15:20 Punchestown

Sunday 18 November 2018

All12:0512:3513:0513:4014:1514:5015:2015:55

Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 40.7s

Cuneo²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Last-spotted winning a bumper at Tramore in April, has improvement to find on hurdles form and all four previous starts have come on heavy going. Possible improver.

Form: 4321-

An'ball^t¹¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 106

22/1

Usually runs well, with four placed efforts from nine starts over hurdles Vulnerable for win purposes though and trend should continue.

Form: 43-22P7

Gigiplan Two Seven^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil

22/1

Just three starts over timber, including runner-up finish here over 2m4½f on good-ground in June. Goes right up in trip this time and should be suited.

Form: 32-2744

Liar's Dice^t¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

50/1

Milan gelding that cost €26,000 as a three-year-old, pulled up in 3m Tipperary maiden hurdle in May when last spotted. Word to be done.

Form: 3-6P

Satoshi²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

14/1

Shirocco gelding, cost £30,000 at the sales last year. Dam a useful winner and half-sister to a Listed winner. Looked in need of the experience on debut beaten 24L here in April. Joined Gordon Elliott since and makes jumping bow, worth noting.

Form: 9-

Relegate²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| C

4/9

Flew home to win Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March, nowhere near as good here a month later but mare should take some halting on first start over timber.

Form: 1117-

Result Amended

Cuneo - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 3rd.

Satoshi - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Relegate - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Non-Runners

The Big Dog²⁹⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: R M Power

Forecasts

Relegate (4/9), Cuneo (3/1), Satoshi (14/1), The Big Dog (14/1), An'ball (22/1), Gigiplan Two Seven (22/1), Liar's Dice (50/1)

Cheltenham's Champion Bumper winner RELEGATE is sure to prove popular here and the mare appears to have very strong credentials for a winning start over timber. She is hard to oppose. Naas bumper winner The Big Dog is an interesting rival while better can be expected from Satoshi having joined Gordon Elliott over the summer. Cuneo runs for the first time on a decent surface and is another with scope for better things.

Relegate
Cuneo
The Big Dog

Previous Winners

2017

Dom Dolo

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 4

J: D F O'Regan | T: A Fleming

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,320.002nd: €3,821.003rd: €1,820.004th: €820.005th: €320.00