14:15 Leopardstown

Monday 6 March 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 3m 56.40s

1^st

Della Casa Lunga

510-10

85/40

T: S CurlingJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd after 3 out, headway on outer to lead entering straight, asserted approaching last where jumped right, kept on well run-in, easily op 2/1 tchd 9/4

2^nd

6 ½

Ideal Du Tabert

511-7

5/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden early straight and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

4 ½

My Gaffer

511-3

5/2

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight and soon pushed along, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace

4^th

Purse Price

610-10

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: B W Harvey (5)

Led, not fluent 5th and slight mistake next, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and dropped to 4th, no extra when mistake last, weakened tchd 5/2

5^th

9 ½

Whip Whitaker

511-3

100/1

T: J P RyanJ: Philip Donovan (5)

Held up in rear, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra in straight, never a factor tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

Captains Nephew¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.13Pl:€1.40, €2.30EX:€10.30Trifecta:€31.60SF:€12.71

Forecasts

Purse Price (2/1), Della Casa Lunga (85/40), My Gaffer (5/2), Captains Nephew (11/4), Ideal Du Tabert (5/1), Whip Whitaker (100/1)

CAPTAINS NEPHEW was much improved under a change of tactics (ridden more prominently) when scoring at Clonmel and can defy a penalty with more to come. Ideal du Tabert can do better, while Della Casa Lunga has a race in her if none the worse after her Naas spill.

CAPTAINS NEPHEW (IRE)
IDEAL DU TABERT (FR)
DELLA CASA LUNGA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Glengouly

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: J B Foley | T: W P Mullins

5/2

Prize Money

1st: €11,999.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00