UK Horse Racing Tips: Listowel

BLAMETHECHAMPAGNE is badly drawn but ran well on her most recent start at Group 3 level. She finished ahead of today's rival Mary The Priest on their respective April debuts and showed a liking for good ground when a staying-on fifth in a smart race at Naas recently. She competed on level terms then and now receives weight from some rivals. Mary The Priest has a kinder draw and having shown progression on her second run at the Curragh, looks likely to win a maiden although runs on fast ground for the first time. Elliptical ran well enough at Roscommon but has plenty weight while Bruce Lightening ran well on debut under a light weight but needs to improve to win. Parish Record is a Bolger-bred first foal from an unplaced dam who is related to winners while Harry The Rogue, already gelded, is out of an unraced half-sister to a Canadian Grade 1 winner.
Prediction : 1st Blame Thechampagne 2nd Mary The Priest 3rd Elliptical

COUMSHINGAUN won over course and distance at this meeting last year and comes here in good health in a race where many are out of form. Ideally suited by this distance and ground-versatile, she unseated rider in the stalls at Gowran last month but subsequently ran well at the Curragh and a reproduction would give her every chance. Karaoke is an unexposed three-year old who has recent form. She too is ground-versatile and while she has won over this distance, that was as a juvenile last August and might ideally prefer further. Half Nutz met traffic in-running at the Curragh recently and should run well but has a slow-starting tendency. Las Cuatro has shown ability in maidens but meets vastly more experienced rivals.
Prediction : 1st Coumshingaun 2nd Karaoke 3rd Half Nutz

SUPER CUB's only win was in July 2021 but has been running well and is suited by this distance and good ground. Beaten a short-head over this course and distance last September, he has been running well in big-field handicaps recently and should compete from his rating. Rock Etoile has been in excellent form and has obvious claims but is 6lb higher than his last win and might ideally prefer a mile. Chestnutter and Dazzling Spirit finished 17th and 20th respectively behind the selection at Cork recently but were beaten small distances. UK import Sense Of Security has been running well on soft ground but has form on good to firm although has the outside draw.
Prediction : 1st Super Cub 2nd Rock Etoile 3rd Chestnutter

HOTAUGUSTNIGHT was slowly away on debut before running well just five days later, last weekend. That Curragh form is nothing outstanding but she finished well and being by Camelot, is sure to appreciate today's extra furlong. Hooded Phases Of Venus has run two consistent, if unexciting, races thus far and while vulnerable to improving types, should compete. Feach Amach reverts to a mile having tired over 1m4f at Leopardstown. Her earlier form this year was useful but is also vulnerable to progressive rivals. Operatic Artist conceded 9lb when beating Perfect Poise on their respective debuts last year but reappears in a first-time tongue-tie while Perfect Poise is now race-fit. Satin was unplaced at Listed level last year and is long absent while Allesia Fernanda shaped reasonably well in an ordinary Gowran maiden on debut and should improve. Cyber Attack is exposed and runs in first-time blinkers.
Prediction : 1st Hotaugustnight 2nd Phases Of Venus 3rd Feach Amach

COSMIC INVASION was beaten 27 lengths on Irish debut so requires a leap of faith, but has French form and is suited by conditions. She flopped in her Naas blacktype bid but that was on unsuitable ground over an inadequate distance and had previously finished sixth over seven-furlongs in a juvenile Group 3 last August, which suggests a mile will now suit. Grey Leader won an ordinary maiden in April and while progression is likely, might find an on-song selection too strong. Roman Hands won an auction maiden over seven-furlongs last July and while well held on reappearance over 1m2f, finished reasonably well. However he might now prefer further than a mile and runs in a first-time tongue-tie. Sioux Spirit's form is over shorter distances while course winner Tiverton has been gelded since a disappointing March run.
Prediction : 1st Cosmic Invasion 2nd Grey Leader 3rd Roman Hands

ALFARIDA was a consistent sort on the all-weather at Dundalk last winter and successfully reverted to turf at Roscommon on Thursday. The Andy Slattery-trained filly, who was prominent throughout and kept on gamely to deny Master Garvey with Not Even Maybe failing to land a blow over four lengths back in eighth, should give a bold account despite a mandatory 7lb penalty. Water Mint ran well on his only try over a mile as a juvenile in the 19-runner Naas nursery won by Aurifodina. That was on good ground and he was only headed inside the final furlong when runner-up to Ranko Express over an extended 1m1f on soft ground at Gowran. Amemri won on the polytrack back in March and remains on a similar mark.
Prediction : 1st Alfarida 2nd Water Mint 3rd Amemri

FERNAO looks the one to beat. The Frankel half-brother to five winners including Jacques Le Marois hero Al Wukair came from an unpromising position when third on debut at Limerick and again finished well over a mile when runner-up on his only subsequent start at Killarney. God Knows, who showed promise on debut at the Curragh last summer, was having her first outing since when over four lengths behind the selection at Killarney. Maggie And Me is a lot more exposed but has filled the runner-up spot on a couple of occasions and is now fitted with blinkers while Dream Escape could take a hand if learning to settle.
Prediction : 1st Fernao 2nd God Knows 3rd Dream Escape