15:15

Listowel

Ireland

Croom House Stud Handicap

Sunday, 31 May 2026

6½f·Flat·Good·12 runners·€8,835

DrawModerate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.20)· 51 races · full map →

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
Unauthorized (IRE)
Reese Holohan·Aidan Melia
6/1·7.00
SP
2nd
Mercurial (IRE)
Seamie Heffernan·John J Nallen·beaten 2.25 lengths
8/1·9.00
SP
3rd
Mickey The Steel (GB)
Rory Mulligan·Joseph Anthony Murray·beaten 0.3 lengths
12/1·13.00
SP

Race time

1m 20.85s+0.35s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

In-running (Unauthorized (IRE))

“Took keen hold - midfield - bit short of room 3f out - switched right and headway under 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - readily”

AI top-rated I Bid You Ajou (score 54.6) finished 4th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →

v1.054.6/100 rating

I Bid You Ajou

4.70Betfair Exchange· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1

No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way54.6/100 rating

I Bid You Ajou

4.70Betfair Exchange

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

I Bid You Ajou

Joseph Harnett(7) · Mark Fahey · 5yo

54.6/100

+2.7 vs next best (51.8)

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
70strong
8d since last run (quick turnaround)
Trainer20% weight
68strong
Mark Fahey: 3/11 winners last 14d (27%)
Ratings50% weight
52average
OR 78 · RPR 84 · TS 74
Form20% weight
39below average
Last 6: 7-2-8-2-7

MarketBest price 4.70 (Betfair Exchange) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos	#	Dr	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
13	1	7	Dragon Of Malta 9yo · G · btb	Sylvia O'Donnell(7) P F O'Donnell	11308	10-00	80	84	71	40.2	33/1·34.00 SP
4	3	11	I Bid You Ajou 5yo · G · b	Joseph Harnett(7) Mark Fahey	72827	9-12	78	84	74	54.6	3/1F·4.00 SP
10	4	9	Inishfallen 5yo · G · bp	Jack Kearney(3) Stephen Thorne	444246	9-12	78	85	71	51.8	8/1·9.00 SP
7	6	6	Alfred Tennyson 4yo · G · btp	Jared Huggan(10) Denis Gerard Hogan	874634	9-10	76	85	54	48.3	28/1·29.00 SP
9	7	14	Altimara 5yo · M · bh	Donagh O'Connor Ross O'Sullivan	13370	9-08	74	83	78	49.2	16/1·17.00 SP
6	8	10	Apache Outlaw 6yo · G · ch	Adam Caffrey Adrian McGuinness	43680	9-07	73	93	78	43.1	7/1·8.00 SP
2	9	3	Mercurial 7yo · G · bp	Seamie Heffernan John J Nallen	84294	9-04	70	83	76	40.2	8/1·9.00 SP
1	10	4	Unauthorized 3yo · C · b	Reese Holohan(7) Aidan Melia	78517	9-04	79	80	69	40.3	6/1·7.00 SP
8	11	5	Mint Man 5yo · G · btbFT TB	Luke McAteer P J F Murphy	88784	9-03	69	86	54	37.8	11/2·6.50 SP
12	12	13	Felix Somary 3yo · G · b	Ronan Whelan John S O'Donoghue	14099	9-01	76	84	56	44.3	20/1·21.00 SP
11	13	8	Ribble Emperor 4yo · G · b	Declan McDonogh P C O'Donnell	22903	9-01	67	83	53	36.9	11/1·12.00 SP
5	14	12	Aurora Nova 7yo · M · b	Wesley Joyce(3) Andrew McNamara	06903	9-00	66	85	61	49.3	14/1·15.00 SP
3	15	2	Mickey The Steel 8yo · G · btp	Rory Mulligan(5) Joseph Anthony Murray	43320	8-13	65	85	71	41.8	12/1·13.00 SP
—	—	16	Amicitia 4yo · F · b	Rory Mulligan(5) J P Murtagh	21350	9-11	77	84	71	41.5	—
—	—	15	Little Empire 6yo · G · bp	Patrick McGettigan(5) Anthony McCann	23354	10-00	80	85	69	44.1	—
—	—	1	Famed Again 4yo · F · b	Miss Hilary McLoughlin	5007	8-12	64	81	66	32.3	—

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:15 Listowel on 31 May 2026?

Unauthorized (IRE) won the 15:15 Listowel at SP 7.00. Ridden by Reese Holohan. Trained by Aidan Melia.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:15 Listowel?

No — the AI top pick (I Bid You Ajou) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 15:15 Listowel?

Top finishers: 1. Unauthorized (IRE) (7.00), 2. Mercurial (IRE) (9.00), 3. Mickey The Steel (GB) (13.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:15 Listowel?

The winning time was 1m 20.85s, on standard time.

Racing Post verdict

Third-party

Well drawn and unexposed, the three-year-old UNAUTHORIZED has a run under his belt and his gate speed will be a big asset around here

Racing Post pick: Unauthorized

Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.

Betting forecast

Formbook

7/2 I Bid You Ajou, 15/2 Unauthorized, 8/1 Little Empire, 9/1 Inishfallen, Amicitia, 10/1 Dragon Of Malta, Mercurial, 11/1 Aurora Nova, 12/1 Alfred Tennyson, Altimara, Mint Man, 14/1 Apache Outlaw, 16/1 Felix Somary, 18/1 Ribble Emperor

Formbook's pre-race odds estimate — not market prices.

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