12:20 Thurles

Sunday 19 January 2025

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:3515:1015:45

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 58.70s

1^st

Scalpnagoon

511-8

15/8

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Led, headed 3rd and 2nd halfway, headway to lead again 2 out and pushed along approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in op 13/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Happy Me

511-6

5/2

T: W J BurkeJ: B W Harvey

Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, headway early straight, 2nd and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and edged left run-in, soon no impression on winner, kept on again close home op 4/1

3^rd

Romany Brown

512-0

13/8f

T: P M J DoyleJ: J J Doyle

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2 out, pushed along and no impression approaching last where left 3rd, no extra run-in op 11/10

4^th

Written In My Soul

510-13

40/1

T: E D DelanyJ: H E Sexton (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear after 3 out, 5th and no impression after 2 out, slightly hampered and left moderate 4th at last, kept on one pace op 50/1

5^th

Only You Norah

511-1

50/1

T: D ComminsJ: Niall Moore (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, no extra after 2 out op 80/1

6^th

4 ½

Big Dispute

611-10

20/1

T: Con McSweeneyJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway on outer after 3 out and 2nd briefly approaching straight, dropped to 5th 2 out, pushed along and no extra before last op 33/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Initiateur

711-6

33/1

T: L J ArchdeaconJ: Kevin A Murphy (7)

Towards rear early, jumped left throughout, headway to lead 3rd, not fluent 6th, 4 lengths clear halfway, headed 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd and pushed along, no impression when fell last op 66/1 tchd 100/1

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Non-Runners

Attaboyarchie⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: K Thornton J: Miss E J Sweeney

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.30, €1.20EX:€6.90Trifecta:€14.40SF:€6.93

Forecasts

Romany Brown (13/8), Scalpnagoon (15/8), Happy Me (5/2), Attaboyarchie (3/1), Big Dispute (20/1), Initiateur (33/1), Written In My Soul (40/1), Only You Norah (50/1)

ROMANY BROWN looks the way to go here now reverted to hurdles and can get off the mark at the chief expense of Fairyhouse third Attaboyarchie. Both Happy Me and Scalpnagoon can have a say too.

ROMANY BROWN (IRE)
ATTABOYARCHIE (IRE)
HAPPY ME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Ferns Lock

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Mr B O'Neill | T: D M Christie

8/15

Prize Money

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