17:10 Listowel

Sunday 1 June 2025

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Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 4.42s

(1)

Duke Silver¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P J Smullen⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| BF

18/1

Second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 4/1) 15 days ago. Each-way chance on Flat debut.

Form:

(5)

Gentleman Joe^t³⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 94

3/1

Useful gelding. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, soft, 20/1). Off 10 months but would have a real chance if resuming in top form.

Form: 163/250-

(7)

Goin'¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 78

40/1

50/1, first run since leaving Andreas Suborics when last of 15 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) on IRE debut 19 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 12433-0

(10)

Jet Setting Jim¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| C

15/2

Fairly useful jumps winner. Once-raced maiden on the Flat. 18/1, fourth of 5 in minor event at Killarney (14.2f, good) on debut in this sphere 19 days ago, slowly away. Improvement needed.

Form: 4

(2)

Lark In The Mornin³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93| C

7/4

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 4/1) 33 days ago. Open to progress in this sphere.

Form: 14/

(9)

Sorrentino³⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Hooded for 1st time, won 16-runner bumper (4/6) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good), comfortably. That was 13 months ago and he's been absent since, but represents powerful yard and very much one to consider.

Form:

(3)

Talking Tough²¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Kerrie Gillespie⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 40

150/1

Poor gelding. Two wins from 72 Flat runs. Fifty-five runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, below form eighth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 680098-

(8)

Toto Too⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett

14/1

Useful jumps winner. Twice-raced maiden on Flat. 12/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.2f, good) 57 days ago.

Form: 36

(4)

Zentopia¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J Younge⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 35

125/1

50/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 16 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 00-5849

Non-Runners

(6)

Colonia Victoria⁴²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Josh Williamson

Forecasts

Lark In The Mornin (7/4), Sorrentino (9/4), Gentleman Joe (3/1), Colonia Victoria (5/1), Jet Setting Jim (15/2), Toto Too (14/1), Duke Silver (18/1), Goin' (40/1), Zentopia (125/1), Talking Tough (150/1)

LARK IN THE MORNIN hasn't managed to build on last spring's Cheltenham Festival success in four subsequent appearances over hurdles, but he has been contesting strong handicaps and is very interesting back in this sphere. The 5-y-o is taken to emerge on top, with recent hurdles scorer Colonia Victoria and Sorrentino, who landed a big-field bumper last spring, likely to emerge as the main dangers.