15:16 Listowel

Saturday 30 May 2026

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Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 15.50s

Ajp Falco¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

28/1

Little show in 2 bumpers and was on the retreat when fell 2 out in novice hurdle at Clonmel (2½m) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: 00/F

Black Dakota^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: M Winters

28/1

Winning pointer. Cheekpieces on, fading fifth of 8 in hunter chase at Wexford (23f) 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut now.

Form: 4F122/5

Burning Ability¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Walsh| T: E McCarthy

9/4

Fair maiden hurdler. Beat only one in bumper at Limerick 109 days ago. The form pick if on song returned to this sphere.

Form: 52326/

Carajillo¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽³⁾| T: M Winters

80/1

Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (2¼m, 50/1) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 8

Jack Owen Jack¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick| T: C Byrnes

7/2

Fair form when placed in 19f bumpers at Cork and Kilbeggan, latter one 15 days ago. Makes belated hurdles debut but much respected.

Form: 2/3

Royal Approval²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Elliott

13/2

Fairly useful winner on Flat for Andrew Balding. Stepped up on hurdling bow when fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (2m) in October. May do better still so not out of things on his return.

Form: 65/

Speed For Fun³³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

11/4

A fair Flat winner at Compiegne (1¼m) last April. Off 11 months but still rates a big player on his yard/hurdling debut.

Form:

Withabitofluk^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113

9/2

Fair winner in bumpers. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (2m) 29 days ago.

Form: 14550P/

Pegasuslane^p1¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder| T: T P O'Connor

400/1

Last of 14 in bumper at Limerick 155 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with cheekpieces added.

Form: 0/

Forecasts

Burning Ability (9/4), Speed For Fun (11/4), Jack Owen Jack (7/2), Withabitofluk (9/2), Royal Approval (13/2), Black Dakota (28/1), Ajp Falco (28/1), Carajillo (80/1), Pegasuslane (400/1)

SPEED FOR FUN was a fair Flat winner in France last spring and is fancied to make light of an absence and get off to a winning start in this sphere for Willie Mullins. Royal Approval remains with some potential for hurdling and is next on the list ahead of Burning Ability and Jack Owen Jack.