26 Dec 2019 12:30 Down Royal
Winner: €20,000 (Penalty: €12,000); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Russian Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 6-1 / 11 | Jump (150) | M P Fogarty | E Mullins Ms Rachel O'neill | 5/4 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress in 3rd 3 out, led travelling well before 2 out, ridden to assert before last, slight mistake last, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 5½ L | Behind The Curtain (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 214-33 / 10 | Jump (197) | J P O'Sullivan | P J Rothwell David Pipe Racing… | 9/1 | |
| led and disputed, slight mistake 2nd, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression on winner from last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 10 L | Rhythm Divine (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | 332-263 / 8 | Jump (10) | S D Torrens | T Gibney Thomas J O'Connor… | 11/8 | |
| led and disputed, slight mistake 4th, ridden before 3 out, headed before 2 out, under pressure in 4th 2 out, left 3rd, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 49 L | Ringhill Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 695P90 / 8 | Jump (32) | Mr C Abernethy | J J Lambe Ringhill Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, ridden into 6th before straight, no impression and slight mistake 3 out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 7 L | Samba Dancer (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3P-6 / 7 | Jump (28) | R P Treacy | E Doyle Khdrp | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra 3 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 4 L | Working Capitol (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | F-80 / 7 | Jump (30) | B Browne | O McKiernan D Fagan | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, reminders after 4th, ridden in moderate 8th before straight, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 10 L | Farsideofthemoon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 40 / 6 | Jump (49) | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott Mr G R Orchard | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 4th, ridden and no impression 4 out, no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 17 L | Arthur's Baby (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 170-700 / 8 | Jump (10) | I J McCarthy | M M McNiff Dermot J Kelly | 33/1 | |
| mid-division best, slight mistake 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 21 L | Getaway Lucy (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 3) | 5 / 8 | Jump (33) | A W Short | C A McBratney Mr I G Thompson | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra 4 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 24 L | Dilly Filly (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 1) | 766-0 / 6 | Jump (19) | M Hamill | C A McBratney James Murdoch | 33/1 | |
| held up, clipped heels after 2nd, slight mistake 5th, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Ballyhot Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 65 / 5 | Jump (30) | E Walsh | N Meade Peter M Law | 0/0 | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Our Seamus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 8/05P-0 / 6 | Jump (10) | Ms K Ferris | Eoin Barry Eoin Gerard Barry | 33/1 | |
| held up early, closer in 6th before 4th, slight mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Moonshot (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | F572-83 / 7 | Jump (54) | P E Corbett | S R B Crawford Richard Irwin | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, under pressure in 3rd when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
