The Guinness Handicap is the highlight on the penultimate day of the Listowel Festival and Separate Ways attempts to regain the winning thread.
Following victories at Galway and Gowran Park, David Marnane's five-year-old bettered those efforts with an excellent third in the Irish Cambridgeshire and is only 1lb higher.< Few Are Chosen has been saved for this since winning at Sligo at the beginning of August, but had earlier run behind If Per Chance at the Galway Festival, and the latter finished well ahead of Cul A Dun when second to Ballivor at the Curragh last week.
Dermot Weld's Carefree Smile must also be taken into account and the master of Rosewell House sends Alburj into battle once more in the Listowel Printing Works Maiden.
The gelding has blinkers applied for the first time but will need to improve to contend with Jessie Harrington's bumper winner Greenbelt Star who made a good start to his Flat career when second at Bellewstown.< Indus Valley tries for a reward for his recent consistency in the opening L.M. Carey & Company Handicap (2.25), while Laytown winner Hello Man bids to transfer his beach form to this sphere in the John & Terry Moriarty Memorial Handicap.
Henry de Bromhead's exciting prospect Loosen My Load headlines the National Hunt action and has more seasoned jumpers Deutschland and Schelm to beat in the Southampton Goodwill Chase.
Prolific winners Ballyadam Brook Dusty Trail and Hazeymm lock horns in the South West Bins Novice Hurdle, with Baracas Cass Bligh and Takeyourcapoff adding further spice to a fascinating affair.< Ballyhaunis was a commendable third when favourite for a Flat handicap at the Galway Festival and renews his jumping career in the John J.Galvin Maiden Hurdle, and his trainer Willie Mullins has another decent chance with beaten Kilbeggan favourite Three Monkeys in the John Fletcher Memorial INH Flat Race.
