Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

Clonmel

1:12

Date 2025-11-06

Distance 2m157y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Scope To Improve b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	160	—	1/10-	-	-	-	215d	—	—	-37	27	4/11 73%
Naas bumper winner had excuses at Aintree; the one to beat on hurdles debut in weak maiden
1	If You Believe gr Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	166	—	10-	-	-	-	191d	—	—	-3	11	11/2 15%
Points' winner midfield on bumper debut back in April; switches to hurdles on return
3	Big Dispute br Phillip Enright · Con McSweeney	Phillip Enright · Con McSweeney	162	—	060-23	104	112	104	25d	—	—	+7	16.2	9/1 10%
Front-runner placed in maidens at Killarney and Cork over this trip; claims
4	Hillberry Hill b Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	20/1 5%
Debutant for whom market best guide
2	Button Rock br Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	164	—	P06-27	-	80	31	23d	—	—	-3	1.3	25/1 4%
Too keen and hung when well beaten at Punchestown recently; much more needed
7	Themanintheanorak b J J Slevin · Eugene M O'Sullivan	J J Slevin · Eugene M O'Sullivan	160	—	3-1765	-	115	58	18d	—	—	-1	3.1	33/1 3%
2m4f bumper winner; two maiden runs ordinary, more likely one for handicaps
8	Dunleer Crystal ch Jake Coen · Gordon Elliott	Jake Coen · Gordon Elliott	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	33/1 3%
Seemingly the lesser-fancied of the Elliott pair but worth a look nonetheless
9	Cockney Cleopatra bl Philip Donovan(3) · P M J Doyle	Philip Donovan(3) · P M J Doyle	157	h	F5	-	95	-	18d	—	—	-2	0.8	66/1 1%
Rider reported her a difficult ride at Limerick; seems best watched for now
6	Sock It To Me ch Tiernan Power Roche(5) · P J Rothwell	Tiernan Power Roche(5) · P J Rothwell	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	100/1 1%
Debutant likely best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Scope To Improve	3/10	2/7	3/10	3/10	4/11
If You Believe	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Big Dispute	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	9/1
Hillberry Hill	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Button Rock	25/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Themanintheanorak	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Dunleer Crystal	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Cockney Cleopatra	66/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Sock It To Me	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Scope To Improve

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Big Dispute

16.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

If You Believe

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4

11/2

Themanintheanorak

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

33/1

Hillberry Hill

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Button Rock

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Dunleer Crystal

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Cockney Cleopatra

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Sock It To Me

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Dispute Top Rated	104	112	104
Scope To Improve	—	—	—
If You Believe	—	—	—
Hillberry Hill	—	—	—
Button Rock	—	80	31
Themanintheanorak	—	115	58
Dunleer Crystal	—	—	—
Cockney Cleopatra	—	95	—
Sock It To Me	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Scope To Improve	215d ago	Long break
If You Believe	191d ago	Long break
Big Dispute	25d ago	Fit
Hillberry Hill	—	—
Button Rock	23d ago	Fit
Themanintheanorak	18d ago	Fit
Dunleer Crystal	—	—
Cockney Cleopatra	18d ago	Fit
Sock It To Me	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Big Dispute	Front Runner
If You Believe	Mid-Pack
Button Rock	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 9 runners classified.

Going: Soft

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