12:40 Thurles

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

1^st

Hillberry Hill

511-6

10/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, 3rd halfway, no impression approaching straight, pushed along and closer before last, ridden and kept on well run-in to lead closing stages op 12/1

2^nd

1 ½

Ifallgoeswell

611-12

7/2

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to dispute lead approaching straight and led 2 out, ridden and 2 lengths clear approaching last, kept on run-in, no extra and headed closing stages op 10/3

3^rd

Forty Coats

711-6

4/9f

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, joined and pushed along approaching straight, not fluent 2 out and headed, soon ridden, 2nd and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 2/5 tchd 1/2

4^th

Campbell Black

611-8

12/1

T: William HarveyJ: Ben Harvey

Towards rear early, 5th halfway and 4th 5 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace op 16/1

5^th

3 ¾

Loyal Praetorian

611-6

16/1

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

Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, went 6th approaching straight, pushed along and kept on one pace into 5th run-in, never a factor op 12/1

6^th

5 ½

Diamond Secret

511-6

66/1

T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes

Mid-division, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, no impression after 2 out, no extra op 50/1

7^th

4 ¾

Written In My Soul

610-11

100/1

T: E D DelanyJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 6th and pushed along after 3 out, no impression in straight op 66/1

8^th

Its All Yellow

510-11

125/1

T: C CollinsJ: Danny Gilligan

Mid-division, 6th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off op 100/1

9^th

Green Chef

511-10

33/1

T: W R CrawfordJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders early, slight mistake 2nd, 8th halfway, detached after 3 out, no extra, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 50/1

10^th

La Tene

810-11

125/1

T: J P RyanJ: Brian Barry (7)

Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, detached after 6th, no impression when hampered 3 out, tailed off op 100/1

Also Ran

King Of Westeros

511-8

18/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression when fell 3 out tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.00Pl:€2.00, €1.10, €1.10EX:€64.40Trifecta:€100.30SF:€49.22

Forecasts

Forty Coats (4/9), Ifallgoeswell (7/2), Hillberry Hill (10/1), Campbell Black (12/1), Loyal Praetorian (16/1), King Of Westeros (18/1), Green Chef (33/1), Diamond Secret (66/1), Written In My Soul (100/1), Its All Yellow (125/1), La Tene (125/1)

FORTY COATS may have been slightly flattered by his fourth-placed finish in Grade 1 company during the spring but with his reappearance under his belt, he really should make no mistake here. Ifallgoeswell and Loyal Praetorian can fight it out for second.

FORTY COATS (IRE)
IFALLGOESWELL (IRE)
LOYAL PRAETORIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Scalpnagoon

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: Danny Gilligan | T: G Elliott

15/8

Prize Money

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