Gowran Park (IRE)
16:35
Paulstown Handicap
Gowran Park (IRE) Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €29.30 Place: €7.50 €2.10 €1.50 Exacta: €211.50 Tricast: €476.41 Trifecta: €1807.40
Non-Runners: Bucky Larson (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Top Of The Pops (GB) 7 G Poor J G Murray 123 lbs 25/1 Won Prominent - led after 1f - pushed along over 2f out - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a more favourable draw on this occasion and therefore could be ridden positively from the start)(tchd 22/1)
2nd 7 Suityourselfboss (IRE) 5 M Poor
Sam Coen (7)lbs
Michael J Browne 127 lbs 6/1 1.75 Took keen hold - prominent - bit short of room over 2f out - went second inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
3rd 1 Royal Pippen (IRE) 8 G Poor Paul W Flynn 142 lbs 85/40F 0.3 Prominent - went second over 2f out - lost second inside final 110yds - just held third(op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
4th 5 Higher Kingdom (GB) 8 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 137 lbs 10/1 0.3 Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away from stalls)(op 6/1)
5th 9 Chou Chou (IRE) 4 G Poor Eamonn O'Connell 131 lbs 25/1 .5 In rear - headway over 1f out - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
6th 3 Naisiun (IRE) 4 F Poor J S Bolger 138 lbs 15/2 1.25 Raced wide early - prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)
7th 12 Love Mocha (GB) 5 M Poor John C McConnell 124 lbs 33/1 0.05 Held up in midfield - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 28/1)
8th 2 Pub Talk (IRE) 5 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 139 lbs 17/2 1.5 Towards rear - headway on outer over 3f out - no telling impression(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
9th 13 Royal Tribute (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 122 lbs 18/1 1.75 Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 4f out - headway and prominent over 3f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran very free in early stages)(op 14/1)
10th 11 Hope And Innocence (IRE) 4 F Poor T G McCourt 117 lbs 10/1 0.2 Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 1f - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
11th 4 Nibras Rainbow (IRE) 5 G Poor Leonard Paul Flynn 138 lbs 9/2 .5 Led narrowly - headed after 1f - soon prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
12th 6 Serengeti Sunrise (IRE) 3 G Poor R K Watson 134 lbs 25/1 1.5 Never better than midfield(tchd 28/1)