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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: 4m 26.7s

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Ambitious Fellow³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| D

7/2

6/4, off the mark at the third attempt in 8-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 33 days ago, going clear final 1f. Capable of going in again if he takes to hurdling.

Form: 8-31

Champagne Rebel²⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, heavy). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving S. J. Mahon.

Form: FP/9807-

Coconut Tudor²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: G Kelleher

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1, running creditably when fell in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft), pulling hard. Off 7 months.

Form: 2F-

Mahlers Dollar²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 114

13/8

Fair hurdler. Good second of 14 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago, clear of rest. Merits consideration.

Form: 2303-62

Free Nelson^h1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 22¼ lengths last of 8 to Ambitious Fellow in bumper (5/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 33 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 0/48

General Clermont¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 103| BF

5/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. 4/1, creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 11 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 245523

Hardy Bloke²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: F-2P09

Into The Sunset¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 8

Rebel Ivy¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Motherway| OR: 106

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy, 11/2) 174 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 6/3994-2

Forecasts

Mahlers Dollar (13/8), General Clermont (5/2), Ambitious Fellow (7/2), Rebel Ivy (6/1), Coconut Tudor (11/1), Free Nelson (25/1), Hardy Bloke (125/1), Into The Sunset (200/1), Champagne Rebel (200/1)

AMBITIOUS FELLOW improved again to open his account in ready style on his third bumper outing at Fairyhouse last time and there's no obvious reason to think he won't take to hurdling, so he gets the nod ahead of Mahlers Dollar and Rebel Ivy, who have both already achieved a fair level of form in this discipline.