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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 9.0s

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Selected odds by:

Great Attitude

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cleary

8/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Guiliani gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Group Stage, stayed 2½m. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner.

Form:

Kish Bank³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

10/3

Bumper winner who left hurdling debut form when second of 10 in 2m maiden at Gowran (soft) 30 days ago. Open to further improvement and another bold show likely.

Form: 11-52

Quality Control

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

14/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Lieutenant Highway and fair hurdler/modest chaser Spot On Soph. Respected newcomer.

Form:

De Temps En Temps⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| CD

8/11

Runner-up on Listowel hurdle debut prior to going one better in 9-runner C&D bumper (good to soft) 42 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 2-21

Reliable Prince³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger

33/1

Sent off 33/1 but showed an aptitude for hurdling when fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago. May build on that.

Form: 4

Tennesse Boy⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

250/1

300/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 48 days ago, pulled up before 4 out.

Form: P

Watchful Protector²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

18/1

Showed clear ability when third of 6 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3

Hay Baby¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Winning pointer at third attempt but ran to only a modest level when last of 7 in novice at Naas (18.5f, good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 5/3-17

Arch Hall^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 108

18/1

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 36-3P6

Ufouria³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| D

8/1

Made it fourth time lucky in bumpers in 16-runner event at Cork (16f, soft) 36 days ago, driven clear. Makes hurdle bow.

Form: 27-41

Annie Button²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R A Doyle| T: P Flood

250/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 90

Johanna'sjean¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C P Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle

200/1

Well held both starts in maiden hurdles.

Form: 97

Forecasts

De Temps En Temps (8/11), Kish Bank (10/3), Great Attitude (8/1), Ufouria (8/1), Quality Control (14/1), Watchful Protector (18/1), Arch Hall (18/1), Reliable Prince (33/1), Hay Baby (80/1), Johanna'sjean (200/1), Annie Button (250/1), Tennesse Boy (250/1)

KISH BANK stepped up appreciably on his hurdling debut form when second at Gowran the previous month and is selected to go one better with further improvement on the cards. De Temps En Temps is feared most ahead of newcomer Quality Control.