September 21 / 14.50 Listowel

14.50

Yielding To Soft

Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Maiden

  • Prize money: £7309.73
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 11 runners
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Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Maiden

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 535532

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden but back to her best when runner-up in a Naas maiden last month; that form hasn't really worked out and while she's well bred, she's starting to look a bit exposed.
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13th

17

(15)

15th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

14:50 Naas

Water Nymph

9st 2lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: A P O’Brien

raced wide, soon went second

25/1

1st

14

(4)

21st Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

14:50 Listowel

Water Nymph

9st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

made virtually all, went clear when ridden from under 2f out, kept on well when reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough

6/1

2nd

14

(2)

7th Aug 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:00 Naas

Water Nymph

9st 3lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

pushed along briefly, disputed lead early, raced in second after 1f, lost second but prominent over 3f out, bit short of room when switched right and bumped rival 2f out, soon challenging and ridden, no extra towards finish, no match for winner

4/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 6-3

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
A place behind Finsceal Go Deo earlier this month; this is a tougher ask and may not appreciate return to softer ground.
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11

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:33 Listowel

Randall Poets Lass

11st 1lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

0-16 on the Flat; best effort over timber came in a 2m maiden hurdle here last year but was still beaten 13.5l in that contest; not obviously well treated for handicap debut and best watched.

25/1

9th

9

22nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Randall Poets Lass

10st 11lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

Regressive Flat maiden wasn't beaten far on hurdling debut last year before falling; will be better suited to handicaps.

33/1

7th

6

(9)

16th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

20:10 Tramore

Randall Poets Lass

9st 4lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Seamus Fahey

Maiden's best efforts have been over much shorter trips; tame recent Killarney effort doesn't augur well.

20/1

3rd
10 (9)
Toll Stone

16/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 435

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Failed to build on the promise he showed in a couple of maidens earlier in the year when he was fifth of nine at Tipperary last time; may do better when he steps up in trip.
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12th

10

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 100y

17:35 Ballinrobe

Toll Stone

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Sole success over hurdles a Fairyhouse maiden (2m, heavy) in February 2024; beaten a head off 3lb lower at the Galway Festival last August (2m1f, good); shaped like this trip might suit when remote third behind Jacovec Tavern at Punchestown (19.5f, yielding) in sole start since; could go well.

5/1

3rd

10

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Toll Stone

11st 11lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Emmet Mullins

Won over 1m6f on the Flat at the 2024 Galway festival; never landed a blow when 6-1 for the big amateur handicap at the same fixture last July; different proposition later that week, only just denied in a valuable 2m1f handicap hurdle; could be a big player if fit and ready.

9/1

2nd

14

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:37 Galway

Toll Stone

10st 9lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Won over 1m6f on the Flat at this meeting last year; never landed a blow when 6-1 for the Q.R. Flat race earlier this week; best form is on testing ground so rain would enhance his chance.

12/1

Form: 8-2863

Last run: 112 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Is 0-12 but went very close on a few occasions for Ger Lyons, including when beaten 1l at Fairyhouse when last seen; should be in the mix if fully tuned up on yard debut after 112 days off; wears first-time tongue-tie.
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8th

4

(2)

7th Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 110y

17:00 Sligo

Rick Dalton

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: Cian Collins

midfield, outpaced over 1f out

8/1

8th

2

(2)

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 40y

16:45 Killarney

Rick Dalton

10st 2lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Cian Collins

0-14 on Flat but placed eight times, including when second in a five-runner 1m3f maiden at this venue last September; absent since an unplaced run over hurdles last November; fair chance at these weights if ready after a break.

13/2

Form: 5-4227 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Beaten 10l when favourite at Bellewstown last time but reportedly didn't handle the track and showed plenty of promise in his two previous starts in maidens finishing runner-up each time; worth forgiving latest run and the one to beat if he bounces back.
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20th

24

(23)

15th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

17:30 Curragh

Simpsons Paradox

8st 10lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Without a win since 2023 and so signs of ending the drought on the Flat or over hurdles in 2025; beaten 5l on the AW last time out; others appeal more.

12/1

7th

6

(9)

13th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Simpsons Paradox

9st 10lb

J: James Ryan

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Dual-purpose; 1-17 on the Flat; 0-4 over hurdles; pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse when last seen; AW debut; hard to fancy.

25/1

6th
7 (13)
Sevensees

40/1

Form: 66

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth in eight-runner maidens on both runs so far; shown ability but has more to come here.
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4

(12)

17th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:50 Redcar

Sevensees

9st 8lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

On a losing run and she arrives on the back of modest efforts in 5f handicaps at Haydock and Southwell last month; cheekpieces are reached for now.

14/1

11th

5

(12)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

16:37 Southwell (AW)

Sevensees

9st 8lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

C&D winner off 11lb higher as recently as March; the odd good run for Ruth Carr this summer and he is closely matched with Zarzyni on a Beverley run last month; not ruled out.

14/1

8

(10)

5th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Haydock

Sevensees

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Front-runner who has dropped down the weights and run well in defeat on his last two starts (5f, good to firm); his turf wins in Ireland came on soft/yielding going; could build on his recent form now back on easier ground.

8/1

Form: 82-

Last run: 355 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Left her debut behind when beaten a short head in a Killarney maiden that worked out okay when last seen; further progress would put her right in the mix but entitled to need this after 355-day absence.
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14th

5

(10)

19th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Fashion Flair

9st 11lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: John S O’Donoghue

midfield

20/1

11th

2

(12)

22nd Nov 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Fashion Flair

10st 1lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John S O’Donoghue

towards rear, outpaced 2f out, bit short of room over 1f out, kept on but drifted left inside final furlong, never on terms

10/1

13/2

Form: 32

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Narrowly denied when beaten 1l in a Galway festival maiden on debut; mixed signals on that form though and he was beaten 5l by a rival rated 72 next time; softer ground is probably fine but others look stronger.
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14th

4

(6)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sectarius

9st 12lb

J: Adam Grant

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won 1m4f AW handicap for Ed Bethell in October 2024; no worthwhile form in three turf starts for Tim Easterby; folded tamely behind Church Mountain on stable debut last month.

20/1

11th

3

(10)

23rd Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sectarius

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a 1m4f handicap on AW for Ed Bethell in October 2024; not so good in most recent runs, including three turf starts for Tim Easterby; makes stable debut now and perhaps return to AW can help.

20/1

9th

6

(4)

5th Sep 2025

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

17:27 Haydock

Sectarius

10st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Won a 1m4f handicap on AW for Ed Bethell last October; not so good on his last four outings, with new stable for last two, and his record in turf handicaps suggests he is opposable.

25/1

10/1

Form: 235843

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Promise in maidens on his first two outings in 2022 but he's not managed to replicate that form this term and was a well held third in a lesser race than this at Gowran last time.
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11th

6

(13)

24th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

17:03 Doncaster

Time Tells All

9st 10lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Declan Carroll

Returns to his usual trip after finding 7.5f too short last time; however, perhaps ideally suited by Beverley, having gained both wins there; visits Doncaster for the first time.

16/1

12

(4)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

16:08 Beverley

Time Tells All

9st 5lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

A two-time 1m2f scorer here this summer but he turned in a rare poor effort when eighth of nine here last time; possibly found that run coming too quickly though so still enters calculations.

8/1

8

(6)

30th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 4

13:30 Beverley

Time Tells All

9st 3lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Declan Carroll

Won over C&D on good to firm in July and August and he was a close third six days ago on his only other visit to this track; ridden by Zak Wheatley in all but one of his races this season; considered in hot race.

14/1

OUR TIP
10th
1 (1)
Carrickfinn

100/1

Form: 000P-6

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown very little and has a mountain to climb on these terms.
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14th

11

(6)

3rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 61y

14:45 Sligo

Carrickfinn

8st 10lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Shane Gallagher

Donegal-trained prominent racer is modest maiden, but nearly landed a gamble over 1m at Gowran last summer and good effort on AW after; money for him on return when missed break, and jockey booking looks significant.

16/1

9th

16

(2)

9th Apr 2026

Soft

0m 7f 180y

17:05 Gowran Park

Carrickfinn

8st 10lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: Shane Gallagher

Maiden after 20 starts but career-best effort was when runner-up over C&D last June, albeit on good ground; only fair efforts on AW of late; others are more likely; 2lb wrong.

25/1

Form: 77

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown ability in two runs so far but this looks like a tough ask and may be one for handicaps at this point.
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8th

4

(4)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:15 Dundalk (AW)

Limestone Red

9st 8lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Tracey Collins

Dual C&D winner from 27 career starts; took advantage of fair mark and good draw to win in January; couldn't follow up off 5lb higher mark here last time.

8/1

4th

7

(4)

13th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Limestone Red

9st 8lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Tracey Collins

Dual C&D winner from 26 career starts; took advantage of fair mark and good draw to win last month; 5lb higher mark to contend with but every chance if he can put in a repeat performance.

11/4

4th

4

(10)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Limestone Red

10st 1lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Tracey Collins

Sole win came over C&D in 2023; generally struggled since joining this yard and didn't show anything at the Curragh last month.

20/1

Non-runners

Helter Skelter, Highland Rahy, Finsceal Go Deo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €23.50
Straight Forecast €31.13
Trifecta €396.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Simpson's Paradox

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Sectarius

The Irish Sun:

Randall Poets Lass

TOPSPEED:

Rick Dalton

POSTDATA:

Simpson's Paradox