June 02 / 17.20 Listowel

17.20

Good To Yielding

Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 1m 5f 80y
  • 10 runners
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Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1-

Last run: 346 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Close up in a valuable 2m handicap chase at Punchestown last month on his return from 274 days off; that confirmed his current wellbeing and he bolted up from a respected opponent in a 1m7f good-ground Leopardstown maiden last summer on his only previous Flat start.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(8)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 180y

20:15 Killarney

Enniskerry

11st 7lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Barry Connell

An 11yo who remains capable of running well on the Flat and he's been in good form over jumps, going close in the Grade 3 Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary before a respectable run in the Galway Hurdle; others are preferred but he can give his running.

8/1

4

31st Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 11y

16:30 Galway

Enniskerry

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Grade 3 winner over fences, rated 150 in that sphere; won a handicap hurdle from a mark of 134 at Leopardstown last Christmas; now promoted to 145 after a fine second to Jesse Evans at Tipperary with Sunchart, Gaucher and Winter Fog among those behind.

12/1

2nd

7

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:10 Tipperary

Enniskerry

11st 1lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Grade 3 winner over fences and best hurdle run when scoring off 134 at Leopardstown over Christmas; entitled to need this and it's a tough looking return to action.

16/1

15/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
On bumper debut she chased home the smart Familiar Dreams, whom she had behind when making a winning debut on the Flat at Cork 12 days ago (1m4f, yielding); impressed in a Punchestown bumper in between and she looks a useful filly who might be hard to beat.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

17th

11

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Sixandahalf

10st 11lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Smart mare who was second in the Dawn Run novices' race over C&D at this meeting last year; ran close to her best when fourth of five to Wodhooh in Leopardstown Grade 2 (2m4f, good to yielding) over Christmas; freshened up since, ahead of this first attempt in a handicap hurdle.

12/1

2nd

5

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 112y

14:35 Sligo

Sixandahalf

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Smart mare has won a bumper, maiden hurdle and twice on the Flat; just denied in the Grade 2 Mares' novice at Cheltenham before running below that level at Punchestown; disappointing on the Flat twice since but is the one to beat if back to her best in this sphere.

13/8

17

(7)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 170y

16:22 Curragh

Sixandahalf

9st 4lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Lightly raced dual-purpose mare; narrowly denied in Grade 2 mares' novice at Cheltenham; close up in third in this last year off 88 and just 5lb higher now; lacks a run but has won when fresh before; shortlisted.

9/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: D55-016

Last run: 86 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Won off a mark of 80 on the AW (1m4f) in February and made the frame in his recent hurdle (2m handicap); one of the better options.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:42 Wexford

War Correspondent

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; pulled up in a race of this type over hurdles at Tramore last month; better when fourth off his higher chase mark at this venue on latest; hard to win with.

6/1

4th

1

7th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:08 Wexford

War Correspondent

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Dual-purpose sort showed decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; not an easy horse to win with and has to rebound now after a failure over hurdles at Tramore.

16/1

66/1

Form: 630-85

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
1m6f winner at Bellewstown last summer but that was a low-grade handicap and he's not been in the same form this year; up against it on these terms.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

2

(5)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 71y

20:20 Bellewstown

Oranmore

11st 5lb

J: Mr M Chaybyn

T: Luke Comer

Is 0-3 in bumpers and 1-25 on the Flat; well behind Enniskerry on his penultimate appearance.

66/1

12th

3

(6)

12th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

2m 1f 0y

20:30 Limerick

Oranmore

9st 11lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Luke Comer

Won on turf at Bellewstown last July; good run at Dundalk in March and when very much up against it at the weights in a Listowel conditions race last week; up 8lb for that but has a handy 5lb taken off here and likely to go well.

8/1

4th

1

(5)

2nd Jun 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 5f 80y

17:20 Listowel

Oranmore

11st 5lb

J: Mr M Chaybyn

T: Luke Comer

midfield throughout, kept on final furlong, never on terms

66/1

Form: 01-500

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
1m1f winner on turf and 1m4f on the AW; well below best on last two visits to Dundalk and even if back on song he's likely to struggle.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

17th

23

(9)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:50 Navan

Roman Bull

9st 1lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael William O’Meara

Hasn't had much racing in the last two years; is dropping in the weights but still best watched.

33/1

10th

2

(9)

16th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Roman Bull

10st 2lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: Michael William O’Meara

Gained C&D win in the summer of 2023 from 12lb higher but has lost his way since; ran only once last year; hard to fancy.

40/1

14th

15

(9)

10th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

19:10 Cork

Roman Bull

9st 5lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Michael William O’Meara

Had lost his way when last seen and has been off 443 days.

100/1

6/1

Form: 1/4

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m4f Galway maiden two years ago, since when he's won two handicap chases (one at Cheltenham); however, current ability is hard to gauge having finished tailed off in a 1m6f Flat race at Killarney on his return from a year out; this better ground is at least in his favour.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

15th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:50 Tramore

Dads Lad

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Dual-purpose but been struggling for form in both codes; well-beaten on the Flat at Galway last month; same story on last run over hurdles at Bellewstown; last win came in a Cheltenham handicap chase in 2022 off 135; thrown in off 117 on that form but impossible to fancy on recent exploits.

16/1

16th

17

(13)

29th Jul 2024

Soft

2m 0f 179y

19:10 Galway

Dads Lad

11st 0lb

J: Miss R Dudfield

T: W P Mullins

Five wins over jumps, much more effective over fences (rated 137) than hurdles (117); has run only three times on the Flat; this rider aboard when a 28-1 winner of a 1m4f maiden at the 2022 festival; soundly beaten behind Enniskerry at Listowel; in rear over hurdles on latest.

33/1

14th

15

6th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 40y

17:58 Bellewstown

Dads Lad

10st 10lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

held up in midfield, soon weakened

16/1

Form: 62-

Last run: 314 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Seen little racing since winning Sandown's Imperial Cup of 2022, after which he was sixth to State Man in the County Hurdle; again in good form last summer, finishing close in a 1m4f Ballinrobe maiden before accounting for respected opposition in a 2m2f hurdle at Cork; off for 300 days but that's the only negative.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Leopardstown

Suprise Package

11st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

midfield, pulled up quickly after 5 out

12/1

2

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Leopardstown

Suprise Package

11st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

midfield, pulled up quickly after 5 out

12/1

4th

2

1st Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

15:10 Fairyhouse

Suprise Package

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Peter Fahey

Smart hurdles form in the early part of 2022, highlighted by Imperial Cup victory; sixth behind State Man in County Hurdle six days later; off for ten month after Cork win last year; 1m5f maiden winner at Ballinrobe in July; in rear in two Flat handicaps at Leopardstown in the autumn; hard to be confident.

20/1

OUR TIP

100/1

Form: 25615-

Last run: 247 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles and on the Flat (1m4f) last summer but it was off a basement mark latterly; unlikely that he'll be the answer to this.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

15th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 185y

14:50 Punchestown

Pro Bono

11st 7lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Poor on the Flat last time and beaten 14l on last hurdle start at Tramore so has to do much better down 2lb.

14/1

14

(6)

30th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 138y

17:00 Down Royal

Pro Bono

9st 1lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Did not run badly latest hurdling but still well held; good chance at his best but will hardly show that here and rising 10.

33/1

Form: 0310-7

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Fair form when winning twice at about 1m4f for previous yard but comfortably held on the Flat and over hurdles for this one; non-runner here on Saturday (5.25).
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

(6)

4th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

16:02 Curragh

Queen Of Seduction

11st 3lb

J: Miss A Hourigan

T: G T Hourigan

Inferior hurdler to some in here but running well in that scene when last sighted in the spring; has won twice on the Flat and the ground was heavy for one of those.

20/1

4th

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Queen Of Seduction

11st 4lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: G T Hourigan

in touch with leaders, switched left after 3 out, headway before 2 out, went fourth approaching last, stayed on

11/1

4th

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Queen Of Seduction

11st 4lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: G T Hourigan

in touch with leaders, switched left after 3 out, headway before 2 out, went fourth approaching last, stayed on

11/1

100/1

Form: 3866-7

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Left Dermot Weld for 3,000 euros and finished tailed off in a Roscommon maiden three weeks ago.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

(6)

6th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 5f 103y

20:10 Sligo

Florida Taiga

9st 0lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Seamus Fahey

17-race maiden who has tried hurdling; beaten 11l over 1m3f back on the Flat last month; none too convincing.

40/1

7th

8

(10)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 70y

16:25 Limerick

Florida Taiga

9st 1lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Seamus Fahey

Flat maiden has been well beaten in maiden hurdles last three starts; has to show improvement back on the Flat.

18/1

11th

13

13th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 180y

17:30 Sligo

Florida Taiga

10st 11lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

midfield

33/1

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Payout
Exacta €2.30
Straight Forecast €2.39
Trifecta €7.50

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Sixandahalf

SPOTLIGHT:

Enniskerry

POSTDATA:

Sixandahalf

The Irish Sun:

Enniskerry