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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f

Going: Yielding To Soft

Prize: €11,800

Runners: 14

Winning time: 4m 52.07s (slow by 27.07s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

9 Sommesky

J: Mike O'Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: -

SP: 5/6F

Soon in touch with leaders - challenging 2 out - soon led - clear last - ridden went further clear run-in(op 8/11 tchd Evens)

2 6½

3 Custom Taylor

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: -

SP: 15/8

Disputed lead - prominent before 1st - not fluent 5 out - outpaced before 2 out - stayed on and went second run-in - no match for winner(op 9/4)

3 ¾ 7¼

8 Prophet's Corner

J: Mr D Allen(7)

T: Sean Joseph Allen

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: -

SP: 22/1

Prominent - led before 1st - headed just after 2 out - soon no chance with winner - lost second run-in(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

4 2¾ 10

11 Happy Me

J: Ben Harvey

T: W J Burke

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 99

SP: 28/1

Midfield - went fourth after 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 25/1)

5 24 34

2 Ballinoe Blaze

J: G B Noonan(5)

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 102

SP: 33/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - mistake 2nd - dropped to midfield 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 25/1)

6 1½ 35½

6 Committee Meeting

J: Paddy Hanlon(7)

T: P J Rothwell

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: 104

SP: 22/1

Prominent - weakened gradually after 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

7 ½ 36

13 Mi Lucky Cailin

J: Jody McGarvey

T: William J McLernon

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 109

SP: 11/1

Towards rear - some headway from 4 out - no impression before 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

8 19 55

10 Jana Colombe

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: -

SP: 66/1

Slowly into stride - ridden and reminders early - soon towards rear - no impression from 3 out(op 33/1)

9 6 61

12 Fortunate Outcome

J: Diarmuid Moloney(7)

T: Brian M McMahon

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: -

SP: 250/1

Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)

10 7½ 68½

5 Remind Me Again

J: John Shinnick(5)

T: David Richard Barry

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: -

SP: 80/1

Midfield - towards rear 4 out - soon no impression(tchd 125/1)

11 19 87½

7 Party President

J: E Walsh

T: Anthony Mullins

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: -

SP: 100/1

Always behind(op 125/1 tchd 80/1)

1 Ben Purple

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: -

SP: 150/1

Towards rear - weakened quickly and pulled up before 5 out(op 200/1 tchd 125/1 and 300/1)

14 Poetic Focus

J: Conor McNamara

T: Barry J Fitzgerald

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 13lbs

OR: -

SP: 100/1

Briefly disputed lead - soon prominent - midfield 5th - soon pushed along - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)

4 Ellis Mor

J: J J Slevin

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: -

SP: 10/1

In rear - pushed along 3rd - struggling and detached when mistake 5th - soon pulled up(op 14/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €1.84

Tote place: €1.10 €1.20 €3.90

Exacta: €3.50

Trifecta: €29.50

CSF: €2.63