BE RUDE NOT TO wins the Tattersalls Ireland/EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle at Cork

Trainer Philip Rothwell seized a great opportunity by winning the third race in the Tattersalls Ireland / EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle series at Cork yesterday for mares only.  Winning by two and a half lengths, BE RUDE NOT TO was purchased at the Tattersalls Ireland August National Hunt Sale for €4,800.

 With three races remaining in the series, the next race will take place at Galway Racecourse on Sunday 29 October (entry closing date, 24 October). 

These races are each worth €20,000 and are confined to four, five, six and seven-year-old geldings and mares that have been sold as three or four year olds in a recognised store sale in Ireland or the UK. 

Each race is confined to horses that have cost no more than €30,000 as a store and have not won any race under rules or a point-to-point.  Runners in this Tattersalls Ireland / EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Series will also have allowances according to their sales price and age. All horses must be EBF eligible to enter these races.