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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 22.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
Ms Margaret Mullins
Led throughout - driven approaching 2 out - responded under urging and stayed on strongly to win
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out - moved to outside and up into 4th with 2 to jump - into 3rd approaching the last - stayed on for second but couldn't reel in the winner
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - moved up to 2nd entering the straight - blundered at the last and fell back to 3rd on the run-in
Peter Smithers (7)
Padraig Roche
Tracked the front runner early - still holding second at halfway - urged into third turning in - lost a place late and stayed on without further improvement to finish fourth
James O'Sullivan
Yvonne Latta
Handy up with the front group - 6th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out and up to 5th before the last - stayed on same gait to finish 5th
Phillip Enright
T J O'Mara
Sat close to the front group - 4th at halfway - asked for effort after 3 out then slipped to 6th - stayed on at the same rate from the last to finish sixth
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan
Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Held up towards back - 7th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held in 8th
Michael O'Sullivan
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - hampered four out - unable to make headway thereafter - well held in 9th
Mark McDonagh
E J O'Grady
Held up in the pack - checked 4 out - unable to close from there - well held in 10th
Jordan Gainford
Cian Collins
Settled in the pack - clipped fourth obstacle - down at the following one
Non-runners: Downmexicoway (unsuitable ground), Morning Nightcap (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.