecasts

Journey With Me (4/11), O'Toole (7/2), Hi Ho Phoenix (9/2), Choice Of Words (7/1), Sam's Choice (10/1), Pinkerton (16/1), Huntingtown (100/1), En Avant (150/1), Quornofamonday (200/1)

JOURNEY WITH ME easily makes the most appeal. He ran out a ready winner of a very warm maiden hurdle at Leopardstown over the Christmas period, and looks one to keep on the right side of on that evidence. Hi Ho Phoenix and Pinkerton rate the principal threats.

JOURNEY WITH ME (IRE)
HI HO PHOENIX
PINKERTON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

You Raised Me Up

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 8

J: Darragh O'Keeffe | T: M Brassil

9/2

Prize Money

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