17:25 Listowel

Thursday 24 September 2026

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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 0.90s

Berkstar¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Berkshire gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including modest hurdler Topkapi Star and poor chaser Solid Fuel, probably stays 2½m. Dam lightly raced on Flat. Runner-up sole start in points in March and has since joined all-conquering yard.

Form: 2-

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Bravemans Call⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

16/1

Showed ability amidst signs of inexperience when third of 8 in 17f bumper at Killarney (good to soft) on debut in July but is probably one for longer trips in due course.

Form: 3

Catalunya

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry| T: D Leahy

125/1

Calyx gelding. Brother to 7f/1m winner Purple Lily. Dam, French 8.5f winner, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Teenage Idol. Yard 0-28 in bumpers and looks best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

Days Go By²²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

25/1

Doctor Dino gelding bought for €43,000 after finishing runner-up sole start in points in February. Dam, 17f hurdle winner in France, half-sister to high-class hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (winner up to 19f) Peace And Co. Well worth a look in the betting ahead of Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Monegasque

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J R Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy

150/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including dual bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Fruit N Nut and fair hurdler Killacolla. Yard not renowned for first-time-out bumper winners.

Form:

Paulin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Jack Doyle

22/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Waldpark gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler Party Playboy, stayed 23f. Dam maiden on Flat abroad.

Form:

Sierrascope¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

€72,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Seeyouinmydreams, and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Songe. Showed plenty of ability when fourth of 19 in a valuable sales bumper at Punchestown on debut in April and is clearly up to winning races.

Form: 4-

Veales Cross

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: J Queally

6/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1½m winner abroad Sea Commander. Dam 1¾m-2m winner. Yard has a fair amount of success in this sphere, so this newcomer would enter the reckoning if supported in the betting.

Form:

Real Lark^t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan| T: J P Ryan

125/1

Has a decent pedigree but was soon detached on her recent Ballinrobe debut and stayed there. Tongue strap quickly applied.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Berkstar (8/11), Sierrascope (2/1), Veales Cross (6/1), Bravemans Call (16/1), Paulin (22/1), Days Go By (25/1), Catalunya (125/1), Real Lark (125/1), Monegasque (150/1)

SIERRASCOPE showed plenty when fourth of 19 in a valuable sales bumper at the Punchestown Festival in the spring and is taken to confirm that promise by opening his Rules account at the second time of asking. Berkstar has an ordinary pedigree but must be feared having joined Willie Mullins after finishing runner-up on his sole outing in points earlier in the year. Veales Cross would also enter calculations if the subject of support.