May 29 / 17.10 Limerick

17.10

Good

Connolly’s RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £9752.07
  • 2m 0f 200y
  • 10 runners
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Connolly’s RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 8-

Last run: 148 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won his second point start but was never remotely threatening when beaten 35l on hurdles debut; the hood tried there is soon dispensed with.
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Verdict Starting price

5

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:18 Kilbeggan

Cocovic

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Posted some good runs in maiden hurdles without winning including here; unlucky to unseat here in a handicap last time; has a chance if back to best form.

10/1

6

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:05 Kilbeggan

Cocovic

11st 7lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Runner-up in three maiden hurdles (including here) last summer; made a positive return to action at Limerick in May when a 10l third (2m4f, soft) but didn't find the expected improvement back there last time (2m4f, good, 5-2)) when beaten 22l; must bounce back.

15/1

5th

2

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:23 Limerick

Cocovic

11st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Point winner; runner up in maiden hurdles at Kilbeggan, Killarney and Sligo last summer; beaten almost 10l in third over C&D on handicap debut five weeks ago; should improve from the run, his first since last autumn.

7/1

Form: B223-4 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran well in his three completed bumpers but failed to live up to market expectations on hurdling debut at Killarney; a player on those initial efforts, albeit softening ground would be a grey area.
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7th

4

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:05 Punchestown

Ifallgoeswell

11st 8lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Narrow winner of a 2m4f maiden at Wexford this month; that was his eighth start over hurdles, and his handicap rating of 116 was left unchanged; others are better suited by the race conditions.

12/1

1st

1

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:45 Wexford

Ifallgoeswell

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Top rated here at 116 and plenty of placed efforts in bumpers and maiden hurdles; not a bad run on handicap debut at Cork five days ago and should be on the premises back in a maiden, although has to give weight away to all.

9/4

5th

17

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:00 Cork

Ifallgoeswell

10st 7lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: C Byrnes

Has been solid in defeat in three maiden hurdles lately from 2m-2m4f; could go well on handicap bow; watch the market.

18/1

OUR TIP

Form: 214- D BF

Last run: 96 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well held when odds-on for a Fairyhouse maiden last time (2m, soft) but had previously looked a useful prospect in winning a bumper there (yielding to soft); remains of interest.
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3rd

12

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 63y

Class 2

14:25 Ascot

De Temps En Temps

10st 9lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Novice hurdler who has failed to sustain his progress in two handicap attempts; physical tweak (wind surgery since last run) needs to make a difference.

16/1

4

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 2

16:10 Cheltenham

De Temps En Temps

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Had useful form in Ireland in a bumper and maiden hurdles; beaten at evens on British debut (2m7f) but under a positive ride back over 2m at Uttoxeter he made a lot of the running for a hard-fought win; faces a much stiffer examination here.

20/1

Form: 533/

Last run: 469 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Last seen 15 months ago when third in a heavy-ground maiden at Clonmel; that entitles him to respect but hard to know what to expect after so long out; has changed trainers.
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10

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Stickman

11st 4lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Donncha Duggan

Rated 105 after four starts over timber; off for 469 days before posting modest efforts in maidens at Limerick and Punchestown on first two starts for this stable; best form on soft ground; hood now tried.

16/1

13

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Stickman

11st 12lb

J: Ambrose McCurtin

T: Donncha Duggan

Placed in a bumper and a maiden hurdle for Terence O'Brien; off for 15 months before recent stable debut at Limerick; considerable improvement required.

12/1

6

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Stickman

11st 8lb

J: Ambrose McCurtin

T: Donncha Duggan

Last seen 15 months ago when third in a heavy-ground maiden at Clonmel; that entitles him to respect but hard to know what to expect after so long out; has changed trainers.

14/1

Form:

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest pointer and was tailed off at 100-1 in a Killarney maiden hurdle 18 days ago.
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7

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Harrowhill

11st 6lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Modest pointer and was tailed off at 100-1 in a Killarney maiden hurdle 18 days ago.

100/1

7

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Harrowhill

11st 6lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Modest pointer and was tailed off at 100-1 in a Killarney maiden hurdle 18 days ago.

100/1

10th

11

11th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:55 Killarney

Harrowhill

11st 4lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Ray Hackett

Failed to complete in three of four starts in point-to-points, pulling up twice and falling when beaten on latest; looks an unlikely winner on hurdles debut.

33/1

Form: 09/22/ BF

Last run: 956 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Good bumper horse and was runner-up in 2m4f maidens at Bellewstown and Cork; now nine and returning from a mammoth absence, while all his best form is on goodish ground (rain forecast).
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2

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

17:00 Clonmel

Ocean Of Mercy

11st 7lb

J: Niall Prendergast

T: Paul Hennessy

In good form since returning from a 956-day absence, reeling off a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle win before a comfortable debut beginners' chase success at Kilbeggan last time (2m4f, yielding) with Ho My Lord 7.5l behind him that day; he should handle this step up in trip; he is lightly raced and there is likely more to come.

4/1

1st

6

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:07 Kilbeggan

Ocean Of Mercy

11st 12lb

J: Niall Prendergast

T: Paul Hennessy

Runner-up in first two hurdle starts in 2022; returned from mammoth break at Limerick with a reasonable fourth; well fancied at Ballinrobe last time (2m7f, good) when duly obliging with a winning margin of 13l; goes chasing now and there could be more improvement in him.

5/1

1st

3

11th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 218y

19:55 Ballinrobe

Ocean Of Mercy

11st 6lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Paul Hennessy

Runner up in first two starts over hurdles but those were in 2022; back from mammoth layoff with a respectable fourth at Limerick (2m1f, good) in May; this longer trip is more suitable; top rated at 111 and the one to beat if backing that last run up.

11/8

Form: O0-72

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mildly progressive but he was no match for the winner at Sligo last time and others have better form; can race keenly.
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9

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Cork

Saint Peregrine

10st 13lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Lost form after finishing second in a 2m2f Sligo maiden last summer (good), well held there on both recent runs in handicaps.

14/1

9th

8

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

16:00 Sligo

Saint Peregrine

11st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John Patrick Ryan

Lost form after finishing second in a maiden hurdle at this venue last summer; continued poor run of form when well beaten over 2m2f here on seasonal return (good) last month.

33/1

13th

8

9th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 157y

19:00 Sligo

Saint Peregrine

11st 3lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: John Patrick Ryan

Lost form after finishing second in a maiden hurdle on this card a year ago; tailed off in a handicap hurdle here last August; has failed to take to chasing.

20/1

Form: 55-

Last run: 115 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth in a bumper and filled the same position in a big-field maiden hurdle at Punchestown in February (heavy) won by the smart Ethical Diamond; posted a useful RPR of 117 that day.
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7th

9

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:50 Listowel

The Mans Room

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: C A Murphy

Runner-up in maidens at Limerick (2m1f) and Bellewstown (2m4f, good), and latest conqueror has since followed up; may find 2m on the sharp side but has each-way claims in the new cheekpieces.

6/1

2nd

4

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

17:25 Bellewstown

The Mans Room

11st 8lb

J: Ross Berry

T: C A Murphy

Standout effort when runner-up in 2m1f Limerick maiden hurdle in May (good); tame enough finishing efforts since at both Wexford and Cork; more needed.

7/2

6th

10

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:30 Cork

The Mans Room

11st 12lb

J: Ross Berry

T: C A Murphy

Standout effort a 2l second of 10 in a maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m1f) in May; 2m5f may have been too far when disappointing on latest at Wexford; rated 115 and he's a big player dropped back in distance.

100/30

Form: 85-6

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Showed a bit more last time at Killarney when 11l off the winner in a good-ground maiden; may need more here.
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1st

12

26th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

17:35 Bellewstown

Elusive Ogie

10st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Sole success came over 2m1f at Limerick in May last year; looked like he might add to his tally when unseating two out at Killarney in May (20.5f, gd-yld) and 2lb lower now; 2m7f-3m perhaps too far the last twice, could rebound back in trip.

14/1

8th

11

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 60y

14:20 Galway

Elusive Ogie

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Limerick maiden winner last year and finished good third in the Lartigue at Listowel; easily best run since and just beginning his challenge (going well) when unseating two out at Killarney in May, most recently would have gone closer but for pecking two out at same venue last month over 2m7f; remains of interest; also due to run here yeasterday (3.12).

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third in a 3m mares' maiden point last month (good) and the second has won since; needs a second look on this hurdle debut as a 4yo filly getting all the allowances.
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12

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Cool Morning

10st 9lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Third in a 3m mares' maiden point last month (good) and the second has won since; needs a second look on this hurdle debut as a 4yo filly getting all the allowances.

14/1

12

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Cool Morning

10st 9lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Third in a 3m mares' maiden point last month (good) and the second has won since; needs a second look on this hurdle debut as a 4yo filly getting all the allowances.

14/1

Non-runners

Ryans Son, Couldntmakeitup

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €198.40
Straight Forecast €214.29
Trifecta €1369.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

The Man's Room

SPOTLIGHT:

De Temps En Temps

POSTDATA:

Elusive Ogie

TOPSPEED:

The Man's Room

The Irish Sun:

De Temps En Temps