Croom House Stud Handicap.
Listowel · Sunday, 31 May · 17:15
· 6f 60y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:15
Off time
13
Runners
Good (Good to Yielding in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
I BID YOU AJOU (FR
🥈 Second
LITTLE EMPIRE (IRE
🥉 Third
APACHE OUTLAW (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
9
8/1
08 · —
11
10/1
09 · —
12
11/1
10 · —
13
12/1
11 · —
15
14/1
12 · —
17
16/1
13 · —
21
20/1
14 · —
26
25/1
15 · —
29
28/1
16 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1 | 7 |
Dragon Of Malta (G)
[BT]
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.
|
1130-80 | Sylvia O'Donnell | P F O'Donnell | 9 | 63.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 2 | 15 |
Little Empire (G)
[P]
Reliable sort who posted a good fourth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (7f) 35 days ago, well positioned. Can make his presence felt eased 2 lb here.
|
2-23354 | Patrick McGettigan | A McCann | 6 | 63.5 kg |
6
5/1
Paddy… 7.50
Betfa… 7.50
Sky B… 7
|
| 4th | 3 | 11 |
I Bid You Ajou (G)
FAV
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.
|
7-28274 | Joseph Harnett | M Fahey | 5 | 62.6 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 3 | — | Flaming Rib (G) | 6/44940- | — | A McGuinness | 7 | 63 kg | — |
| 10th | 4 | 9 |
Inishfallen (G)
[P]
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.
|
442460 | Jack Kearney | Stephen Thorne | 5 | 62.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 5 | 16 |
Amicitia (F)
Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f) 7 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on her return.
|
421350- | Rory Mulligan | J P Murtagh | 4 | 62.1 kg |
11
10/1
Betfa… 12
Paddy… 12
Sky B… 12
|
| 7th | 6 | 6 |
Alfred Tennyson (G)
[PT]
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.
|
746347 | Jared Huggan | D Hogan | 4 | 61.7 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 9th | 7 | 14 |
Altimara (M)
[H]
Dual 7f Leopardstown winner last August. Off 6 months before twelfth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon 20 days ago. Can strip sharper here.
|
1337-09 | Donagh O'Connor | R O'Sullivan | 5 | 60.8 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 8 | 10 |
Apache Outlaw (G)
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.
|
74-3680 | Adam Caffrey | A McGuinness | 6 | 60.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 9 | 3 |
Mercurial (G)
[P]
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.
|
08429-4 | Seamie Heffernan | J Nallen | 7 | 59 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 10 | 4 |
Unauthorized (C)
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.
|
7851-7 | Reese Holohan | Aidan Melia | 3 | 59 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 8th | 11 | 5 |
Mint Man (G)
[B1T]
7/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Naas (5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip with blinkers added. Considered.
|
88-7848 | Luke McAteer | P J F Murphy | 5 | 58.5 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 12th | 12 | 13 |
Felix Somary (G)
Debut Sligo 6f maiden winner but he hasn't progressed, last of 9 in handicap at Cork (1m) 57 days ago.
|
140-99 | Ronan Whelan | John O'Donoghue | 3 | 57.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 11th | 13 | 8 |
Ribble Emperor (G)
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.
|
322-903 | Declan McDonogh | P C O'Donnell | 4 | 57.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 13 | — | Quinta Girl (F) | 0640- | — | M O'Callaghan | 3 | 58.5 kg | — |
| 5th | 14 | 12 |
Aurora Nova (M)
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.
|
069-035 | Wesley Joyce | A McNamara | 7 | 57.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 3rd | 15 | 2 |
Mickey The Steel (G)
[PT]
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
|
4-33203 | Rory Mulligan | Joseph Murray | 8 | 56.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 16 | 1 |
Famed Again (F)
Is 0-10 but she recorded a respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Roscommon on her return 13 days ago. Can build on it. RESERVE
|
40/500-7 | Reserve 2 | Miss H McLoughlin | 4 | 56.2 kg |
26
25/1
Paddy… 34
Betfa… 34
Sky B… 34
|
| — | 17 | — | Joyful Tidings (G) | 57-7502 | — | G P Cromwell | 3 | 56.7 kg | — |
| — | 20 | — | Goofy Gander (F) | 507-0 | — | Mrs J Harrington | 3 | 55.3 kg | — |
Betting forecast: 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)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 9000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1500.0 EUR |
| P4 | 750.0 EUR |
| P5 | 450.0 EUR |
| P6 | 300.0 EUR |