15:15 Listowel

Wednesday 24 September 2025

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Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 41.70s

Bearami Creek⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 90

5/2

12/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (19f, good to soft) 4 days ago, well on top finish. Shortlist material.

Form: 00P701

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Midnight Eagle¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 95

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. 28/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft) 110 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 681-P08

Eastmore^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 94

7/2

Improved to win 13-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Down Royal (17.4f, good to firm) 26 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 0-87001

Dunany Point^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 91

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in April. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good, 7/1) 28 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-27862

Diamond Approach¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 89

14/1

Very good third of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 114 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 4F009-3

Benzine³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 88

16/1

Sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good) 38 days ago, better placed than most. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9P0-806

Carla's Pet⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 85

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 75 days ago, pulled up. Rejoined yard after leaving DarrenCollins. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 95-0P

Met Office³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Doyle| OR: 84

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on the Flat. 10/1, very good eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good) 38 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 60088

Annie Hope Harriet⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 82

66/1

Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to firm, 100/1) 40 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-9098

Alright Darling^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy| OR: 80

6/1

Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good to firm, 20/1) 41 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 40-60P6

Leroy Leroy²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 79

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good, 16/1) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 344/0-P5

Dontdooddson²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Collins| OR: 77

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in July. 8/1, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 3-50147

Added Bonus^p,t⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 75

40/1

Two wins from 50 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Pulled up in handicap chase (33/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 63 days ago, mistake second. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 787-90P

Kir Royal Blou⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 72

33/1

18/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0P00-30

Bowgate Street^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Flannery| OR: 88| D

20/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Sligo (17.5f, good) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 0-8F776

Non-Runners

Skyscraper¹³¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Daniel King

Miss Lia²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Stonecarthy¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: K Purcell J: Donagh Meyler

Demanding Gerry⁶¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J Fahey J: Kevin Sexton

Live To Laugh²⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 2

Amron Diamond⁵¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: J Motherway J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bearami Creek (5/2), Eastmore (7/2), Demanding Gerry (5/1), Alright Darling (6/1), Dunany Point (13/2), Stonecarthy (7/1), Miss Lia (15/2), Live To Laugh (8/1), Leroy Leroy (12/1), Dontdooddson (12/1), Met Office (12/1), Skyscraper (12/1), Diamond Approach (14/1), Amron Diamond (14/1), Benzine (16/1), Carla's Pet (18/1), Bowgate Street (20/1), Midnight Eagle (28/1), Kir Royal Blou (33/1), Added Bonus (40/1), Annie Hope Harriet (66/1)

With improvement on the cards now pitched into a handicap, SKYSCRAPER is of strong interest and it will look significant if the market speaks in his favour. Last-time-out winners Bearami Creek and Eastmore are big dangers, while Demanding Gerry and Dunany Point are others to consider.