Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Awordinyourear (G) €30,000 3-y-o, Poet's Word gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser I'm To Blame and bumper winner Miss Austen. Betting should guide on racecourse debut.	9	John Shinnick T O'Brien	4	75.3kg	15 14/1
4th	2	—	De Jour En Jour (G) Unpromising in points but showed a lot more at a massive price on hurdling debut, weakening when left in well held third in 19-runner novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft, 125/1) 22 days ago. Will need…	34322-3	Philip Byrnes W J O'Doherty	5	73.5kg	15 14/1
7th	3	—	No Hard Feelings (G) Didn't trouble the judge in a handful of maiden points and was well held in a Taunton bumper on first start under Rules. Plenty to prove with hood removed on hurdle debut.	46/558-7	Paddy Hanlon J J Hanlon	5	73.5kg	126 125/1
2nd	4	—	Burning Ability (G) Isn't bred to be much but finished fifth in solid 2m maiden on hurdle debut and has placed in both bumper starts since, shaping as if in need of more of a test when third at Naas (16f, heavy) 14 days…	326-125	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	4	72.6kg	3.50 5/2
—	5	—	Loyal Praetorian (G) Fell Modest form in bumpers but well-backed dropped in trip for second start over hurdles, finishing second of 14 in a mediocre maiden (7/2) at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 27 days ago, clear of rest. This is a…	2F56P3/	Mr L M Kelleher G Kelleher	5	72.6kg	15 14/1
3rd	6	—	Happy Me (G) Has hit the frame on multiple occasions in maiden hurdles but couldn't build on the promise of his reappearance when below form eighth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Can be…	830-6P5	Ricky Doyle W J Burke	5	71.7kg	7.50 13/2
1st	7	—	Raise You Up (G) FAV Runner-up sole outing in points and well held on bumper debut. Suited by greater test of stamina when second of 20 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) on hurdles bow 14 days ago, no match fo…	2-42114	Danny Gilligan R O'Sullivan	4	71.7kg	2.88 15/8
6th	8	—	Strange Currency (G) Maiden pointer, last of 5 finishers latest start last month. Only considered if backed on hurdle debut.	367U-56	Ben Harvey G O'Loughlin	5	71.7kg	81 80/1
5th	9	—	Two Pair (M) Made an encouraging debut over hurdles (following 7 months off) when runner-up to fairly useful Carry On Heidi but could only match that form in much more testing conditions when fifth of 16 in novic…	4/2551-8	Sean Flanagan P Nolan	5	69.4kg	4 3/1
—	10	—	Naught But Nice (M) Pulled Up €3,000 3-y-o, Maxios filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Notarfbad. Yard had good season but cheap purchase is likely a longer-term project, unless bett…	P	Phillip Enright R Tyner	4	68.5kg	81 80/1

Betting forecast: Raise You Up (15/8), Burning Ability (5/2), Two Pair (3/1), Happy Me (13/2), De Jour En Jour (14/1), Awordinyourear (14/1), Loyal Praetorian (14/1), Strange Currency (80/1), Naught But Nice (80/1), No Hard Feelings (125/1)