17:25 Listowel

Wednesday 25 September 2024

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Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 27.80s

Artic Lane¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally| BF

15/8

Point winner. Off 8 months after cracking second at Leopardstown on debut. 8/13 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 15 in bumper at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 312-4

Champagne Kid¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 4/1, fifth of 14 in bumper at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 132 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 52-5

Faceman

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly

14/1

Vendangeur gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Linden Arden and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Jaime Sommers, stayed 3m.

Form:

Healdsburg²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Molloy

18/1

Half-brother to useful hurdler Jet of Magic (19f-23f winner, by Jet Away). Failed to complete on both starts in points in Dec 2023.

Form: UP-

Ira Hayes¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

7/2

£56,000 5-y-o, successful sole start in British points (Apr 20). Of obvious interest.

Form: 1-

Quint Major¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: M A Molloy

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (18.8f, heavy, 22/1) 145 days ago.

Form: 230-

Rookery Woods⁵⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: M J O'Connor

40/1

Successful sole start in points (Feb 2023).

Form: 1/

Victor Sweet²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry| T: P Hurley

14/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Last Man Standing and Flaming Sword. 16/1, third of 12 in bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago. This longer trip will suit.

Form: 3

Born Bright⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell

40/1

Sixth of 13 in bumper at Sligo (18.4f, soft, 33/1) 48 days ago.

Form: 381-466

She's Poetry^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

80/1

16/1 and tongue strap on, eleventh of 15 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

Vroomvroomboo^t1¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss H Heffernan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, last of 9 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.4f, soft) on hurdles bow 118 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P-49

Westernersunrise^t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 15 in bumper (66/1) at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) on bumper debut 51 days ago.

Form: 5P5

Non-Runners

Docteur Elysees²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P J Hayes J: Ms S Peyroles

Joshua's Daylami³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P G Fahey J: Mr R M McParland

Forecasts

Artic Lane (15/8), Ira Hayes (7/2), Champagne Kid (5/1), Quint Major (5/1), Joshua's Daylami (10/1), Faceman (14/1), Victor Sweet (14/1), Healdsburg (18/1), Westernersunrise (20/1), Born Bright (40/1), Rookery Woods (40/1), Vroomvroomboo (66/1), Docteur Elysees (66/1), She's Poetry (80/1)

ARTIC LANE probably needed the run back from 8 months off at Kilbeggan and can belatedly confirm the promise of his fine second at Leopardstown at Christmas. Ira Hayes is a player having won a point in Britain in April. Victor Sweet will be suited by this longer trip having finished third at Bellewstown 4 weeks ago and he has a shout.