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

3rd

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

18:50 Limerick

Cocovic

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Point winner; runner up in maiden hurdles at Kilbeggan (2m, good), Killarney (20.5f, yld-sft) and Sligo (20.5f, good) last summer; poor when last seen at Listowel in September and probably best watched after break in first handicap unless money comes.

6/1

3

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 0y

15:58 Listowel

Cocovic

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Point-to-point winner; consistent over hurdles in recent months, runner-up on three consecutive occasions; touched off when odds-on at Sligo last time, form due to be put to the test by the winner Sophia Rose in the 3.28 contest; officially rated 12lb inferior to Champagne Kid; has the advantage of race fitness.

5/1

2

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 107y

18:08 Sligo

Cocovic

11st 4lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Point-to-point winner has been a gradual improver over hurdles, runner-up the last twice, at Kilbeggan (2m, good) and saw today's trip out well at Killarney when only caught close home, well clear of the remainder (yielding-to-soft); looks the one to beat.

5/4

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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6

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 120y

15:00 Sligo

Saint Peregrine

10st 3lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: John Patrick Ryan

Is 0-12 under Rules; best efforts have come over hurdles at this venue; not a bad effort on chase debut at Tipperary in July; soft ground may not have suited on latest at Ballinrobe; could do better back at this track.

14/1

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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10th

5

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

16:26 Listowel

Elusive Ogie

11st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Limerick maiden hurdle winner this time last year (2m1f, good); travelling smoothly and looked likely to be involved in the finish when sprawling and unseating at the second last at Limerick last time off this mark (2m4f, good to yielding); lightly raced and dangerous if repeating; good third in the Lartigue (2m, good to yielding) in other run at this track.

11/2

9

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

18:07 Killarney

Elusive Ogie

11st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Maiden winner who has run well in handicaps and it was a strong one in which he was midfield last time at Cork; still lightly raced and not dismissed.

12/1

9th

19

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:00 Cork

Elusive Ogie

10st 6lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Maiden hurdle winner ran well in three handicaps last autumn from 2m-2m4f; has to find more on his return in this tough race.

25/1

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

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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