14:30 Listowel

Saturday 31 May 2025

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Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 55.4s

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Boy Gin Go¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Gilligan| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Pulled up sole point start and never dangerous starting out under Rules when fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: P-0

Cabaret Prince^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: E McNamara

8/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, went backwards from a promising debut effort when seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Return to longer trips/handicaps will see him to better effect in due course.

Form: 4412/7-7

Complete Fiction²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who bettered what he had displayed previous in this sphere when second of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 9/2) in November. However, that was a very weak race and he wouldn't be sure to build on that back from an absence.

Form: 0/2-

Diamond Jimmy^t²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Doyle| T: Miss J M Lee

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 8 months ago, behind when pulled up before 3 out. Passed over on return to action.

Form: 8P-

Dream Diamond²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: M Kennedy| OR: 116

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2, firmly back on track when creditable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 20 days ago, running on. A repeat here should see him thereabouts again.

Form: 6/3267-3

Iceteem Flechois⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

100/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Al Namix gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat in France, half-sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (winner up to 3¼m) Smad Place. Unseated rider early sole start in points (May 25).

Form: U

Jetaway Sheldon

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

125/1

Jet Away gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Charter Ridge. Likely outsider on racecourse bow.

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Marfa

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy

80/1

Vendangeur gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser O Maonlai, stayed 3¼m. Dam unraced out of half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) Simon. Bred to stay very well and this trip may prove on the short side on debut.

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Sonnyboyliston³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: P Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

4/6

Very smart stayer at best on Flat (won Ebor/Irish St Leger in 2021 for Johnny Murtagh. Evidently been hard to train to have only made the track 3 times since, not entirely disgraced when 9½ lengths last of 6 to Kyprios in listed race at Navan (14f) 35 days ago. Market can guide now hurdling.

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The Happy Huntsman

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott

100/1

Idaho gelding. Dam, fair 3m chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Super Sid.

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Wholelotofbusiness^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

11/2

Arctic Cosmos gelding who readily surpassed previous efforts following 16 months off when second in 16-runner Killarney maiden (17f) 3 weeks ago. Up to winning a race of this nature on that evidence, provided this doesn't come too quickly.

Form: 63/2

Encosta¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D Meyler| T: N Meade

16/1

Fair winner at 10f on flat who has shaped with encouragement both starts in this sphere, not seen to best effect when fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to improve further and likely type to make her mark in handicaps after this.

Form: 7-5

Willuhaveamineral

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D King| T: M Winters

125/1

Milan mare. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser (stayed 21f) Rosmuc Relay.

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Forecasts

Sonnyboyliston (4/6), Dream Diamond (10/3), Wholelotofbusiness (11/2), Cabaret Prince (8/1), Complete Fiction (12/1), Encosta (16/1), Marfa (80/1), Diamond Jimmy (80/1), The Happy Huntsman (100/1), Iceteem Flechois (100/1), Willuhaveamineral (125/1), Jetaway Sheldon (125/1), Boy Gin Go (200/1)

WHOLELOTOFBUSINESS was much improved on the back of 16 months off and in the process marked himself out as one to be interested in when a very good second in a Killarney maiden 3 weeks ago. He gets the nod in the hope this doesn't come too quick, with Dream Diamond, who finished a place behind the selection on that occasion a clear danger. Sonnyboyliston is a fascinating hurdles debutant given the level he reached in his pomp on the Flat and the market can prove informative in assessing him.