It's Ladies Day at Listowel's Harvest Festival, with more than 25,000 punters set to descend on the track for Friday's seven-race card. The action starts with a maiden hurdle at 2.05pm, with the Edward O'Grady-trained Irish Panther currently vying for favouritism with the Willie Mullins pair of Stormbreaker and Mr Escobar.
The MCG Handicap Hurdle over two miles is the feature contest this afternoon, with €59,000 going to the winner. It looks highly competitive and last year's winner Man O Work is expected to be popular with punters after finishing fifth on the flat last month. READ MORE: Ladies Day tips for the Listowel Races: Brian Flanagan previews the sixth day of the Festival READ MORE: Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary blasts "insane" changes made to Cheltenham Festival With it being Ladies Day, there's plenty going on off the track too.
Former Miss World Rosanna Davidson, and award-winning fashion designer Heidi Higgins are the judges for the 2024 McElligotts Kia Best Dressed Lady, the winner of which will receive a trip to New York. Here's a full list of Friday's runners and riders as well as a tip for each race: 2.05pm: 2m2f John J.
Galvin Maiden Hurdle (5yo+) 1 Annamaymurt (IRE) D J Gilligan 2 Another Question (IRE) Shane FitzGerald 3 Ask The Bookie (IRE) D King 4 Belmont Jet (IRE) H E Sexton (7) 5 Boston Beach (IRE) Sam Ewing 6 Boston Rajj (IRE) Jack Kennedy 7 Irish Panther J J Slevin 8 It's His Life (IRE) Jake Coen (3) 9 Major Wells (IRE) Mikey Hamill 10 Mr Escobar (I.