15:15 Listowel

Ireland

Croom House Stud Handicap

6½f · Flat · Good · 12 runners · €8,835 · Sunday, 31 May 2026

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.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Unauthorized

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

Forecast 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

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

I Bid You Ajou

Joseph Harnett(7) · Mark Fahey · 5yo

Top-rated of 12

score 54.6 · +2.7 clear of next best (51.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Listowel 6½f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.20).

Low (1–6)

IV 1.20

Mid (7–11)

IV 1.02

High (12–16)

IV 0.77

Today: Alfred Tennyson (draw 6) and Mickey The Steel (draw 2) get the bias; Aurora Nova (draw 12) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 51 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	10	Unauthorized J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Aidan Melia · draw 4 3yo · C · b	78517	9-04	79	80	69	40.3	6/1·7.00 SP
2	9	Mercurial J: Seamie Heffernan · T: John J Nallen · draw 3 7yo · G · bp	84294	9-04	70	83	76	40.2	8/1·9.00 SP
3	15	Mickey The Steel J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray · draw 2 8yo · G · btp	43320	8-13	65	85	71	41.8	12/1·13.00 SP
4	3	I Bid You Ajou J: Joseph Harnett(7) · T: Mark Fahey · draw 11 5yo · G · b	72827	9-12	78	84	74	54.6	3/1F·4.00 SP
5	14	Aurora Nova J: Wesley Joyce(3) · T: Andrew McNamara · draw 12 7yo · M · b	06903	9-00	66	85	61	49.3	14/1·15.00 SP
6	8	Apache Outlaw J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 10 6yo · G · ch	43680	9-07	73	93	78	43.1	7/1·8.00 SP
7	6	Alfred Tennyson J: Jared Huggan(10) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan · draw 6 4yo · G · btp	874634	9-10	76	85	54	48.3	28/1·29.00 SP
8	11	Mint Man J: Luke McAteer · T: P J F Murphy · draw 5 5yo · G · btbFT TB	88784	9-03	69	86	54	37.8	11/2·6.50 SP
9	7	Altimara J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Ross O'Sullivan · draw 14 5yo · M · bh	13370	9-08	74	83	78	49.2	16/1·17.00 SP
10	4	Inishfallen J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 9 5yo · G · bp	444246	9-12	78	85	71	51.8	8/1·9.00 SP
11	13	Ribble Emperor J: Declan McDonogh · T: P C O'Donnell · draw 8 4yo · G · b	22903	9-01	67	83	53	36.9	11/1·12.00 SP
12	12	Felix Somary J: Ronan Whelan · T: John S O'Donoghue · draw 13 3yo · G · b	14099	9-01	76	84	56	44.3	20/1·21.00 SP
13	1	Dragon Of Malta J: Sylvia O'Donnell(7) · T: P F O'Donnell · draw 7 9yo · G · btb	11308	10-00	80	84	71	40.2	33/1·34.00 SP
—	—	Amicitia J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: J P Murtagh · draw 16 4yo · F · b	21350	9-11	77	84	71	41.5	—
—	—	Little Empire J: Patrick McGettigan(5) · T: Anthony McCann · draw 15 6yo · G · bp	23354	10-00	80	85	69	44.1	—
—	—	Famed Again J: · T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin · draw 1 4yo · F · b	5007	8-12	64	81	66	32.3	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

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.

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