UK Horse Racing Tips: Listowel

SHECOULDBEANYTHING gets the vote in an event where there are question marks over a number of the runners. The Gordon Elliott-trained mare progressed nicely last year winning Listed races at both Punchestown and Killarney and was also placed in a valuable handicap over C&D. She gave encouragement when third last time at Killarney, with Effernock Fizz back in sixth, and is preferred to Anna Bunina who is well treated by the conditions and steps back considerably in trip. Media Naranja has a bit to find on the book while Karia Des Blaises has been let down by her jumping on occasions.
Prediction : 1st Shecouldbeanything 2nd Anna Bunina 3rd Media Naranja

SYRACUS DU HOUX has kept some good company over hurdles including when fifth behind Slade Steel in a Naas maiden last November and comes here after beating all bar the odds-on Fenway Park at Punchestown. Sionnach Eile was a smart handicapper on the Flat winning a valuable event at the Galway Festival in 2022 and achieved a career high rating of 104. He was switched to hurdles after a winter break at Killarney but could only manage a distant third behind the impressive Al Gasparo. Pahlavi was reappearing after a ten-month break when second to Le Coq Hardi at Down Royal and is another to consider along with Jet Setting Jim.
Prediction : 1st Syracus Du Houx 2nd Sionnach Eile 3rd Pahlavi

HOW ABOUT NO won a 1m4f maiden at Dundalk in February and made a pleasing start over hurdles when runner-up to St Faz in a 16-runner Killarney maiden with the pair pulling well clear of the remainder. Point-to-point winner Kudasheva is an obvious threat having shown promise over a variety of trips in hurdles including when third at Killarney last time. Napper Tandy, a dual winner on the Flat and rated in the 80s for Andrew Balding, has gone close a couple of times since switched to hurdles by Matt Smith and was only pegged back in the closing stages in a Ballinrobe maiden on his penultimate start.
Prediction : 1st How About No 2nd Kudasheva 3rd Napper Tandy

JAKE PETER won a maiden hurdle at Thurles way back in 2018 but has been mainly campaigned since on the Flat where he's also gained five wins including at Killarney last summer. The selection has made the frame on both hurdle outings this year including behind the well backed Ballycashin over 2m3f at Clonmel last time with All Walks Of Life staying on about two lengths back in fourth and Our Bobby sixth. Point-to-point winner Sainte Baol looks capable of a handicap win judged on his latest fourth at Ballinrobe, while any market move for Marciano on his handicap debut would be significant. Second reserve Fromheretoeternity would be interesting if getting a run.
Prediction : 1st Jake Peter 2nd Sainte Baol 3rd All Walks Of Life

A five-time winner on the Flat, SEQUOIASPIRIT can register a first success over hurdles. The Ray Hackett-trained seven-year-old has gone close on a couple of occasions over jumps, including when runner-up at Cork last time. The gelding showed that he handled this track when a staying-on fifth in a stronger race at the festival meeting last September. Twice a winner at the start of last season, Ceroc once again showed that this was his time of year when stepping up on his reappearance effort to finish second at Killarney last month. Edward O'Grady's gelding shouldn't be far away. Anyway, who continues to defy the handicapper, could have further races in him this term.
Prediction : 1st Sequoiaspirit 2nd Ceroc 3rd Anyway

RISING DUST can step up on his recent Punchestown second to win here for veteran trainer Michael Hourigan. A frequent visitor to the winner's enclosure at this track over the years, the Limerick man would like nothing better than to return to the number one spot. The gelded son of Leading Light appears to have strong claims of providing that much sought-after success. Sheephaven Flyer proved a costly failure for followers of the Emmet Mullins yard when unseating after being hampered at Downpatrick last month. The Milan gelding had appeared to show improved form when runner-up in a point-to-point on stable debut. Clonmel third Toucan Do is another who should be involved at the business end of the race.
Prediction : 1st Rising Dust 2nd Sheephaven Flyer 3rd Toucan Do

Newcomer BECTIVE QUEEN could be good enough to make a winning start to her career. The Gordon Elliott-trained filly is a half-sister to two black-type horses, one of which won his bumper first time out. Owned by Bective Stud, the very fact that this four-year-old has been named after that location suggests that she must be pleasing connections. Time In A Bottle, another filly related to a black-type horse who struck on racecourse debut, also commands maximum respect. Henry De Bromhead does well with the horses he runs in this discipline. La Note Verte was weak in the market before finishing tailed off on her only start to date, but runners from the Willie Mullins yard should never be discounted.
Prediction : 1st Bective Queen 2nd Time In A Bottle 3rd La Note Verte