Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final

Punchestown

15:05

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 2m3f58y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €44,175

Weather Clear

Temp 6.4°C

Wind 8mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 56.40s (slow by 14.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Raise You Up (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Ross O'Sullivan	5/1	Won
2nd	De Jour En Jour (IRE) Eoin Staples · Ross O'Sullivan	25/1	4
3rd	Vitorio Piel (FR) Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	2/1F	2
4th	Simply Natural (GB) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	11/2	1.5
5th	Strange Currency (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Gearoid O'Loughlin	125/1	19
6th	Los Blanco (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	16/1	3.75
7th	Ifallgoeswell (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	20/1	10
8th	Green Chef (IRE) J J Slevin · W R Crawford	100/1	36
9th	Grey Jude (IRE) Daniel King · Connor King	6/1	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	All Night Revival (IRE) Mr R Sugrue · P J Rothwell	33/1
P.U.	Dunleer Crystal (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	20/1
P.U.	Eagle's Quest (GB) Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	28/1
P.U.	L' Evangeliste (FR) Sean Flanagan · E McNamara	7/2
P.U.	The First Turn (IRE) Phillip Enright · S Curling	150/1

Runners (15)

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
3	Vitorio Piel Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	166	—	-62312	131	138	115	25d	—	—	+15	44.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Course bumper winner, solid hurdles form including a handicap second, holds leading chance
1	L' Evangeliste Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	166	—	17-211	130	131	82	151d	—	—	+8	25	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has given good front-running displays at 2m/2m4f, lack of a recent run is a mild concern
8	Raise You Up Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	160	—	-42114	123	133	108	56d	—	—	+22	35.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Beat Grey Jude and Dunleer Crystal over an extended 2m2f at Naas, 2m inadequate last time
7	Grey Jude Grey J:Daniel King T:Connor King	J:Daniel King T:Connor King	160	—	332122	122	131	122	58d	—	—	+25	36.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Closely matched with Raise You Up on Naas run, no match for Vitorio Piel at Leopardstown
15	Simply Natural Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	146	—	-42622	-	133	112	25d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second to Eagles Quest at Fairyhouse, another solid display at the same venue last time
2	Los Blanco Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	34-231	122	126	82	124d	—	—	+14	19.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Not as well suited by the race conditions as the other two runners on the same weight.
12	Dunleer Crystal Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	153	—	70233	114	127	80	19d	—	—	+20	24.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Held by Raise You Up and Grey Jude on Naas running, rider made stunning recovery last time
4	Ifallgoeswell Grey J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	162	p	422351	116	126	105	19d	—	—	+27	31.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Handicap rating of 116 left unchanged after maiden win at the eighth attempt, needs extra
6	Eagle's Quest Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	160	—	-34621	119	131	103	—	—	—	+29	32.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has a slight edge over Ifallgoeswell on Gowran running. two most recent run on the Flat
10	De Jour En Jour Bay J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Ross O'Sullivan	155	—	PP3432	110	128	80	19d	—	—	+20	23.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Second to Ifallgoeswell in a 2m4f maiden at Wexford, faces a tough task against winners
11	All Night Revival Bay J:Mr R Sugrue(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Mr R Sugrue(7) T:P J Rothwell	153	—	22444	107	123	70	19d	—	—	+15	17.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Held by Eagles Quest on Fairyhouse run, behind three of these rivals at Wexford last time
9	Green Chef Bay J:J J Slevin T:W R Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:W R Crawford	157	—	30-93	-	109	100	60d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has struggled in maiden hurdles at Thurles and Navan, out of his depth
14	The First Turn Bay J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	153	t	177	-	114	-	19d	—	—	+4	5.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Bumper winner on debut, no impression in the Wexford maiden hurdle won by Iflallgoeswell
13	Strange Currency Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	153	—	56367U	107	130	85	15d	—	—	+13	14.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Fair third over C&D in February, unplaced on next two starts, unseated rider last time
NR	Green Angel Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	161	t	4-443	107	120	103	12d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Still a maiden, third at Ayr last time; well below the standard likely to be needed here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Vitorio Piel	2/1	9/4	9/4
L' Evangeliste	7/2	7/2	7/2
Raise You Up	5/1	11/2	5/1
Grey Jude	6/1	11/2	6/1
Simply Natural	6/1	6/1	6/1
Los Blanco	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dunleer Crystal	20/1	20/1	20/1
Ifallgoeswell	22/1	20/1	20/1
Eagle's Quest	28/1	33/1	28/1
De Jour En Jour	28/1	22/1	25/1
All Night Revival	40/1	40/1	33/1
Green Chef	100/1	100/1	100/1
The First Turn	150/1	150/1	125/1
Strange Currency	150/1	125/1	125/1
Green Angel	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Vitorio Piel

44.1

OR: 20.3 Form: 15 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Grey Jude

36.9

OR: 18 Form: 15.6 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Raise You Up

35.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Eagle's Quest

32.2

OR: 17.3 Form: 14.1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ifallgoeswell

31.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 14 Odds: 1.2

22/1

L' Evangeliste

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Dunleer Crystal

24.8

OR: 16 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

De Jour En Jour

23.8

OR: 15 Form: 7.7 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Los Blanco

19.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

All Night Revival

17.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Strange Currency

14.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Green Angel

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Simply Natural

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

The First Turn

5.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Green Chef

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vitorio Piel	131	138	115
L' Evangeliste	130	131	82
Raise You Up	123	133	108
Grey Jude	122	131	122
Los Blanco	122	126	82
Eagle's Quest	119	131	103
Ifallgoeswell	116	126	105
Dunleer Crystal	114	127	80
De Jour En Jour	110	128	80
All Night Revival	107	123	70
Strange Currency	107	130	85
Green Angel	107	120	103
Simply Natural	—	133	112
Green Chef	—	109	100
The First Turn	—	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Green Angel	12d ago	Quick return
Strange Currency	15d ago	Fit
Dunleer Crystal	19d ago	Fit
Ifallgoeswell	19d ago	Fit
De Jour En Jour	19d ago	Fit
All Night Revival	19d ago	Fit
The First Turn	19d ago	Fit
Vitorio Piel	25d ago	Fit
Simply Natural	25d ago	Fit
Raise You Up	56d ago	Fresh
Grey Jude	58d ago	Fresh
Green Chef	60d ago	Fresh
Los Blanco	124d ago	Long break
L' Evangeliste	151d ago	Long break
Eagle's Quest	—	—