Gowran Park (IRE)
19:15
@GowranPark1 Handicap
Gowran Park (IRE) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 Distance: 1m5½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.30 Place: €1.30 €2.80 €4.30 Exacta: €12 Tricast: €136.17 Trifecta: €166.30
Non-Runners: Astrophysicist (ran yesterday), War Thunder (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - prominent - led after 2f - headed and prominent 6f out - led again over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - eased final 110yds - cosily(op 2/1)
6 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 130 lbs 5/4F Won
2nd
Towards rear - headway from 5f out - pushed along 3f out - went second when ridden under 2f out - kept on but no chance with winner from over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
7 G Poor A J Martin 127 lbs 9/1 1.5
3rd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 2f - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - ridden but carried head awkwardly from over 1f out - soon no extra (jockey said mare received a bump passing stands on first circuit and also in closing stages)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
8 M Poor Kevin Thomas Coleman 121 lbs 16/1 2
4th
Slowly away - in rear - headway from 4f out - in touch with leaders when pushed along 2f out - ridden but no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1)
4 F Poor D K Weld 131 lbs 10/1 3.75
5th
In rear - headway under 3f out - ridden briefly under 2f out - soon tenderly handled and kept on - never near to challenge - coughing (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that he was instructed to sit in - take his time and get mount relaxed and ride him to get home - adding that his mount made a bad noise at the top of the hill - got very unbalanced and continued to make a noise all the way up the straight; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and also stated that jockey could have been closer and could have been more forceful in the finish; vet said that on first examination gelding was post race normal but subsequently on later examination gelding was found to be coughing)(op 2/1 tchd 7/2)
9 G AVG C Byrnes 124 lbs 100/30 2.75
6th
Towards rear - pushed along 5f out - ridden 4f out - some headway from over 2f out - never dangerous(op 66/1)
7 G Poor John C McConnell 121 lbs 33/1 0.3
7th
Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - led 6f out - headed and pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and weakened gradually(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
8 G Poor J J Lambe 135 lbs 14/1 4.5
8th
Slowly away - in rear - recovered and in touch with leaders after 1f - ridden and weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 66/1)
4 F Poor Michael G Cleary 117 lbs 80/1 .5
9th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - pushed along 2f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
5 M Poor Andrew Slattery 123 lbs 40/1 6
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10th
Led - headed and prominent after 2f - ridden and weakened from over 2f out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 40/1)
5 M Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 124 lbs 66/1 34
11th
Prominent - weakened quickly 5f out - tailed off (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(tchd 13/2)
6 M Poor P Cluskey 119 lbs 6/1 91
12th
Midfield - pushed along after 2f - dropped to rear and reminder 7f out - soon weakened - tailed off - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding burst a blood vessel)(tchd 50/1 and 80/1)
5 G Poor V C Ward 124 lbs 66/1 62