12:40 Thurles

Sunday 18 January 2026

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:40  |   Winning time: 5m 15.10s
1st
Horse silk
7
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
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
3rd
Horse silk
¾
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
4th
Horse silk
8
3
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
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
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
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
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
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
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
8th
Horse silk
43
9
125/1
T: C CollinsJ: Danny Gilligan
Mid-division, 6th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
4
2
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
10th
Horse silk
nk
10
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

F
Horse silk
4
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)

Verdict

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.

  1. FORTY COATS (IRE)
  2. IFALLGOESWELL (IRE)
  3. LOYAL PRAETORIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Scalpnagoon
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
15/8

Prize Money

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

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