13:03 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2025

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Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft to Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:04  |   Winning time: 4m 22.50s
1st
Horse silk
6
Coral River
611-4
11/2
T: T MullinsJ: Danny Mullins
Tracked leaders on inner, 4th 3 out, pushed along and went 2nd 2 out, ridden and disputed lead at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
3
4
Kish Bank
611-8
11/4
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leader in 2nd, led before 3 out, ridden 2 out, strongly pressed and joined at last, headed inside final furlong, no extra tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
7
Gillane
511-4
20/1
T: K F O'DonnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace op 25/1
4th
Horse silk
6
5
Reliable Prince
511-6
33/1
T: E BolgerJ: Mr J L Gleeson (3)
Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, moderate 4th at last, no extra
5th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
Stretchemout
510-13
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression op 18/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
12
8
Belle The Tigress
511-3
9/4f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd 3 out, ridden entering straight, droped to 4th 2 out, no impression op 6/4
7th
Horse silk
8
9
Great Bird
511-3
66/1
T: Liz DoyleJ: R Deegan
Rear of mid-division, pushed along 6th, ridden 3 out, no impression
8th
Horse silk
4
3
Journey So Far
511-8
3/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue
Rear of mid-division on outer, took keen hold, good headway into 3rd 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened 2 out, soon behind op 7/2
9th
Horse silk
2
1
Ennell Shadow
511-12
50/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened
10th
Horse silk
79
2
Scodar
511-10
20/1
T: J M BarrettJ: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)
Led, took keen hold, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off op 33/1 tchd 20/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.20Pl:€1.80, €1.10, €3.30EX:€22.20Trifecta:€211.90SF:€20.05

Forecasts

Belle The Tigress (9/4), Kish Bank (11/4), Journey So Far (3/1), Coral River (11/2), Gillane (20/1), Stretchemout (20/1), Scodar (20/1), Reliable Prince (33/1), Ennell Shadow (50/1), Great Bird (66/1)

Verdict

It's hard to look beyond BELLE THE TIGRESS, who again shaped well when finishing a never-nearer third at Naas last month so Henry de Bromhead's mare can make it third time lucky with further progress in the pipeline. Kish Bank lost his unbeaten record with a bit of whimper sent hurdling at Galway 3 months ago, but he should be capable of much better so heads up the dangers, with Journey So Far and Coral River another couple worth keeping a close eye on, too.

  1. BELLE THE TIGRESS (IRE)
  2. KISH BANK (IRE)
  3. JOURNEY SO FAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Samyr
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 4
J: Mr J L Gleeson  |  T: J P O'Brien
4/5

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00

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