17:40 Gowran Park

Saturday 20 September 2025

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0316:3517:1017:40

Gowran Park For Golf Race

  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:40  |   Winning time: 1m 33.11s
1st
Horse silk
4
(6)
Akecheta
59-3
9/4
T: Kevin ColemanJ: Shane Foley
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
(2)
Gleneagle Bay
59-8
5/6f
T: Stephen ThorneJ: Jack Kearney (3)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, no extra in 2nd from over 100 yards out, kept on one pace tchd 4/5
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(4)
Wannabe Royal
39-5
4/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Wayne Hassett (3)
Soon led, joined entering straight, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
14
1
(3)
Sonoran
39-10
16/1
T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane
Mid division, 3rd halfway, progress to dispute entering straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and dropped to 4th over 1f out, eased inside final furlong op 11/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
(5)
Romantic War
39-2
100/1
T: J G MurrayJ: Wesley Joyce (3)
Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 66/1 tchd 200/1
6th
Horse silk
48
5
(1)
Money For Nothing
39-2
200/1
T: S CrawleyJ: Seamie Heffernan
Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.10EX:€4.00Trifecta:€6.10SF:€4.50

Forecasts

Gleneagle Bay (5/6), Akecheta (9/4), Wannabe Royal (4/1), Sonoran (16/1), Romantic War (100/1), Money For Nothing (200/1)

Verdict

AKECHETA thoroughly deserves to get her head back in front and she is taken to do just that, having finished a solid second in a valuable York handicap last month. The clear main danger is Gleneagle Bay, who has posted several fine efforts in big handicaps himself this year. Wannabe Royal is best of the rest.

  1. AKECHETA (IRE)
  2. GLENEAGLE BAY (IRE)
  3. WANNABE ROYAL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Formal Display
Weight: 9-10  |Age: 3
J: Colin Keane  |  T: G M Lyons
10/3

Prize Money

1st: €10,200.002nd: €3,400.003rd: €1,700.004th: €849.005th: €509.006th: €340.00

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