Brian Sheerin is keen to back one at a big price in the Listowel feature

Listowel: continues on FridayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Whirling Dervish
3.15 Listowel
2pts each-way

If the valuable 2m handicap hurdle at Listowel on Friday has been the long-term plan for Whirling Dervish then Gavin Cromwell and connections of the five-year-old could not have wished for better conditions leading up to the €75,000 showpiece.

There are few better at laying one out for a big pot than Cromwell, and there are reasons to believe Whirling Dervish can be a major player in the feature, especially with the ground to suit.

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Published on 24 September 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:57, 24 September 2020

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