WTW Willis Irish EBF Maiden – Listowel

Listowel

2:20

WTW Willis Irish EBF Maiden

Date 2025-09-23

Distance 7f15y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €10,620

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (5)	Straight Up b J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-21	9.4	15/8 35%
By a top sire and a classy damline; yard's first-string demands respect on debut
8 (9)	Perisher gr J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	p	25	-	90	39	24d	—	—	-10	9.2	3/1 25%
Fine Galway debut; lesser run at Curragh since; chance if cheekpieces resume progress
9 (11)	Spectical gr J:Oisin Murphy T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Oisin Murphy T:Mrs John Harrington	133	—	5	-	75	22	52d	—	—	-14	5.7	3/1 25%
Weakened over 1m on debut; this trip should suit better; run well if handling the ground
3 (2)	King Of Sparta b J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	133	—	6	-	67	-	39d	—	—	-11	4.4	5/1 17%
Beaten 13l by a stablemate on debut at Dundalk; seems yard's second-string again here
2 (12)	Just A City Boy b J:J M Sheridan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J M Sheridan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	—	6	-	65	49	80d	—	—	-6	2.2	12/1 8%
Beaten 10l over 6f at Naas in July; gelded since and should do better up in trip today
5 (6)	Oh I Do Declare ch J:W J Lee T:Richard John O'Brien	J:W J Lee T:Richard John O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	28/1 3%
By a quality sire and cost 25,000euros as a yearling so is worth a market check on debut
12 (7)	Merry Blacksmith b J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	33/1 3%
An 85,000gns yearling is by a quality sire and is worth a market check
13 (8)	Realistic Dream b J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	33/1 3%
Unsold for Eur2,500 as a yearling; probably second string for yard
4 (10)	Minella Buoy b J:Seamie Heffernan T:John J Nallen	J:Seamie Heffernan T:John J Nallen	133	—	6	-	53	46	14d	—	—	-2	0.6	66/1 1%
Beaten a long way on debut at Galway and can't be fancied on that showing
7 (3)	Party With Marty b J:Ronan Whelan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Ronan Whelan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	—	09	-	57	25	7d	—	—	-1	0.5	100/1 1%
Beaten a long way on debut; a bit better last time but nurseries will suit better
11 (4)	A Pretty Penny br J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Mrs Deborah Cody	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Mrs Deborah Cody	128	—	05	-	57	54	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
Well beaten in two starts at huge prices and nurseries will suit better in time
1 (1)	Doitforjill Ronnie b J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Donncha Duggan	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Donncha Duggan	133	—	9	-	-	-	13d	—	—	-1	0.3	250/1 0%
Beaten a long way on debut at Cork and can only be watched for now
6 (13)	Optics b J:Killian Leonard T:Ms M McDowall	J:Killian Leonard T:Ms M McDowall	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
By an influence for speed; likely to improve from this debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Straight Up	7/4	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8
Perisher	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Spectical	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
King Of Sparta	5/1	4/1	5/1	5/1	4/1
Just A City Boy	11/1	9/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Oh I Do Declare	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Merry Blacksmith	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Realistic Dream	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Minella Buoy	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Party With Marty	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
A Pretty Penny	125/1	100/1	100/1	125/1	80/1
Doitforjill Ronnie	250/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Optics	200/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Straight Up

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Perisher

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Spectical

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

King Of Sparta

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Just A City Boy

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Oh I Do Declare

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Merry Blacksmith

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Realistic Dream

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Minella Buoy

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Party With Marty

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

A Pretty Penny

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Optics

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Doitforjill Ronnie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Straight Up	—	—	—
Perisher	—	90	39
Spectical	—	75	22
King Of Sparta	—	67	—
Just A City Boy	—	65	49
Oh I Do Declare	—	—	—
Merry Blacksmith	—	—	—
Realistic Dream	—	—	—
Minella Buoy	—	53	46
Party With Marty	—	57	25
A Pretty Penny	—	57	54
Doitforjill Ronnie	—	—	—
Optics	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Party With Marty	7d ago	Quick return
A Pretty Penny	13d ago	Quick return
Doitforjill Ronnie	13d ago	Quick return
Minella Buoy	14d ago	Fit
Perisher	24d ago	Fit
King Of Sparta	39d ago	Fit
Spectical	52d ago	Fresh
Just A City Boy	80d ago	Fresh
Straight Up	—	—
Oh I Do Declare	—	—
Merry Blacksmith	—	—
Realistic Dream	—	—
Optics	—	—