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Thursday 7 November 2024

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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 21.0s

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Selected odds by:

Ben Purple⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: J P Ryan

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Refused to race in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, soft, 100/1) 93 days ago. Best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: P-R

Jeel Des Mottes¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 6-0

Romany Brown³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

3/1

Once-raced maiden. 3/1, third of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 31 days ago. Enters calculations on hurdles debut.

Form: P-3

Ballinoe Blaze¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: P T Enright| T: E McCarthy

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 200/1) 12 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 87

Wee Aloysius¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 85

Pounds At The Time

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: M P O'Connor| T: Paul Tobin

16/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Workforce gelding. Dam down the field in bumper/maiden hurdle, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 23f) Chicoria. Likely a longer-term prospect.

Form:

Stuntman Steve¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, 23¾ lengths seventh of 10 in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft) on NH debut in March. Since joined Gavin Cromwell and is worth a second look in the market on yard/hurdles debut.

Form: FPF-PP1

Gino Bella²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: B Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

7/1

Offered plenty to work on when third of 10 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.8f, soft, 9/2) on NH bow in April and has to be interest on hurdles debut.

Form: 3-

Herbies Rover^t1¹⁹

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

5/4

Much improved when excellent third of 17 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Sets the standard on that form.

Form: 6533

Only You Norah⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: D Commins

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.4f, soft, 50/1) 73 days ago. Hard to fancy on switch to hurdling.

Form: 8-6

Forecasts

Herbies Rover (5/4), Romany Brown (3/1), Stuntman Steve (4/1), Gino Bella (7/1), Pounds At The Time (16/1), Wee Aloysius (18/1), Ballinoe Blaze (22/1), Jeel Des Mottes (50/1), Ben Purple (125/1), Only You Norah (150/1)

This can go to HERBIES ROVER, who upped his game significantly at Limerick last month and remains low mileage. Hurdling debutants Romany Brown and Gino Bella may give him most to think about.