16:55 Listowel

Tuesday 24 September 2024

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Listowel Arms Hotel Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 43.04s

(5)

Emporio^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 89| D

9/1

Bit below form sixth of 12 in minor event (12/1) at Galway (8.4f, good) 14 days ago, left with lot to do. Could fare better in a handicap.

Form: 2/0-7756

(8)

Monasterboice^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 93| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Killarney in August. Good second of 12 in minor event at Galway (8.4f, good, 3/1) 14 days ago. Thriving and respected back in a handicap.

Form: 231112

(7)

Simply Sideways⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 85| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Gowran in May. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 54 days ago, struggling when badly hampered. Others more persuasive.

Form: 561870

(9)

Exquisite Acclaim^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 84| D

16/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 11/1) 41 days ago. Not an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 176581

(1)

Narmar^b,t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 84| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 24 in handicap (28/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 24 days ago, not clear run 2f out and not knocked about. Tongue strap on 1st time. Interesting.

Form: 0-45908

(2)

Facethepuckout²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 83| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Naas in July. Twenty first of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 100/1) 24 days ago. Had been in good form before that.

Form: 410-130

(6)

Global Energy²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: S Lavery| OR: 83| D

5/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in May. Off 3 months, bit below form fifteenth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 18/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 812310

(4)

No More Porter^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| D

3/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form thirteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good, 22/1) 9 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in distance.

Form: 26-2060

(3)

Orandi^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 80| BF| D

10/1

Winner at the Curragh in May. 5/2, third of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 681533

Forecasts

No More Porter (3/1), Monasterboice (4/1), Global Energy (5/1), Narmar (5/1), Emporio (9/1), Simply Sideways (9/1), Orandi (10/1), Facethepuckout (16/1), Exquisite Acclaim (16/1)

NARMAR caught the eye in the Irish Cambridgeshire, sure to have finished closer granted a clear run, and he could be the way to go back at the scene of his sole success. Orandi and Monasterboice are a couple of the other likely players.