IREGowran Park (IRE) Races

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Gowran Park (IRE)
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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)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Striking (FR) 6 G Poor
Mrs John Harrington 130 lbs 5/4F Won 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)
2nd 8 Elle Dorado Rock (IRE) 7 G AVG
A J Martin 127 lbs 9/1 1.5 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)
3rd 13 Red Vermillion (IRE) 8 M AVG
Kevin Thomas Coleman 121 lbs 16/1 2 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)
4th 1 Pale Moonlight (IRE) 4 F Poor
D K Weld 131 lbs 10/1 3.75 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)
5th 7 Ellaat (GB) 9 G AVG
C Byrnes 124 lbs 100/30 2.75 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)
6th 10 Ferrum (GB) 7 G Poor
John C McConnell 121 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear - pushed along 5f out - ridden 4f out - some headway from over 2f out - never dangerous(op 66/1)
7th 2 Perfect Arch (IRE) 8 G Poor
J J Lambe 135 lbs 14/1 4.5 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)
8th 14 Theresathought (IRE) 4 F Poor
Michael G Cleary 117 lbs 80/1 .5 Slowly away - in rear - recovered and in touch with leaders after 1f - ridden and weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 66/1)
9th 4 Siofra (IRE) 5 M Poor
Andrew Slattery 123 lbs 40/1 6 Midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - pushed along 2f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
10th 12 Forge Road (IRE) 5 M Poor
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 124 lbs 66/1 34 Led - headed and prominent after 2f - ridden and weakened from over 2f out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 40/1)
11th 9 Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) 6 M Poor
P Cluskey 119 lbs 6/1 91 Prominent - weakened quickly 5f out - tailed off (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(tchd 13/2)
12th 11 Allhart (IRE) 5 G Poor
V C Ward 124 lbs 66/1 62 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)