2025-04-02 Gowran Park 18:15
Gowran Park

Racing Again April 16th Maiden

Distance: 1m1f130y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €6,490

Runners: 14

Winning time: 2m 7.50s (slow by 6.70s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

4 Gambino

J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - soon ridden - led 1f out - kept on and all out(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

2 ½

12 Royal Hollow

J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery

Age:7 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:7/4F

Raced wide early - prominent - switched right and led after 3f - headed 1f out - soon rallied - kept on final 110yds(op 13/8 tchd 11/8)

3 ½ 1

13 Spring Dance

J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:7/1

Prominent - led after 1f - raced in second after 3f - pressed leader from 2f out - no extra towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)

4 nk 1¼

14 Victoria Kesia

J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:71 SP:3/1

Led - headed and lost ground after 1f - not clear run from over 2f out - headway and switched left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/4)

5 3¼ 4½

10 Fianna

J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 11/1)

6 1½ 6

5 Khormor Syd

J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Gillian Scott

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Slowly into stride - midfield - some headway 3f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 80/1)

7 6 12

11 Parish Express

J:Ross Coakley T:J S Bolger

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Slowly into stride - never better than midfield(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

8 ½ 12½

3 Extrapolation

J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Richard John O'Brien

Age:8 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

Slowly into stride - towards rear - brief headway when up the centre from over 2f out - no impression(op 10/1)

9 3 15½

1 Diesel Deans

J:W J Lee T:K J Condon

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - lost ground halfway - weakened from 2f out(op 12/1)

10 1½ 17

2 Disco Boy

J:Scott McCullagh T:Sean Byrne

Age:6 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

In touch with leaders - weakened from 2f out(op 33/1)

11 nk 17¼

7 Skib Gold

J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:M J Byrne

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding was slowly away from the stalls)(op 125/1)

12 nse 17½

6 Silas Marner

J:N G McCullagh T:Charles O'Brien

Age:8 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Always behind(tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1)

13 shd 17½

9 Awakening

J:Julie Burke T:John M Burke

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Took keen hold - midfield - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said - regarding the running and riding - that her instructions were to get the filly settled as it can be difficult and to do the best she could. she stated that her mount ran free at times in the race and she struggled to find cover when needed. when questioned on her riding in the closing stages - she said that her fitness levels were not what they should be as she had not ridden on the track for sometime. trainer - confirmed the instructions given and expressed his satisfaction with the ride. he stated that the filly was having her first run for him and can be difficult at times and hard to settle. he further stated that his filly may benefit from a left-handed track and may appreciate an ease in the ground. the raceday stewards also received a report from the irish horseracing regulatory board veterinary officer - who stated that the filly had coughed a few times post race but was otherwise post race normal)(op 66/1)

14 2¾ 20¼

8 Ardlena

J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Always behind(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €7

Tote place: €2 €1.30 €1.80

Exacta: €23.70

Trifecta: €123.20

CSF: €16.99