Croom House Stud Handicap – Listowel

Listowel

15:07

Croom House Stud Handicap

Date 2025-06-01

Distance 6f60y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 1m 21.16s (slow by 0.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	White Clover (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	6/1	Won
2nd	Never Shout Never (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	9/2F	.5
3rd	Facethepuckout (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	11/1	.75
4th	Kilmood Susan (IRE) Shane Foley · Daniel James Murphy	7/1	0.2
5th	Skillman Ave (IRE) Robert Whearty · Gavin Cromwell	33/1	0.1
6th	Rappell (IRE) W J Lee · Paul W Flynn	9/1	0.2
7th	Tawaazon (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · John Andrew Kinsella	15/2	0.2
8th	Velvet Skies (IRE) Terry Casey · Michael Mulvany	10/1	.5
9th	Linger For Longer (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Augustine Leahy	16/1	0.1
10th	Gerrit's Gem (IRE) Scott McCullagh · Kieran P Cotter	16/1	.75
11th	Ramiro (IRE) James Ryan · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	18/1	0.2
12th	Mercurial (IRE) Alan Casey · John J Nallen	18/1	3.25
13th	Nezeeh (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	5/1	0.3

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (8)	Never Shout Never Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	135	t	233624	72	85	65	22d	—	—	-1	14.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has been running consistently and only .5L behind Tawaazon last time; on a dangerous mark
13 (10)	Kilmood Susan Bay J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	127	—	245-22	72	83	62	39d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	9.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Consistent filly on a reasonable mark for handicap debut, can make presence felt
9 (5)	White Clover Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	131	—	291-05	68	86	70	27d	—	—	-5	8.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Finished 2L behind Velvet Skies on last start, likes good ground and can go well
12 (2)	Nezeeh Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	128	b	850912	65	87	67	3d	—	—	+9	18.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Raised 6lb for Cork win on penultimate start but has been running consistently
8 (3)	Velvet Skies Chestnut J:Terry Casey(10) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Terry Casey(10) T:Michael Mulvany	132	—	614732	69	82	71	27d	—	—	+7	16.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Had some of these behind when .75L second last time, raised 2lb; one for the shortlist
11 (6)	Tawaazon Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:John Andrew Kinsella	129	tb	0-0841	66	83	68	22d	—	—	-3	6.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won for first time in two years last time with a number of rivals behind, raised just 1lb
6 (13)	Rappell Chestnut J:W J Lee T:Paul W Flynn	J:W J Lee T:Paul W Flynn	135	—	17-078	72	80	56	8d	—	—	-1	8.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Dropped 6lb since finishing behind Tawaazon but still 6lb higher than last winning mark
1 (14)	Mercurial Bay J:Alan Casey(10) T:John J Nallen	J:Alan Casey(10) T:John J Nallen	140	—	253-00	77	84	-	37d	—	—	+1	8.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two poor runs this season and likely needs rain to be at his best.
2 (7)	Facethepuckout Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	139	—	3050-8	76	84	59	70d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won handicap last year from a higher mark but form has tapered off, chance if back to form
10 (9)	Linger For Longer Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Augustine Leahy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Augustine Leahy	130	—	4853-0	67	85	80	27d	—	—	0	5.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better than performance last time on seasonal return, has won a handicap off current mark
4 (11)	Gerrit's Gem Chestnut J:Scott McCullagh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Scott McCullagh T:Kieran P Cotter	136	—	314-00	73	82	53	9d	—	—	+2	7.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Out of form since handicap win last October, on lifetime low mark so not without a chance
3 (12)	Ramiro Chestnut J:James Ryan(3) T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:James Ryan(3) T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	139	h	34510-	76	83	66	232d	—	—	+10	15.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Last win came at this track but returning from a layoff here and likes cut in the ground
14 (4)	Skillman Ave Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	123	v	9336-8	68	83	83	22d	—	—	+2	5.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Finished behind a few of these last time, was returning from a layoff so can improve.
NR (1)	Free Solo Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:P J F Murphy	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:P J F Murphy	133	tp	557617	70	81	69	9d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Won nicely on penultimate start, has won from 5lb higher so can't be ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Never Shout Never	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Kilmood Susan	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
White Clover	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Nezeeh	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	17/2
Velvet Skies	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	15/2
Tawaazon	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Rappell	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Mercurial	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Facethepuckout	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Linger For Longer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Gerrit's Gem	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Ramiro	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	11/1
Skillman Ave	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Free Solo	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nezeeh

18.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 12 Odds: 2.7

17/2

2nd

Velvet Skies

16.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Ramiro

15.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Never Shout Never

14.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Free Solo

OR: 5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Kilmood Susan

9.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Mercurial

8.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Rappell

8.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Facethepuckout

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

White Clover

8.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Gerrit's Gem

7.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Tawaazon

6.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Linger For Longer

5.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Skillman Ave

5.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mercurial	77	84	—
Facethepuckout	76	84	59
Ramiro	76	83	66
Gerrit's Gem	73	82	53
Never Shout Never	72	85	65
Kilmood Susan	72	83	62
Rappell	72	80	56
Free Solo	70	81	69
Velvet Skies	69	82	71
White Clover	68	86	70
Skillman Ave	68	83	83
Linger For Longer	67	85	80
Tawaazon	66	83	68
Nezeeh	65	87	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nezeeh	3d ago	Quick return
Rappell	8d ago	Quick return
Gerrit's Gem	9d ago	Quick return
Free Solo	9d ago	Quick return
Never Shout Never	22d ago	Fit
Tawaazon	22d ago	Fit
Skillman Ave	22d ago	Fit
White Clover	27d ago	Fit
Velvet Skies	27d ago	Fit
Linger For Longer	27d ago	Fit
Mercurial	37d ago	Fit
Kilmood Susan	39d ago	Fit
Facethepuckout	70d ago	Fresh
Ramiro	232d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Velvet Skies	Mid-Pack
Rappell	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.