Listowel
Racecourse guide: course statistics, top jockeys and trainers, and recent winners.
Listowel Course Guide and Statistics
The course at Listowel
Listowel is a tight, flat, left-handed course in County Kerry. It is best known for the week-long Harvest Festival in September, which mixes Flat and jumps racing.
Betting at Listowel
The tight bends favour horses that race prominently. The Kerry National is a competitive handicap chase in which proven form on the track is a real advantage, and local trainers do well.
Key races and meetings
- Harvest Festival (September): the Kerry National
Listowel by the numbers
Equine Tips Intel has recorded 72 races across 10 meetings at Listowel since 30 May 2026, 51 of them with full official results.
Hurdle racing makes up 43% of the races we hold, run on a turf surface.
The most common going is Good (49% of races) and the most frequently run distance is 2m.
Fields average 12.3 runners. Favourites have won 25 of 51 races (49%), and the median winning starting price is 11/4.
Race types
- Hurdle31 races · 43%
- Flat28 races · 39%
- Chase11 races · 15%
- NH Flat2 races · 3%
Going
- Good35 races · 49%
- Yielding25 races · 35%
- Good To Yielding12 races · 17%
Common distances
- 2m18 races · 25%
- 1m7 races · 10%
- 2m4f6 races · 8%
- 2m6f5 races · 7%
- 2m2f4 races · 6%
- 7f4 races · 6%
Top jockeys at Listowel
| Jockey | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 6 | 16 | 37.5% |
| Mr P W Mullins | 4 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Philip Byrnes | 3 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3 | 22 | 13.6% |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 4 | 50% |
Top trainers at Listowel
| Trainer | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. P. Mullins | 11 | 41 | 26.8% |
| C Byrnes | 3 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Denis Gerard Hogan | 3 | 11 | 27.3% |
| A. Slattery | 3 | 13 | 23.1% |
Our model at Listowel
Every settled primary selection our machine learning model has made at Listowel, to a 1 unit level stake (Betfair SP less 5% commission where available, otherwise SP). Past results do not guarantee future returns.
Feature races at Listowel
- Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed)Listed · 25 Sept
- Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) In Memory Of John Molyneaux (Listed)Listed · 24 Sept
- Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3)Grade 3 · 23 Sept
- Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (Listed)Listed · 22 Sept
Recent winners at Listowel
| Date | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept | Roc Dino (FR)Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle | 8/13F | Paul Townend / W. P. Mullins |
| 26 Sept | Iron Sword (FR)Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/6F | Mr A P Ryan / A. Slattery |
| 26 Sept | Ladiam (IRE)Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 17/2 | Conor Smithers / Norman Lee |
| 26 Sept | Luck Between Us (IRE)M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle | 8/1 | Niall Moore / Donncha Duggan |
| 26 Sept | Local Resident (IRE)John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 7/4 | Danny Gilligan / Cian Collins |
| 26 Sept | Pinot Gris (IRE)Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Steeplechase | 11/2 | Darragh O'Keeffe / Henry de Bromhead |
| 26 Sept | Whateys Quest (IRE)John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase | 25/1 | Miss A L Fitzgibbon / C Byrnes |
| 25 Sept | Ebony King (IRE)Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race In Memory Of Pat Scanlon | 11/2 | Mr A P Ryan / A. Slattery |
| 25 Sept | Potters Pal (FR)Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Steeplechase | 5/1 | Mr R Sugrue / Thomas Cooper |
| 25 Sept | Fire Coral (GB)Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle | 10/1 | Danny Mullins / S Curling |
No racing at Listowel today. See today's meetings