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Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Punchestown · Wed 30th Apr 2025 · 14:05

📏 2m3½f 🌿 Yielding 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Littlefoot

80/1

Liam McKenna(3)

1st

Thisistheway

9/1

John Shinnick

3rd

Coral River

6/1

Danny Mullins

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Distance

2m3½f

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Going

Yielding

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Surface

Turf

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Runners

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Type

Hurdle

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
PU	Millforce Form: –	6y lbs	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	–	11/1
5	Rockymountainbleu Form: –	7y lbs	Simon Torrens P J Rothwell	–	18/1
4	Scotcantou (IRE) Form: –	5y lbs	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	–	14/1
9	Ellis Mor (IRE) Form: –	5y lbs	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	–	22/1
6	Keep Kool Coko (FR) Form: –	5y lbs	Cian Quirke Andrew Slattery	–	40/1
12	Happy Me Form: –	5y lbs	Jonathan Burke W J Burke	–	50/1
🥇 1st	Thisistheway Form: –	6y lbs	John Shinnick Yvonne Latta	–	9/1
8	Mi Lucky Cailin Form: –	7y lbs	Tom Harney William J McLernon	–	14/1
7	A Tipp For Gold (IRE) Form: –	6y lbs	Sean O'Keeffe Declan Queally	–	12/1
PU	Downmexicoway Form: –	6y lbs	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	–	9/2
10	Kish Bank Form: –	6y lbs	James Smith(5) Gordon Elliott	–	11/2
PU	Scalpnagoon Form: –	5y lbs	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	–	22/1
11	Champagne Jury (IRE) Form: –	6y lbs	Conor Stone-Walsh Gavin Cromwell	–	7/2F
🥉 3rd	Coral River Form: –	6y lbs	Danny Mullins Thomas Mullins	–	6/1
🥈 2nd	Littlefoot Form: –	7y lbs	Liam McKenna(3) M A Molloy	–	80/1

Today's NAP of The Day

15:05 Ascot

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Confucius

J : Ryan Moore

T : A P O'Brien

15:05

Age: 2

Form: 21

Weight: 129 lbs

OR:

This 22-runner contest looks an absolute minefield and there is 1 horse that immediately grabbed my attention
- CONFUCIUS. I watched his win in Ireland and what stood out most was how green he looked during the early stages of the race. However, once he started to understand what was being asked of him, he simply took off and won almost on the bridle by nearly four lengths.

As always, Ryan Moore has had plenty of options and the fact he has chosen to ride this €1.7 million colt speaks volumes. Out of all the runners Aidan O\'Brien sends to the race, this is the one Moore wants to be on. If CONFUCIUS improves again from his debut effort, we could be looking at a very special performance.