16:15 Punchestown

Wednesday 26 April 2023

All15:4016:1516:4517:2017:5518:3019:0519:45

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 1.00s

1^st

Sandor Clegane

611-10

15/8f

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 4th, mistake and led 2 out, pushed along and clear before last, not fluent at last and ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong op 7/4

2^nd

1 ¾

Della Casa Lunga

511-1

14/1

T: S CurlingJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 2 out, went 2nd and chased winner at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 12/1

3^rd

2 ½

Senior Chief

611-10

10/3

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, not fluent 3rd and pushed along briefly 4th, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden next, 5th entering straight, went 3rd and no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace op 11/4 tchd 7/2

4^th

2 ¾

Nucky Johnson

511-10

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: L A McKenna (5)

Rear of mid-division, closer in 6th and ridden 2 out, went 4th and no impression on leaders at last, kept on one pace op 14/1

5^th

4 ¾

My Gaffer

511-3

25/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well after 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th at last, no impression op 66/1

6^th

4 ¾

Three Card Brag

611-12

9/4

T: G ElliottJ: A P Heskin

Led, joined from 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd entering straight, soon no impression tchd 5/2

7^th

Free Flowing

711-3

66/1

T: N LeeJ: R P Geoghegan (7)

Rear of mid-division, closer in 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 100/1 tchd 125/1

8^th

1 ¾

Mollys Glory

810-10

33/1

T: M C GrassickJ: Sean Flanagan

Always behind, slight mistake 6th, slight mistake 4 out and ridden, no impression op 50/1

9^th

Fine Margin

611-3

50/1

T: M A DalyJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear, 9th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 66/1 tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Grand Rouge

711-3

300/1

T: J BarcoeJ: Daniel King (5)

Always behind, slight mistake 1st, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 250/1

Ik's Man

711-3

66/1

T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (7)

Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last op 40/1

Rocco Bay

711-3

40/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, not fluent at 1st, slight mistake 7th, rear of mid-division when pulled up quickly before 3 out op 25/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

Pale Blue Dot⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Donagh Meyler

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.10, €3.00, €1.50EX:€27.50Trifecta:€115.70Tricast:€85.12SF:€27.70

Forecasts

Sandor Clegane (15/8), Three Card Brag (9/4), Senior Chief (10/3), Nucky Johnson (12/1), Della Casa Lunga (14/1), My Gaffer (25/1), Mollys Glory (33/1), Rocco Bay (40/1), Fine Margin (50/1), Pale Blue Dot (50/1), Free Flowing (66/1), Ik's Man (66/1), Grand Rouge (300/1)

SENIOR CHIEF is selected to continue his trend of run-by-run improvement and complete a hat-trick for the Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Blackmore partnership. The drop back in trip is a slight concern for Albert Bartlett third and fifth Sandor Clegane and Three Card Brag but they should still have the class to figure. Noel Meade's Nucky Johnson is another unlikely to be too far away.

SENIOR CHIEF
SANDOR CLEGANE (IRE)
THREE CARD BRAG (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Ambitious Fellow

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Sam Ewing | T: Peter Fahey

40/1

Prize Money

1st: €45,000.002nd: €15,000.003rd: €7,500.004th: €3,750.005th: €2,250.006th: €1,500.00