14:57 Listowel

Ireland

WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap

7f · Flat · Yielding · 11 runners · €9,000 · Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick wonat SP 100/30F·4.33

1st
Dragon Of Malta (IRE)AI top pick · 61.7
Julian Pietropaolo·P F O'Donnell
100/30F·4.33
SP
2nd
La La Lucrative (IRE)
Robbie Colgan·Matthew J Smith·beaten 1.25 lengths
7/2·4.50
SP
3rd
Apache Outlaw (IRE)
Adam Caffrey·Adrian McGuinness·beaten 1.75 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP

Race time

1m 28.81s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Dragon Of Malta (IRE))

“Settled just behind the front group - moved into second by halfway - asked for effort entering the straight - hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.33 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.

Other selections

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Each-way61.7/100 rating

Dragon Of Malta

5.10Matchbook

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

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Apache Outlaw

Apache Outlaw merits respect here on a progressive profile that suggests he has more to offer than his current rating implies, and at seven furlongs on good ground at Listowel he should be suited by conditions. The top-rated Gavoo heads the field on ratings and is narrowly ahead of Nakamura and Go Athletico, both of whom must also be treated as genuine dangers, but form figures can flatter horses who have already peaked. Apache Outlaw looks the one most likely to improve past his rivals as the race develops, and the selection is Apache Outlaw.

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

Dragon Of Malta

Julian Pietropaolo(7) · P F O'Donnell · 9yo

Top-rated of 13

score 61.7 · +3.4 clear of next best (58.3)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
P F O'Donnell: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
70strong
1d since last run (quick turnaround)
Form20% weight
52average
Last 6: 8-0-4-5-4-1
Ratings50% weight
49below average
OR 73

MarketBest price 5.10 (Matchbook) · market favourite.

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 7f

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

Low (1–5)

IV 1.20

Mid (6–9)

IV 1.02

High (10–13)

IV 0.77

Today: Mercurial (draw 5) and Nakamura (draw 3) get the bias; She's Too Kool (draw 11) 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	6	Dragon Of Malta J: Julian Pietropaolo(7) · T: P F O'Donnell · draw 6 9yo · G · btb	804541	10-03	73	—	—	61.7	100/30F·4.33 SP
2	12	La La Lucrative J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith · draw 9 5yo · G · b	18143	9-00	63	—	—	40.0	7/2·4.50 SP
3	9	Apache Outlaw J: Adam Caffrey · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 4 6yo · G · chtp	435032	9-05	68	—	—	39.4	9/2·5.50 SP
4	2	She's Too Kool J: Colin Keane · T: Ms Claire O'Connell · draw 11 3yo · F · b	50431	10-00	80	—	—	51.2	12/1·13.00 SP
5	3	Tolebi J: Danny O'Leary(10) · T: G. O'Leary · draw 12 4yo · G · b	494045	10-00	77	—	—	38.4	40/1·41.00 SP
6	8	Mercurial J: Seamie Heffernan · T: John J Nallen · draw 5 7yo · G · bp	94283	9-06	69	—	—	41.9	9/1·10.00 SP
7	4	Nakamura J: Ben Coen · T: J. P. Murtagh · draw 3 3yo · G · bb	87820	9-13	79	—	—	40.9	14/1·15.00 SP
8	13	Green Kite J: Reese Holohan(7) · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman · draw 1 4yo · G · b	842045	8-13	62	—	—	34.7	8/1·9.00 SP
9	7	Gavoo J: Luke McAteer · T: David Marnane · draw 13 3yo · G · bb	925377	9-10	76	—	—	41.6	8/1·9.00 SP
10	5	Go Athletico J: Sam Coen(5) · T: Adrian McGuinness · draw 8 8yo · G · btv	262560	9-12	75	—	—	37.5	12/1·13.00 SP
11	10	Mytimetoshine J: Rory Mulligan(5) · T: Donncha Duggan · draw 7 6yo · G · b	66374	9-01	64	—	—	58.3	20/1·21.00 SP
—	—	Goofy Gander J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs J. Harrington · draw 2 3yo · F · bh	07060	9-00	66	—	—	40.0	—
—	—	Alissam J: Jack Kearney(3) · T: Stephen Thorne · draw 10 3yo · G · chtFT T	133	10-00	80	—	—	44.5	—

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:57 Listowel on 22 September 2026?

Dragon Of Malta (IRE) won the 14:57 Listowel at SP 4.33. Ridden by Julian Pietropaolo. Trained by P F O'Donnell.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:57 Listowel?

Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Dragon Of Malta, won the race (AI score 61.7).

What were the placings in the 14:57 Listowel?

Top finishers: 1. Dragon Of Malta (IRE) (4.33), 2. La La Lucrative (IRE) (4.50), 3. Apache Outlaw (IRE) (5.50).

What was the winning time for the 14:57 Listowel?

The winning time was 1m 28.81s.

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