UK Horse Racing Tips: Listowel

VADSA QUEEN was a useful sort in bumpers, filling the runner-up spot at the Punchestown Festival and scoring in convincing fashion at Tramore. The Willie Mullins-trained mare has been soundly beaten on both outings since, including when switched to hurdles at Sligo last time. She dropped away after making a mistake three out and is given another chance in what appears a modest enough maiden. Wisteria Bloom went close in a Perth bumper 12 months ago and while without a run since, is an interesting recruit to hurdles. Ballycallan King attracted the attention of the stewards when second to Timourid in a Roscommon maiden on his penultimate start, while point-to-point winner River Vale and Missus Beeton are others to consider.
Prediction : 1st Vadsa Queen 2nd Wisteria Bloom 3rd River Vale

BIALYSTOK won twice over hurdles earlier this year, including a competitive handicap at the Punchestown Festival, and was beaten less than six lengths on his only run since behind stablemate Zarak The Brave in the Galway Hurdle. This looks a good opportunity to regain the winning thread. Broomfield Bijou also won a handicap at the Punchestown Festival and, like The Wallpark, is on a hat-trick. The Gordon Elliott-trained bumper winner steps into handicap company after taking a Killarney maiden last month. Sherodan was second in a Listed novice hurdle at the Galway Festival before easily landing the odds in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last month.
Prediction : 1st Bialystok 2nd Sherodan 3rd Broomfield Bijou

Call The Tune and PEACHES AND CREAM filled the minor places behind My Design in a similar event at the Galway Festival. The Gavin Cromwell-trained gelding stays all day having won a valuable 3m7f handicap chase at the Punchestown Festival in 2022 and can reverse those Galway placings as he was sidelined for a year and remains on a decent mark over hurdles. Moonovercloon has been in good form this year, winning at Downpatrick and Sligo, and still held every chance when falling at the last over 2m4f here on Monday. Scarpia recorded a third career win over a similar trip at Worcester before being bought out of Nicky Henderson's yard for 14,000 pounds at Doncaster last month. Foxfire Glow and Hand Over Fist are both on a hat-trick, while Mister Beeton and the veteran Dorans River also come here in good form.
Prediction : 1st Peaches And Cream 2nd Call The Tune 3rd Scarpia

BRIDES HILL took on some useful sorts over fences last season before beating Telmesomethinggirl in a 2m6f Listed event at Thurles. She didn't get in a blow subsequently in Grade 1 company and it will be interesting to see how strong she is in the market having been absent for five months since an early fall at Perth. Heia was probably the pick of these over hurdles, including when fifth in the Galway Hurdle last year, and made a winning start over fences at Tramore this summer. My Design is a consistent sort and made most to take a 3m handicap hurdle at the Galway Festival before reverting to fences at Kilbeggan, when only headed after the last by Desertmore House. Effernock Fizz likes to force the pace and has been kept busy since winning over fences at Ludlow earlier this year.
Prediction : 1st Brides Hill 2nd Heia 3rd My Design

Gordon Elliott fields seven horses and GEVREY ought to go well off a lovely light weight. The seven-year-old was only caught in the closing stages of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse in April, and the cobwebs should be blown away after a third over hurdles in Kilbeggan last month. The rain in Listowel won't inconvenience him at all. Stealthy Tom has been shrewdly campaigned after landing a handicap chase at Killarney in May. He has been out once a month since then and has bagged the Connacht National in Roscommon before finishing runner-up in the Midlands National at Kilbeggan. Another victory came his way in a valuable handicap chase at Killarney last month and he looks a major player. Ain't That A Shame goes well fresh and was only 10/1 for the Aintree Grand National, where he finished unplaced. He was pipped by a head in the Munster National at Limerick last year. Ash Tree Meadow and Authorized Art, the first two home in the Galway Plate, have to be given plenty of respect. Salvador Ziggy has shown a real aptitude for chasing in winning his first three starts over fences, although this big field is a different kettle of fish.
Prediction : 1st Gevrey 2nd Stealthy Tom 3rd Aint That A Shame

Henry de Bromhead has won two of the last four renewals of this race and has bright prospects with GOLD BULLION. This lightly-raced sort won a heavy-ground bumper for Paul Nicholls and was placed on his Irish debut over hurdles at Fairyhouse in April before delivering in Cork the following month. He is sure to be well schooled for this first assignment over the bigger obstacles. Power Of Pause is a former point-to-point winner who has won twice over hurdles. He kept good company in that sphere and could be a leading light on his first crack at racecourse fences. The Friday Man has been placed in all four beginners chases he has contested, albeit a beaten favourite in three of them. He reached a good level over hurdles and his experience and race fitness are two advantages he holds. The Short Go is another De Bromhead representative making his chasing debut and isn't without a chance, while Genois hasn't been seen since January but has two placed runs over fences in the book.
Prediction : 1st Gold Bullion 2nd Power Of Pause 3rd The Friday Man

TRADITUDE TARA is hard to get away from on her second start. The Kayf Tara mare finished a clear second behind a ready winner of a Wexford bumper last month, and the third came out and won a Navan bumper on Saturday. Normal improvement should see Traditude Tara off the mark. John Gleeson is a notable booking for Jet Setting Jim, who ran better than his finishing position of sixth in Galway suggests. He suffered a nightmare route approaching the final furlong and is likely to do better. Lummi Island was well beaten in third at Killarney, but the form got a major boost when the winner followed up over hurdles at Navan. Mag Dillane was placed in a Limerick bumper last year, which gives her a shot at more prize money.
Prediction : 1st Traditude Tara 2nd Jet Setting Jim 3rd Lummi Island