14:28 Galway

Saturday 26 October 2024

All13:5314:2815:0315:3816:1316:4517:18

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:29 | Winning time: 4m 0.04s

1^st

Scotcantou

411-3

14/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Calum Hogan (7)

Mid-division, 6th after 4th, took closer order before 2 out, 4th 2 out, improved to 3rd last, ran on well in 2nd closing stages to lead close home op 16/1

2^nd

Downmexicoway

511-8

3/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor

Tracked leader, led narrowly at 3rd, headed after 3rd, 3rd after 4th, not fluent in 2nd 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, kept on run-in, headed close home op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 10/3

3^rd

3 ½

Custom Taylor

511-6

7/1

T: D QueallyJ: Shane Fitzgerald

Mid-division, 5th after 4th, improved to 4th last, kept on in 3rd closing stages, never nearer op 17/2

4^th

5 ½

Mi Lucky Cailin

610-13

9/2

T: W J McLernonJ: J S McGarvey

Towards rear, headway to 7th after 4th, progress in 4th before 2 out, 5th 2 out, improved to 2nd before last, weakened closing stages op 5/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

Kish Bank

511-8

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Led narrowly, headed at 3rd, 4th after 4th, not fluent 3 out, 3rd before 2 out, dropped to 5th last, weakened run-in op 9/4 tchd 5/2

6^th

Arctic Gale

511-8

4/1

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

Prominent on outer, improved to lead after 3rd, increased lead at 4th, not fluent 3 out and reduced advantage, headed 2 out, dropped to 6th and no extra before last, weakened run-in op 7/2 tchd 5/1

7^th

Ballinoe Blaze

411-5

200/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan (5)

Rear, not fluent at 3rd, 10th after 4th, no impression in moderate 8th 2 out where not fluent, modest late headway op 100/1

8^th

True Light

710-13

33/1

T: Mrs G O'ConnorJ: Danny Gilligan

Rear of mid-division, 8th after 4th, weakened in moderate 7th 2 out where not fluent tchd 40/1

9^th

2 ¾

Stily

411-5

250/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: Cian Quirke (5)

Towards rear, 9th after 4th, weakened before 2 out op 100/1

10^th

7 ½

Jeel Des Mottes

511-10

80/1

T: M J TynanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Prominent, 2nd after 4th, 3rd 3 out, soon lost place, weakened before 2 out where not fluent op 40/1

11^th

2 ¾

Famous Sonnet

711-10

150/1

T: Ms M FlynnJ: E M O'Sullivan (7)

Close up, lost place before 2nd, 12th before 5th, detached 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Also Ran

Danny By Boy

411-11

40/1

T: D QueallyJ: L A McKenna (5)

Rear, soon slightly detached, 11th before 5th, detached 4 out, weakened before 3 out, never a factor, completely tailed off, pulled up after 3 out tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Stuntman Steve¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Vroomvroomboo¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J Fahey J: Kevin Sexton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.10Pl:€3.30, €1.60, €2.20EX:€112.30Trifecta:€701.80SF:€59.79

Forecasts

Kish Bank (2/1), Downmexicoway (3/1), Arctic Gale (4/1), Mi Lucky Cailin (9/2), Custom Taylor (7/1), Stuntman Steve (12/1), Scotcantou (14/1), True Light (33/1), Vroomvroomboo (33/1), Danny By Boy (40/1), Jeel Des Mottes (80/1), Famous Sonnet (150/1), Ballinoe Blaze (200/1), Stily (250/1)

KISH BANK justified good support when making a winning bumper debut at Punchestown in December and is taken to repeat the feat over hurdles here. Mi Lucky Cailin and Arctic Gale look the likeliest dangers.

KISH BANK (IRE)
MI LUCKY CAILIN (IRE)
ARCTIC GALE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Release The Beast

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 4

J: Sean Flanagan | T: P Nolan

1/1

Prize Money

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