16:30 Listowel

Tuesday 22 September 2020

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Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 53.2s

(10)

Njord^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102| BF

5/2

Smart gelding. Latest win over 10f at the Curragh in June and (4/1) good fifth of 20 off stiff mark in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 25 days ago. Holds leading claims.

Form: 1-01225

(4)

Dalvey^t⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 99

9/1

Winner at Gowran in June and creditable third of 6 to Nobel Prize in Ballysax Stakes at Dundalk (10.7f, 8/1) 72 days ago. More needed here though.

Form: 6143

(6)

Flaming Moon⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: M J Smith| OR: 91

6/1

Useful colt, latest win at the Curragh in August. 10/1, respectable seventh of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Plenty to find here however.

Form: 850177

(9)

Geometrical¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 97

28/1

Useful gelding. 66/1, tailed-off eleventh of 12 to Tiger Moth in Paddy Power Betting Shop Stakes at Leopardstown (12f, good) 10 days ago. Down in trip and needs to bounce back.

Form: 13650-0

(5)

In From The Cold⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 85

40/1

Useful gelding. Good second of 12 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good, 6/1) 46 days ago. Trainer going well but faces an uphill task here.

Form: 645522

(7)

Keats⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103

13/2

Useful colt. 2 wins from 6 runs this year, latest at Killarney in July. Only seventeenth of 22 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 9 days ago so needs to bounce back now.

Form: 121340

(8)

Lady Wannabe¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 100

14/1

Useful filly. Good eighth of 11 to Champers Elysees in Matron Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, good, 150/1) 10 days ago, though helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Respected.

Form: 17-4778

(11)

Celestial Object⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 98

16/1

Useful filly. Cheekpieces on but only seventh of 11 in Blandford Stakes (100/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 9 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 4-02207

(1)

Kassaba⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 96

11/2

Winner at Naas in July before excellent third of 12 to Lovelier in listed race at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Open to further progress so she's firmly in the mix.

Form: 4-13

(2)

Sagrada Familia^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92| D

10/1

Fairly useful filly. Career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Punchestown (9f, soft, 3/1) 19 days ago. This demands a lot more though.

Form: 844331

(3)

Too Soon To Panic⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: J A Stack| OR: 85

9/1

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Cork in July and (10/3) creditable third of 8 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 40 days ago. This is tougher so hard to make a case for.

Form: 44-3133

Forecasts

Njord (5/2), Kassaba (11/2), Flaming Moon (6/1), Keats (13/2), Dalvey (9/1), Too Soon To Panic (9/1), Sagrada Familia (10/1), Lady Wannabe (14/1), Celestial Object (16/1), Geometrical (28/1), In From The Cold (40/1)

NJORD arrives on the back of an excellent fifth in a Curragh handicap off a very high mark so looks the one to beat here. Kassaba is much less exposed and on the up so Dermot Weld's filly rates the chief threat, although Lady Wannabe is another who is worth a second look.