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Thursday 26 September 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 22.3s

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Selected odds by:

A Tipp For Gold⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

15/8

Showed ability in bumpers and posted fair form when fourth of 6 in novice at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 14/1) on hurdles bow 45 days ago. Drops back in trip here and is entitled to build on that.

Form: 9342-4

De Temps En Temps¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler Black Poppy. Dam bumper winner. Runner-up sole start in points and needs monitoring in market on Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Half Montlioux²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: P T Enright| T: T J O'Mara

8/1

Much improved from debut when second of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 62

Mister Persistence

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: M M McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

18/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Brother to dual bumper winner Royal Infantry, and half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Sovereign Gold.

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Wee Aloysius

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

16/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Retirement Plan gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser who became temperamental Goldencard, stayed 2¾m, and fair hurdler Platinumcard. Dam unraced.

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Gather Yourself⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J C Gainford| T: C Collins

9/1

Showed ability in a trio of bumpers this year, latest when fourth of 11 at Killarney (17f, good) 70 days ago, and warrants respect on hurdles debut.

Form: 354

On The Gandy Hop³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: D King| T: D Hogan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Ballinrobe (18.2f, soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 9

Chuck Bass

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P A Fahy

80/1

€5,500 3-y-o, Altruistic gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser who became temperamental Goldencard, stayed 2¾m, and fair hurdler Platinumcard. Dam unraced.

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Herbies Rover¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

11/1

Offered more than on debut when fifth of 8 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) 121 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 65

Spread Your Wings¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: P T Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 6/1, yet to be asked for effort when unseating rider 4 out in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good) on NH debut 108 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: U

Thisistheway¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: Yvonne Latta

7/2

Made winning start in bumpers at Wexford last summer and back to that sort of form when sixth of 14 in EBF (Mares) INH Flat Race at Punchestown (16.6f, good to soft, 125/1) 148 days ago. Warrants respect on hurdles bow.

Form: 196-

Non-Runners

Downmexicoway⁵²⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: D J O'Keeffe

Morning Nightcap

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J P Dempsey J: C G O'Dwyer

Forecasts

A Tipp For Gold (15/8), Downmexicoway (3/1), Thisistheway (7/2), De Temps En Temps (5/1), Half Montlioux (8/1), Gather Yourself (9/1), Herbies Rover (11/1), Wee Aloysius (16/1), Mister Persistence (18/1), Morning Nightcap (20/1), Spread Your Wings (28/1), Chuck Bass (80/1), On The Gandy Hop (150/1)

There should be more to come from A TIPP FOR GOLD and he is taken to open his account. Downmexicoway and Half Montlioux may provide the chief threat.