Review listowel 12th Sep

< Famous Milly sprang a 16-1 surprise in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Premier Nursery Handicap, the feature race on day two at Listowel.

Gavin Cromwell's charge, without a win in four previous outings, was settled at the rear as Sir Edwin Landseer set the pace along with Catch A Wave < Youarewonder surged past that duo to take it up in what looked a race-winning move a furlong out, but Rory Clearly was flying home down the outside and got up by a neck in the dying strides.< Grecian Divine produced an impressive display to make all in the opening Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden.

Sent straight to the front by Pat Smullen, Denis Hogan's 4-1 shot had In Somno for company throughout but drew clear of that rival late on to record a two-length verdict.< Jealika (5-1) powered home under Shane Foley to score in the Feale Handicap in fine style.< Enter The Red looked to have the race in the bag forging clear a furlong out but Mark Fahey's charge came with a flying late rattle and crossed the line two lengths to the good.< Nannys Well (7-1) showed a tremendous attitude to repel the challenge of Hibiscus in the Listowel Track Fillies Maiden.

Aidan O'Brien's 7-4 favourite laid down a serious challenge to the front-running winner from two furlongs out, but Ross Coakley's mount kept pulling out more and held on gamely by a neck.

The Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle was the pick of the three National Hunt contests and it saw Another Rattler (8-1) reel in the trailblazing Pashtunwali approaching the final flight before pulling two and three-quarter lengths clear of that rival on the run in.

Noel Meade scored with his sole runner as She's A Star justified 7-4 favouritism by five and a half lengths from Wilms Warrior in the Listowel Mares Maiden Hurdle, while Jennys Day (11-2) powered four and a half lengths clear of Hughies Bay after the last to land the Follow listowelraces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle.