2.10 2m. 14 Declared. Connollys RED MILLS EBF Auction Mdn Hdle of €20,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €12,000.00 2nd - €4,000.00 3rd - €2,000.00 4th - €1,000.00 5th - €600.00 6th - €400.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - I A CONNECT can give weight away on hurdling debut. He was placed in his first three bumpers before getting off the mark at Kilbeggan in July. He led and disputed in that race before making the best way home over an extended two miles three furlongs. Similar tactics could be rewarded over this shorter trip. Chicago Time is a big player in receipt of 2lb from I A Connect. He has been extensively campaigned over further than this minimum trip, but ran a cracker over an extended two and three quarter miles in Ballinrobe when pipped by a nose. Babylon Beach showed improvement to take the runner-up berth in Killarney. Fanoir could outrun his odds.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #45,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #45,000 at any time and that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing other than one I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race value not more than #12,000Weights - 4-y-o 11st 12lbs 5-y-o and up 12st Mares allowed 7lbs