Gowran Park (IRE)
16:15
Ladies Day July 29th Apprentice Handicap
Gowran Park (IRE) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €6.60 Place: €2.90 €1.40 Exacta: €21.40 Tricast: €52.33 Trifecta: €85.50
Non-Runners: Jalo (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Sea Spray (GB) 2 C AVG Mrs John Harrington 127 lbs 11/2 Won Travelled strongly - made all - shaken up and went clear 2f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - easily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that colt appeared to benefit from the first time application of cheekpieces and was given a positive ride)(op 13/2)
2nd 4 Sixpack (GB) 5 G AVG J P Murtagh 135 lbs 5/2F 4.25 Towards rear - ridden and headway towards near side from over 1f out - ran on well and went second final strides - no match for winner(op 4/1)
3rd 5 Evening's Empire (IRE) 5 M Poor Eddie & Patrick Harty 121 lbs 100/30 0.05 Raced in second - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - kept on but lost second final strides(op 11/4)
4th 2 Woodcock Flight (IRE) 3 G AVG Kevin Prendergast 131 lbs 4/1 0.3 Held up in midfield - ridden and headway towards far side over 1f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms(tchd 9/2)
5th 8 Silkies Sib (IRE) 5 G Poor Timothy Doyle 120 lbs 17/2 1.5 Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
6th 1 Semantics (USA) 3 F Poor G M Lyons 136 lbs 13/2 0.2 Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and kept on final furlong - never near to challenge (jockey said filly missed the break)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
7th 3 Miss Caruso (IRE) 3 F Poor Adrian McGuinness 137 lbs 33/1 13 Held up in midfield - jockey lost iron briefly early - ridden over 2f out - outpaced and dropped to rear over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said he lost an iron early in this race before recovering)(tchd 25/1)