14:35 Limerick

Friday 29 December 2023

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:3515:1015:42

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 20.20s

1^st

Thegraveyardbookie

411-8

14/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Towards rear, mistake 3rd, 8th when not fluent 3, no impression in 7th when mistake and slightly hampered 2 out, soon 5th, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd at last, led after last, kept on well op 10/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

3 ¼

On Lovers Walk

611-8

7/1

T: G KelleherJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)

Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden approaching straight, stayed on to go 3rd when slightly hampered and left 2nd 2 out, led before last where not fluent, headed after last, no impression, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Iceberg Theory

411-12

2/1f

T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, close 3rd halfway, pushed along in 2nd when slightly hampered and left in lead 2 out, soon headed, ridden in 4th at last, 3rd run-in, no impression, kept on one pace op 7/4 tchd 9/4

4^th

2 ½

La Vega Moon

511-10

25/1

T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey

Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th when left 3rd 2 out, 2nd before last, dropped to 4th after last, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 33/1

5^th

Magic Sadler

511-10

7/2

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, not fluent 8th, slight mistake and reminder next, ridden in 5th when left 4th and hampered 2 out, no impression in 5th at last, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

Metalor

611-12

8/1

T: L P CusackJ: R Deegan

Led, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and headed approaching straight, no impression in 6th when slightly hampered 2 out, weakened tchd 11/1

7^th

Kilbride Hill

511-8

200/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Always behind, never a factor, mistake 1st, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out, completely tailed off op 150/1 tchd 250/1

8^th

3 ¾

Diduhearabourichie

611-8

200/1

T: J M BurkeJ: Daniel King (3)

Always towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along and no extra before 3 out, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 250/1

Also Ran

Now Is The Hour

611-12

9/4

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

Tracked leaders, close 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, led travelling well approaching straight, pushed along in 4 lengths lead when fell 2 out op 11/4 tchd 9/5

Western Express

611-12

250/1

T: R O'LearyJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Mount Frisco³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: J P Ryan J: Philip Donovan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.00Pl:€2.00, €2.30, €1.20EX:€65.90Trifecta:€168.60SF:€110.55

Forecasts

Iceberg Theory (2/1), Now Is The Hour (9/4), Magic Sadler (7/2), On Lovers Walk (7/1), Metalor (8/1), Mount Frisco (10/1), Thegraveyardbookie (14/1), La Vega Moon (25/1), Kilbride Hill (200/1), Diduhearabourichie (200/1), Western Express (250/1)

ICEBERG THEORY ran well when runner-up at Wexford last time and, in this slightly lesser race, a performance of similar merit would be enough for him to go in again. On Lovers Walk is a big threat if he can put a poor run behind him and Thegraveyardbookie could feature on hurdling bow.

ICEBERG THEORY (IRE)
ON LOVERS WALK (IRE)
THEGRAVEYARDBOOKIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Alpesh Amin

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: C P McNamara | T: E McNamara

11/4

Prize Money

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