May 30 / 14.41 Listowel

14.41

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Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 0f 100y
  • 17 runners
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Runners: 17 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 15- D

Last run: 152 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Impressed with an easy bumper win for Andy Slattery at the Galway festival last season, with a subsequent Listed winner back in third; ran disappointingly on stable debut at Leopardstown over Christmas (2m, good to yielding); he's better than that; interesting contender making his hurdles debut.
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1st

7

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Gomez Addams

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Impressed with an easy bumper win for Andy Slattery at the Galway festival last season, with a subsequent Listed winner back in third; ran disappointingly on stable debut at Leopardstown over Christmas (2m, good to yielding); he's better than that; interesting contender making his hurdles debut.

7/2

6

28th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 130y

20:20 Galway

Gomez Addams

11st 10lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

Second runner for yard; Hillstar gelding; eighth foal; half-brother to winners Twinjets (useful bumper), Strong Resemblance (2m7f-3m1f hurdle/chase) and Sunnyvilla (2m-2m5f chase); unraced dam out of bumper/2m5f hurdle winner; worth a market check on debut.

20/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 35/4

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Five Flat wins in UK and ran respectably in two autumn Flat starts for this yard after 100,000gns purchase; previous efforts over hurdles were modest but there was promise in his run at Down Royal (2m2f, good) earlier this month when staying on for fourth; entitled to improve over that return; contender.
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2nd

11

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Small Fry

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Five Flat wins in UK and ran respectably in two autumn Flat starts for this yard after 100,000gns purchase; previous efforts over hurdles were modest but there was promise in his run at Down Royal (2m2f, good) earlier this month when staying on for fourth; entitled to improve over that return; contender.

9/4

4th

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 88y

13:35 Down Royal

Small Fry

11st 12lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Five Flat wins in UK and ran respectably both starts for this yard last autumn after 100,000gns purchase; just modest form both hurdle runs in UK, but could do better now that he is more mature; check for market strength.

4/1

14/1

  • Place: £5.10

Form: 3238-

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Placed in all three 2025 bumper runs for John McConnell; could only manage eighth at Kilbeggan on stable debut; needs to return to his best now, making his hurdles bow.
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3rd

2

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Bells Grove

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Placed in all three 2025 bumper runs for John McConnell; could only manage eighth at Kilbeggan on stable debut; needs to return to his best now, making his hurdles bow.

14/1

8th

1

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

19:59 Kilbeggan

Bells Grove

12st 0lb

J: Mr Finn Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Placed on all three starts in bumpers, on latest in October when third at Cheltenham on final start for John McConnell; market can reveal expectations on first run for new yard with 0-9 record in bumpers.

7/1

6

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Bells Grove

11st 1lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Placed on both starts, more recently when neck second at Downpatrick (yielding) last month; respected Irish stable has excellent strike-rate in British bumpers (29%); one to consider.

5/1

Form: 24P3-P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Placed three times in maiden hurdles, including over C&D at this meeting last season; jumped left throughout when pulled up at Clonmel on seasonal return; place chance if his consistency returns.
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4th

9

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Penny Express

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Placed three times in maiden hurdles, including over C&D at this meeting last season; jumped left throughout when pulled up at Clonmel on seasonal return; place chance if his consistency returns.

7/1

6

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:50 Clonmel

Penny Express

11st 9lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner-up in back-to-back maiden hurdles laat June at 2m/2m3f; fair effort when fourth on handicap debut at Tipperary; soft ground given as an excuse when pulled up at Killarney; showed a tendency to hang when third in a Tramore maiden inAugust; absent since

8/1

3rd

4

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:10 Tramore

Penny Express

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner-up in back-to-back maiden hurdles in June at 2m/2m3f on different ground types; decent effort on handicap debut at Tipperary when keen and finishing a 9l fourth (20.5f, good to yielding); soft ground given as an excuse when pulled up at Killarney last time; in the mix.

3/1

50/1

Form:

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Progressive 3yo for William Haggas in 2024, winning twice over 1m2f on good to firm; hasn't reached those heights since and was tailed off at Killarney on hurdles/stable debut; hood worn that day now left off.
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5th

1

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Approval

11st 12lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: E McNamara

Progressive 3yo for William Haggas in 2024, winning twice over 1m2f on good to firm; hasn't reached those heights since and was tailed off at Killarney on hurdles/stable debut; hood worn that day now left off.

50/1

10th

2

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:53 Killarney

Approval

11st 12lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: E McNamara

One of three for trainer; progressive 3yo on Flat for William Haggas in 2024, winning twice over 1m2f on good to firm; hasn't reached those heights since, including in latest two starts for Owen Burrows; purchased for 16,000gns in October and goes hurdling now in new headgear.

11/1

1

(3)

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

16:50 Salisbury

Approval

10st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Owen Burrows

Progressive 3yo who ended that season with an excellent Goodwood win (1m2f, good to firm) in a strong handicap; topsy-turvy this year and never in the hunt on yard debut at Newbury following wind surgery but good to soft ground probably wasn't ideal; worth a good look off favourable mark.

100/30

Form: 088P-0

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Has shown nothing of note in five bumpers; hard to make a case for on hurdles debut.
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7th

12

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Suresuresure

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: John F O’Neill

Has shown nothing of note in five bumpers; hard to make a case for on hurdles debut.

150/1

10th

9

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 120y

20:15 Kilbeggan

Suresuresure

12st 0lb

J: Mr K O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Has shown nothing of note in four starts in bumpers; difficult to make a case for.

66/1

8

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

17:05 Limerick

Suresuresure

12st 0lb

J: Mr K O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Three bumper runs for Richard O'Brien were ordinary enough; needs to find a lot more.

40/1

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33/1

Form: 9

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won a Flat handicap in 2024; tailed off on stable/hurdles debut at Killarney; likeley to be of more interest in handicaps.
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8th

3

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Calzaghi

11st 12lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Won a Flat handicap in 2024; tailed off on stable/hurdles debut at Killarney; likeley to be of more interest in handicaps.

33/1

9th

4

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:53 Killarney

Calzaghi

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: E McNamara

One of three for trainer; winner of a Navan Flat handicap in 2024 (1m2f, good to yielding); placed in final three starts for Kevin Coleman on differing ground types before being purchased for 29,000gns; brings a Flat rating of 78 to this hurdles/stable debut.

10/1

2nd

3

(3)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 3f 175y

17:25 Gowran Park

Calzaghi

9st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Back from a mid-season break with sound efforts in defeat over 10.5f at Down Royal (good) and Naas (yielding); worth another go at this trip but very testing ground would be a query.

11/2

Form: 439-U

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Close third in the second of his three bumpers, so has ability; faced a tough task in a Killarney novice contest when unseating at the last (2m4f, good to yielding, 125-1); others preferred.
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9th

8

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Mc Swagger

11st 12lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Close third in the second of his three bumpers, so has ability; faced a tough task in a Killarney novice contest when unseating at the last (2m4f, good to yielding, 125-1); others preferred.

33/1

7

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

17:37 Killarney

Mc Swagger

11st 4lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Close up in his middle bumper at Thurles so has ability but faces a stiff examination on hurdle debut.

50/1

9th

11

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

17:35 Bellewstown

Mc Swagger

11st 10lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

The best of two bumper runs was when beaten 1.5l at Thurles on second start in October; that was on good ground so this surface should suit and looks a player if ready enough on return.

4/1

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner is rated 62 in that sphere; some okay runs on the level recently; much more needed to make immediate impact now over hurdles.
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10th

6

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Forlio

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Paul W Flynn

Dual Flat winner is rated 62 in that sphere; some okay runs on the level recently; much more needed to make immediate impact now over hurdles.

25/1

8th

12

(12)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 46y

19:53 Roscommon

Forlio

9st 6lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Paul W Flynn

Two-time winner; last won at Navan in October (1m2f, yielding) off 9lb lower; ran on well late for a 6.25l fifth at Navan latest; stamina to prove for this trip and may be on tough mark for now.

7/1

5th

22

(16)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:50 Navan

Forlio

9st 6lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Paul W Flynn

Won well over C&D last October but wasn't as good off higher marks after and needs more on return down 2lb; eyecatching jockey booking, though.

12/1

Form: 3276-0

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
0-7 in points; placed in two small-field maiden hurdles last year; beaten 23l at Kilbeggan when last seen over hurdles; tailed off over fences back there last time; hood goes on but hard to fancy.
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11th

10

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Phoenix Arizona

11st 12lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

0-7 in points; placed in two small-field maiden hurdles last year; beaten 23l at Kilbeggan when last seen over hurdles; tailed off over fences back there last time; hood goes on but hard to fancy.

50/1

13th

9

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Phoenix Arizona

11st 12lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Placed in two small-field maiden hurdles last year; beaten a long way in point-to-point last month, but fared better when sixth here last time; more needed on chase debut up in trip.

33/1

6th

7

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:15 Kilbeggan

Phoenix Arizona

11st 12lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Placed in two small-field maiden hurdles last October; beaten a huge distance when second in a recent point-to-point outing. 90-rated gelding would have a better chance in a handicap

16/1

Form: 236-

Last run: 195 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Three-time winner on the Flat on good/good to firm ground, rated 90; some top runs in defeat over hurdles; beaten a short head at Navan in September and third behind the classy Talk The Talk at Limerick next time; soft ground likely against him at Cheltenham in November; positive return to action on the level at Leopardstown last time when second; big player.
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13th

13

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Touch The Moon

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: William Durkan

Three-time winner on the Flat on good/good to firm ground, rated 90; some top runs in defeat over hurdles; beaten a short head at Navan in September and third behind the classy Talk The Talk at Limerick next time; soft ground likely against him at Cheltenham in November; positive return to action on the level at Leopardstown last time when second; big player.

5/2

2nd

2

(8)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Leopardstown

Touch The Moon

10st 10lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: William Durkan

Twice a winner over slightly shorter in Bahrain winter before last; bought for 55,000gns last summer and campaigned over hurdles so far by new connections notably touched off in Navan maiden (yielding), too keen and didn't get home on soft at Cheltenham when last seen in November; yard going well, not one to rule out.

13/2

1st

9

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Punchestown

Touch The Moon

12st 3lb

J: Neil Durkan

T: William Durkan

Three Flat wins at 1m-1m3f on fast ground, rated 90, chance if forecast rain misses.

9/2

Form: 446/

Last run: 645 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Some promise in his 2024 maiden runs but can only be watched returning from a 645-day absence.
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14th

16

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Ballinvasas Best

11st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Stephen Ryan

Some promise in his 2024 maiden runs but can only be watched returning from a 645-day absence.

22/1

6th

13

23rd Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Ballinvasas Best

10st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Stephen Ryan

prominent

9/1

4th

3

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

17:00 Wexford

Ballinvasas Best

10st 13lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Stephen Ryan

Encouraging enough fourth of 15 when making her debut 13 days ago, shaping like she would come on for the outing; more required here but may be in the mix for the places.

12/1

Form: 700-

Last run: 184 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
No sign of winning potential in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; unlikely.
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15th

5

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Desertmore Charm

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Denis Leahy

No sign of winning potential in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; unlikely.

100/1

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Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
17,000euros yearling was purchased for 40,000gns as a 2yo; half-brother to winners Rajinsky (7f-2m2f inc 2yo/AW/Listed; RPR 116), Bakhit (1m2f inc AW; 70) and Karamazov (Slovakian 1m 2yo); dam maiden from 5.7f-1m1f (60), half-sister to 1m Listed winner Boomshackerlacker; hooded and tongue tied for debut.
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14

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Pinkarizon

11st 6lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Padraig Butler

17,000euros yearling was purchased for 40,000gns as a 2yo; half-brother to winners Rajinsky (7f-2m2f inc 2yo/AW/Listed; RPR 116), Bakhit (1m2f inc AW; 70) and Karamazov (Slovakian 1m 2yo); dam maiden from 5.7f-1m1f (60), half-sister to 1m Listed winner Boomshackerlacker; hooded and tongue tied for debut.

25/1

5

(3)

4th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Windsor

Pinkarizon

9st 2lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Warren Greatrex

Two respectable efforts in 1m handicaps this year but his finishing has been suspect when attempting this far, finishing last on both occasions; has plenty to prove for now.

14/1

5

(5)

29th Jun 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:50 Ffos Las

Pinkarizon

9st 7lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Warren Greatrex

Six-race maiden who has inconsistent form; not especially solid but may show the benefit of this return to Ffos Las, having registered his peak effort here (7.4f, heavy) last August.

22/1

Form: 8

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

Form: P-

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Payout
Exacta €8.60
Straight Forecast €6.70
Trifecta €102.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Small Fry

SPOTLIGHT:

Touch The Moon

The Irish Sun:

Gomez Addams

POSTDATA:

Small Fry

TOPSPEED:

Touch The Moon