13:43 Galway

Saturday 29 October 2022

All13:0813:4314:1814:5315:2816:0316:3817:13

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:44 | Winning time: 4m 6.03s

1^st

Three Card Brag

511-10

5/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, headway to lead next, ridden and 2 lengths clear before last, kept on well run-in and drew clear closing stages op 3/1 tchd 10/3

2^nd

6 ½

Sandor Clegane

511-10

15/8f

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leader, headway to lead 2nd, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace op 2/1 tchd 7/4

3^rd

Nucky Johnson

411-7

11/4

T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd after 3 out and mistake next, soon pushed along, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 10/3 tchd 7/2

4^th

6 ½

Green Glory

511-10

9/2

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes (7)

Held up in rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, some headway before 3 out, 4th and pushed along approaching 2 out, no impression when not fluent last, no extra run-in op 10/3

5^th

McGrath From Clune

611-12

50/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out and 5th before next, pushed along and no impression when slight mistake last, no extra run-in op 28/1

6^th

Deep Pockets

411-7

40/1

T: E McCarthyJ: R Deegan

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression in 7th before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 33/1

7^th

The Bog Garden

411-7

50/1

T: M HouriganJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out op 80/1 tchd 40/1

8^th

3 ¾

Captains Nephew

511-10

20/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J B Foley

Led, headed 2nd, 3rd halfway, lost place after 3 out and soon dropped to rear, detached 2 out, no extra op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Camino Rock¹⁸⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mac's Xpress⁶¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Conor Smithers

Superdermo²²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Patrick M O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.20, €1.20, €1.30EX:€7.20Trifecta:€16.90SF:€8.09

Forecasts

Sandor Clegane (15/8), Three Card Brag (5/2), Nucky Johnson (11/4), Green Glory (9/2), Camino Rock (10/1), Mac's Xpress (16/1), Captains Nephew (20/1), Deep Pockets (40/1), McGrath From Clune (50/1), The Bog Garden (50/1), Superdermo (66/1)

SANDOR CLEGANE should have an excellent future over hurdles given his bumper ability so he is taken to make a successful reappearance. Similar comments apply to Three Card Brag, with Green Glory the clear pick of those with hurdles experience.

SANDOR CLEGANE (IRE)
THREE CARD BRAG (IRE)
GREEN GLORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Choice Of Words

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Darragh O'Keeffe | T: M Brassil

11/10

Prize Money

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