Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Punchestown

15:05

Date 2025-04-30

Distance 2m3f58y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €44,250

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Champagne Jury Grey J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	161	t	P-212	-	131	79	59d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Bolted up on rules debut on testing ground chased home subsequent Gr 1 winner latest
4	Downmexicoway Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	162	—	9/2217	133	134	114	24d	—	—	+10	25.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Point winner; landed maiden hurdle on penultimate start; Gr 2 too tough latest; new trip
5	Kish Bank Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:James Smith(5) T:Gordon Elliott	162	—	1-5221	123	134	108	26d	—	—	+17	28.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Point/bumper winner who couldn't have won a maiden hurdle any easier latest
8	Coral River Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	158	—	-20133	123	132	82	59d	—	—	+22	32.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Half length behind Champagne Jury latest (race won by Honesty Policy); back up in trip
15	Thisistheway Bay J:John Shinnick(5) T:Yvonne Latta	J:John Shinnick(5) T:Yvonne Latta	153	—	-51715	116	136	108	87d	—	—	+20	28.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won two of her last 4 starts and respectable 5th latest but needs sizeable improvement
1	Millforce Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	p	112431	132	131	114	101d	—	—	+29	39	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Steadily improving made it 2 from 5 over timber latest but form knocked since
3	A Tipp For Gold Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Declan Queally	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Declan Queally	162	—	138P43	124	132	117	66d	—	—	+16	23.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good runs in defeat since maiden hurdle success inc' Gr 3 3rd latest; may want it softer
10	Rockymountainbleu Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	158	—	-13344	122	131	90	27d	—	—	+17	24.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden hurdle winner here in November; behind Champagne Jury and Coral River 2 starts ago
11	Scotcantou Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	593175	119	125	104	27d	—	—	+19	24.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden hurdle winner at Galway in October; hasn't progressed twice since inc' yard debut
16	Mi Lucky Cailin Bay J:Tom Harney(7) T:William J McLernon	J:Tom Harney(7) T:William J McLernon	148	—	-24756	105	132	106	27d	—	—	+12	15.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
1-14 and seems pretty exposed; will get better opportunities than this in handicaps
6	Scalpnagoon Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	162	—	72118	126	135	101	24d	—	—	+30	33.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won Naas novice hurdle but that form knocked since; last of 8 in Gr 2 latest
12	Ellis Mor Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	155	—	PP	-	-	-	104d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Pulled up twice so far; now switched to Willie Mullins but little else in his favour
14	Happy Me Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:W J Burke	J:Jonathan Burke T:W J Burke	153	—	-73423	107	123	93	26d	—	—	+20	22.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Steadily progressive last year but no match for Kish Bank last time and has a lot to find
13	Keep Kool Coko Bay J:Cian Quirke(3) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke(3) T:Andrew Slattery	155	—	-62352	106	117	93	17d	—	—	+21	22.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Back to best when runner-up in a maiden hurdle but that's a way off the required standard
9	Littlefoot Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	158	—	851300	108	122	107	27d	—	—	+18	19.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Maiden hurdle winner last summer but struggling in h'aps recently; has plenty on his plate
NR	One And Only Brown J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	tb	F122F2	102	106	92	20d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Back to form at Limerick last time but has a mountain to climb on these terms

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Champagne Jury	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Downmexicoway	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Kish Bank	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Coral River	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	17/2
Thisistheway	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Millforce	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
A Tipp For Gold	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1
Rockymountainbleu	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Scotcantou	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Mi Lucky Cailin	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Scalpnagoon	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Ellis Mor	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Happy Me	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Keep Kool Coko	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Littlefoot	125/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1
One And Only	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Millforce

OR: 20.5 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2.9

10/1

2nd

Scalpnagoon

33.4

OR: 19 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

3rd

Coral River

32.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 11.1 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Thisistheway

28.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Kish Bank

28.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Downmexicoway

25.2

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Rockymountainbleu

24.5

OR: 18 Form: 4.4 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Scotcantou

24.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.4

16/1

A Tipp For Gold

23.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 2.2

12/1

One And Only

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Keep Kool Coko

22.5

OR: 14 Form: 8 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Happy Me

22.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 7.4 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Littlefoot

19.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Mi Lucky Cailin

15.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Champagne Jury

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Ellis Mor

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Downmexicoway	133	134	114
Millforce	132	131	114
Scalpnagoon	126	135	101
A Tipp For Gold	124	132	117
Kish Bank	123	134	108
Coral River	123	132	82
Rockymountainbleu	122	131	90
Scotcantou	119	125	104
Thisistheway	116	136	108
Littlefoot	108	122	107
Happy Me	107	123	93
Keep Kool Coko	106	117	93
Mi Lucky Cailin	105	132	106
One And Only	102	106	92
Champagne Jury	—	131	79
Ellis Mor	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Keep Kool Coko	17d ago	Fit
One And Only	20d ago	Fit
Downmexicoway	24d ago	Fit
Scalpnagoon	24d ago	Fit
Kish Bank	26d ago	Fit
Happy Me	26d ago	Fit
Rockymountainbleu	27d ago	Fit
Scotcantou	27d ago	Fit
Mi Lucky Cailin	27d ago	Fit
Littlefoot	27d ago	Fit
Champagne Jury	59d ago	Fresh
Coral River	59d ago	Fresh
A Tipp For Gold	66d ago	Fresh
Thisistheway	87d ago	Fresh
Millforce	101d ago	Long break
Ellis Mor	104d ago	Long break