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

Thurles

12:40

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 15.10s (slow by 27.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hillberry Hill (IRE) Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	10/1	Won
2nd	Ifallgoeswell (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	7/2	1.5
3rd	Forty Coats (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	4/9F	.75
4th	Campbell Black (IRE) Ben Harvey · William Harvey	12/1	8
5th	Loyal Praetorian (IRE) Mr L M Kelleher · Gerard Kelleher	16/1	3.75
6th	Diamond Secret (FR) Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	66/1	5.5
7th	Written In My Soul (IRE) Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	100/1	4.75
8th	Its All Yellow (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Cian Collins	125/1	43
9th	Green Chef (IRE) Sean Flanagan · W R Crawford	33/1	4
10th	La Tene (IRE) Brian Barry · John Patrick Ryan	125/1	0.3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	King Of Westeros (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	18/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Forty Coats Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	160	—	2224-7	-	152	139	20d	—	—	-39	20	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Leading contender based on good runs in defeat inc' in Gr.1 company; last run raises doubt
1	Ifallgoeswell Grey J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	—	3-4742	112	114	94	20d	—	—	+4	23.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good run in a moderate novice hurdle last time; trip to suit and stable in good form
7	Hillberry Hill Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	160	—	6	-	108	82	73d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not too bad on Clonmel debut when sixth of nine; improvement needed all the same
3	Campbell Black Bay J:Ben Harvey T:William Harvey	J:Ben Harvey T:William Harvey	162	—	353	-	107	79	32d	—	—	-1	6.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Respectable third on debut and another good effort last time; may find a few too talented
8	Loyal Praetorian Bay J:Mr L M Kelleher(7) T:Gerard Kelleher	J:Mr L M Kelleher(7) T:Gerard Kelleher	160	—	6-5P2F	-	114	84	20d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Point winner; second at Clonmel before falling at two out last time when looking dangerous
4	King Of Westeros Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	162	h	20	-	65	45	21d	—	—	-1	5.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Moderate runner-up in point was tailed off at Leopardstown last time; others preferred
5	Diamond Secret Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Half-brother to Swedish Grand National winner Pretty King; best watched on debut
2	Green Chef Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:W R Crawford	J:Sean Flanagan T:W R Crawford	164	—	30-	-	-	-	264d	—	—	0	2.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
7.5l third on point debut and beaten 26l in Punchestown festival bumper; best watched
11	Written In My Soul Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	151	—	254-7	89	106	70	23d	—	—	+8	10.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Point runner-up has made no impact in opening m'dens; may do better in h'caps
9	Its All Yellow Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Cian Collins	J:Danny Gilligan T:Cian Collins	151	—	—	-	83	26	15d	—	—	-1	0.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Tailed off at Cork on debut at 33-1, albeit badly hampered at three out; others preferred
10	La Tene Bay J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Brian Barry(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	151	—	054/	-	103	-	728d	—	—	-1	0.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Not disgraced in maiden hurdles to date but needs more to be serious contender

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Forty Coats	4/9	1/2	1/2	2/5	1/2
Ifallgoeswell	4/1	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Hillberry Hill	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Campbell Black	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Loyal Praetorian	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
King Of Westeros	20/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Diamond Secret	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Green Chef	66/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Written In My Soul	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Its All Yellow	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
La Tene	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ifallgoeswell

23.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Forty Coats

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

3rd

Written In My Soul

10.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Campbell Black

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

King Of Westeros

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Green Chef

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Hillberry Hill

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Loyal Praetorian

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Diamond Secret

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Its All Yellow

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

La Tene

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ifallgoeswell	112	114	94
Written In My Soul	89	106	70
Forty Coats	—	152	139
Hillberry Hill	—	108	82
Campbell Black	—	107	79
Loyal Praetorian	—	114	84
King Of Westeros	—	65	45
Diamond Secret	—	—	—
Green Chef	—	—	—
Its All Yellow	—	83	26
La Tene	—	103	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Its All Yellow	15d ago	Fit
Forty Coats	20d ago	Fit
Ifallgoeswell	20d ago	Fit
Loyal Praetorian	20d ago	Fit
King Of Westeros	21d ago	Fit
Written In My Soul	23d ago	Fit
Campbell Black	32d ago	Fit
Hillberry Hill	73d ago	Fresh
Green Chef	264d ago	Long break
La Tene	728d ago	Long break
Diamond Secret	—	—