Gowran Park For Golf Race – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

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Gowran Park For Golf Race

Date 2025-09-20

Distance 7f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €10,030

Winning Time 1m 33.11s (slow by 9.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Akecheta (IRE) Shane Foley · Kevin Thomas Coleman	9/4	Won
2nd	Gleneagle Bay (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	5/6F	.75
3rd	Wannabe Royal (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4/1	1.5
4th	Sonoran (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	16/1	14
5th	Romantic War (IRE) Wesley Joyce · J G Murray	100/1	2.75
6th	Money For Nothing (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Shane Crawley	200/1	48

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (2)	Gleneagle Bay Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Stephen Thorne	134	tp	-53024	97	108	100	7d	—	—	-16	32.4	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Top-rated who has been knocking on door in big handicaps; this looks good opportunity
4 (6)	Akecheta Grey J:Shane Foley T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Shane Foley T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	129	—	262042	92	109	99	29d	—	—	-2	25.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Plethora of placed finishes, inc' in valuable h'caps since winning on debut; player
3 (4)	Wannabe Royal Bay J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	131	—	221757	92	105	88	66d	—	—	+2	19.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Tried at Listed level since maiden victory with run behind Barnavara the best; thereabouts
1 (3)	Sonoran b/br J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	136	t	126	89	87	55	19d	—	—	+13	20.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Winner on debut and hit crossbar next time; not suited by conditions of race
5 (1)	Money For Nothing Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	128	—	—	-	-	-	150d	—	—	-2	0.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Tailed off on debut here over 7f on heavy ground; impossible to fancy
6 (5)	Romantic War Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:J G Murray	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:J G Murray	128	p	907900	39	55	35	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.7	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Basement level rating and unplaced in 15 starts; would be a shock winner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gleneagle Bay	5/6	4/5	5/6
Akecheta	3/1	11/4	11/4
Wannabe Royal	7/2	7/2	7/2
Sonoran	10/1	11/1	10/1
Money For Nothing	125/1	66/1	100/1
Romantic War	150/1	66/1	150/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Gleneagle Bay

32.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 4.4 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Akecheta

25.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 8.3

3/1

3rd

Sonoran

20.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Wannabe Royal

19.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 4 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Money For Nothing

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

125/1

Romantic War

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gleneagle Bay	97	108	100
Akecheta	92	109	99
Wannabe Royal	92	105	88
Sonoran	89	87	55
Romantic War	39	55	35
Money For Nothing	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gleneagle Bay	7d ago	Quick return
Romantic War	11d ago	Quick return
Sonoran	19d ago	Fit
Akecheta	29d ago	Fit
Wannabe Royal	66d ago	Fresh
Money For Nothing	150d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Gowran Park over 7f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.