15:15 Listowel

Sunday 31 May 2026

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Croom House Stud Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 20.85s

(7)

Dragon Of Malta^b,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 80| C

33/1

Course winner. Off 6 months before coming in last of 8 in handicap at Cork (7f) 12 days ago. Can take a step forward but 6f looks on the short side.

Form: 21130-8

(11)

I Bid You Ajou⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Joseph Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 78| D

3/1

Arrives in very good nick, suffering a poor run when a strong-finishing seventh of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f) 8 days ago. Completed a hat-trick early last summer and looks primed to strike again off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: U7-2827

(9)

Inishfallen^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 78| D

8/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. Fair sixth of 13 in handicap at Naas (6f) 22 days ago. No forlorn hope off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 444246

(6)

Alfred Tennyson^p,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jared Huggan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

28/1

Comes here in good nick, though seemed unsuited by drop in trip when fourth of 10 in handicap at Navan (5f) 15 days ago. Not out of things back up to 6f.

Form: 874634

(14)

Altimara^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 74

16/1

Dual 7f Leopardstown winner last August. Off 6 months before twelfth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon 20 days ago. Can strip sharper here.

Form: 11337-0

(10)

Apache Outlaw⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 73| D

7/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2024. Very slowly away when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (6f) 58 days ago. Lurks on a dangerous mark back on turf.

Form: 74-3680

(3)

Mercurial^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Nallen| OR: 70| D

8/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Off 7 months before posting a respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon 13 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now.

Form: 08429-4

(4)

Unauthorized⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aidan Melia| OR: 79

6/1

Landed 7f Leopardstown maiden in October and resumed with a good seventh of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (7f) 8 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 7851-7

(5)

Mint Man^b1,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 69| BF| D

11/2

7/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Naas (5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip with blinkers added. Considered.

Form: 488-784

(13)

Felix Somary⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 76| D

20/1

Debut Sligo 6f maiden winner but he hasn't progressed, last of 9 in handicap at Cork (1m) 57 days ago.

Form: 140-99

(8)

Ribble Emperor⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P C O'Donnell| OR: 67

11/1

Still a maiden but he got back on track with solid third of 11 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 5 days ago. Needs to back it up.

Form: 322-903

(12)

Aurora Nova⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 66| D

14/1

A 3-time winner in the first half of 2025. Back to form with third of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f) 50 days ago.

Form: 5069-03

(2)

Mickey The Steel^p,t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 65| D

12/1

On a losing run but in good form until thirteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (7f) 42 days ago. Sort to bounce back. RESERVE

Form: 24-3320

Non-Runners

(15)

Little Empire³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: Patrick McGettigan

(16)

Amicitia²¹⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Rory Mulligan

(1)

Famed Again¹³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

I Bid You Ajou (3/1), Little Empire (5/1), Mint Man (11/2), Unauthorized (6/1), Apache Outlaw (7/1), Mercurial (8/1), Inishfallen (8/1), Amicitia (10/1), Ribble Emperor (11/1), Mickey The Steel (12/1), Aurora Nova (14/1), Altimara (16/1), Felix Somary (20/1), Famed Again (25/1), Alfred Tennyson (28/1), Dragon Of Malta (33/1)

I BID YOU AJOU came good around this time 12 months ago and signalled he is ready to strike again when an unlucky-in-running seventh in a big-field handicap at the Curragh last time so looks the way to go. In-form Little Empire could emerge as the main danger now the assessor has relented, although Apache Outlaw has slipped to an attractive mark and commands plenty of respect. Mint Man and Inishfallen complete the shortlist in this wide-open sprint.