14:17 Limerick

Monday 29 December 2025

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 5m 26.3s

1^st

Raise You Up

411-4

15/8f

T: R O'SullivanJ: Danny Gilligan

Made all, travelling well entering straight, pushed along when jumped left and mistake 2 out, jumped left last, reminder after last, stayed on well op 7/4 tchd 13/8

2^nd

4 ¼

Burning Ability

411-6

5/2

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan (3)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, headway after next, pushed along in 2nd when edged right entering straight, 3rd when not fluent and left 2nd 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 2/1 tchd 11/4

3^rd

Happy Me

511-4

13/2

T: W J BurkeJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, slightly hampered on inner entering straight, 4th when not fluent and left 3rd 2 out, ridden and no impression when mistake last, kept on one pace op 8/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

De Jour En Jour

511-8

14/1

T: W J O'DohertyJ: Philip Byrnes

Tracked leader in 2nd, a little keen, not fluent 1st, pushed along approaching straight, no impression in 5th before 2 out where not fluent and slightly hampered, ridden in 4th when slight mistake last, no extra op 18/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1

5^th

Two Pair

510-13

3/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th when checked entering straight, no extra before 2 out where slightly hampered, weakened op 7/2 tchd 11/4

6^th

4 ¼

Strange Currency

511-4

80/1

T: G O'LoughlinJ: Ben Harvey

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th before 2 out, no extra op 50/1

7^th

1 ¾

No Hard Feelings

511-8

125/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Paddy Hanlon (7)

In rear, not fluent jumping, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th approaching straight, no extra op 66/1

Also Ran

Loyal Praetorian

511-6

14/1

T: G KelleherJ: Mr L M Kelleher (7)

Held up towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in 5th before 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd and 2 lengths down when fell 2 out tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

Naught But Nice

410-11

80/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, slight mistake 5th, pushed along and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Awordinyourear

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: T O'Brien J: John Shinnick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €1.80EX:€8.70Trifecta:€35.30SF:€7.24

Forecasts

Raise You Up (15/8), Burning Ability (5/2), Two Pair (3/1), Happy Me (13/2), De Jour En Jour (14/1), Awordinyourear (14/1), Loyal Praetorian (14/1), Strange Currency (80/1), Naught But Nice (80/1), No Hard Feelings (125/1)

BURNING ABILITY's debut fifth has worked out well and he looks a likely improver back over hurdles following a couple of encouraging placed efforts in bumpers. He gets the vote. Two Pair remains one to be interested in given her promising hurdle debut, while Raise You Up showed much more on hurdles bow and looks sure to give another good account.

BURNING ABILITY (IRE)
TWO PAIR (IRE)
RAISE YOU UP (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Sommesky

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: Mike O'Connor | T: H De Bromhead

5/6

Prize Money

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