Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Handicap – Gowran Park

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Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Handicap

Date 2026-04-09

Distance 7f180y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 1m 44.36s (slow by 9.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lady Arwen (GB) Sam Coen · Conor O'Dwyer	7/1	Won
2nd	Miss Americana (GB) Shane Foley · Charles O'Brien	8/1	0.1
3rd	Hell Left Loose (GB) Mel Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	10/1	.5
4th	She's Ideal (IRE) Colin Keane · Paul W Flynn	17/2	1.5
5th	Not Simple (IRE) Killian Leonard · James M Barrett	14/1	.5
6th	Rock Basher (IRE) Reese Holohan · Aidan Melia	9/2F	0.2
7th	Zephron (GB) Mikey Sheehy · Anthony McCann	33/1	1
8th	Master Garvey (IRE) Rory Mulligan · Joseph Anthony Murray	7/1	2
9th	Carrickfinn (GB) Siobhan Rutledge · Shane Gallagher	15/2	1
10th	Galactic Grey (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · C P Donoghue	50/1	0.3
11th	Kilgharrahs Love (IRE) Rory Cleary · Thomas Cleary	40/1	0.1
12th	Roderick (GB) J M Sheridan · P Sweeney	20/1	0.3
13th	Famous Enough (IRE) Luke McAteer · Patrick T Foley	7/1	4.5
14th	Rock Etoile (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Patrick J McKenna	12/1	.5
15th	The Blue Panther (IRE) Nicola Burns · R P Burns	14/1	20
16th	Red Veil (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian Sexton	33/1	26

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (11)	Rock Basher Bay J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Aidan Melia	J:Reese Holohan(7) T:Aidan Melia	133	—	25569-	51	64	-	113d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-13	7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Winless from 20 starts; new yard with good 7lb claimer aboard; market will guide
6 (4)	Famous Enough Brown J:Luke McAteer T:Patrick T Foley	J:Luke McAteer T:Patrick T Foley	135	t	04016-	53	63	49	191d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Cork/AW winner over 1m; close fourth over C&D in September; ground may be too slow
1 (6)	Lady Arwen Bay J:Sam Coen(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Sam Coen(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	142	—	200-00	60	63	54	34d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-5	5.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual course winner off much higher marks but on a long losing run since 2023
5 (7)	She's Ideal Brown J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	137	—	09/94-	55	62	33	162d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-7	4.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Didn't handle soft ground previously but interesting that Colin Keane has been booked
14 (16)	Master Garvey Bay J:Rory Mulligan(5) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Rory Mulligan(5) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	123	t	90-453	41	67	59	8d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dundalk win just over a year ago, one of only two wins in 47-race career; chance at best
15 (17)	Miss Americana Bay J:Shane Foley T:Charles O'Brien	J:Shane Foley T:Charles O'Brien	123	—	92446-	41	65	42	171d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-5	4.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Work to do to reverse form with Hell Left Loose but player at her best; good jockey
16 (2)	Carrickfinn gr/b J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Shane Gallagher	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:Shane Gallagher	122	tb	400-78	40	65	58	62d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Maiden after 20 starts but best effort was when runner-up over C&D in June, albeit on good
12 (12)	Hell Left Loose Bay J:Mel Sheridan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Mel Sheridan(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	129	b	060956	47	64	32	12d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-6	2.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Bolted up over C&D in October from 7lb lower; dangerous if allowed to dictate matters
2 (10)	The Blue Panther Bay J:Nicola Burns(5) T:R P Burns	J:Nicola Burns(5) T:R P Burns	142	p	4/145-	60	63	54	172d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	4.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
C&D winner; fair fifth at Leopardstown after slow break last time; goes well fresh
3 (1)	Not Simple Bay J:Killian Leonard T:James M Barrett	J:Killian Leonard T:James M Barrett	139	h	1980-0	57	64	53	12d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-3	3.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won Cork handicap (7f, soft) last September; failed to sustain that progress since
11 (5)	Rock Etoile Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Patrick J McKenna	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Patrick J McKenna	130	—	40-000	48	63	46	55d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Dual C&D winner (won this race in 2023) and has an excellent overall record at the track
8 (15)	Roderick Bay J:J M Sheridan T:P Sweeney	J:J M Sheridan T:P Sweeney	132	tp	0407-7	50	64	55	86d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five-time winner on turf who wasn't beaten far in pair of C&D handicaps last season
9 (14)	Red Veil Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Sexton	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Sexton	131	p	63000-	49	64	46	—	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	1.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Finished third in C&D claimer on final run for Michael O'Callaghan but regressive since
4 (13)	Zephron Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:Anthony McCann	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Anthony McCann	138	p	0000-0	56	64	54	10d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	2.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Heavily punted at Navan on return/stable debut 10 days ago but was always behind
13 (9)	Kilgharrahs Love Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	127	p	4867-0	45	63	50	12d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran well here over 7f last year but form has deteriorated since; cheekpieces on now
10 (8)	Galactic Grey Grey J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	130	t	/8/00/	48	59	-	—	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dual-purpose performer is 0-19 and hasn't been seen in more than three years; best watched
NR (3)	Bang Po Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Liam McAteer	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Liam McAteer	122	b	008-00	40	55	36	62d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Heavy-ground winner in September 2023 but no joy since; safe to rule out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Rock Basher	9/2	9/2	9/2
Famous Enough	13/2	13/2	13/2
Lady Arwen	7/1	15/2	7/1
She's Ideal	7/1	7/1	7/1
Master Garvey	8/1	8/1	15/2
Miss Americana	8/1	8/1	8/1
Carrickfinn	9/1	9/1	17/2
Hell Left Loose	10/1	9/1	9/1
The Blue Panther	14/1	14/1	14/1
Not Simple	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rock Etoile	16/1	14/1	12/1
Roderick	25/1	22/1	22/1
Red Veil	33/1	28/1	28/1
Zephron	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kilgharrahs Love	40/1	40/1	40/1
Galactic Grey	50/1	50/1	50/1
Bang Po	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Famous Enough

11.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Rock Basher

OR: 0.3 Form: 1 Odds: 5.7

9/2

3rd

Lady Arwen

5.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

She's Ideal

4.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Miss Americana

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

The Blue Panther

4.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Not Simple

3.6

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Master Garvey

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Carrickfinn

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Hell Left Loose

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Zephron

2.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Red Veil

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1

33/1

Rock Etoile

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Roderick

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Kilgharrahs Love

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Galactic Grey

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Bang Po

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Arwen	60	63	54
The Blue Panther	60	63	54
Not Simple	57	64	53
Zephron	56	64	54
She's Ideal	55	62	33
Famous Enough	53	63	49
Rock Basher	51	64	—
Roderick	50	64	55
Red Veil	49	64	46
Rock Etoile	48	63	46
Galactic Grey	48	59	—
Hell Left Loose	47	64	32
Kilgharrahs Love	45	63	50
Master Garvey	41	67	59
Miss Americana	41	65	42
Carrickfinn	40	65	58
Bang Po	40	55	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Master Garvey	8d ago	Quick return
Zephron	10d ago	Quick return
Hell Left Loose	12d ago	Quick return
Not Simple	12d ago	Quick return
Kilgharrahs Love	12d ago	Quick return
Lady Arwen	34d ago	Fit
Rock Etoile	55d ago	Fresh
Carrickfinn	62d ago	Fresh
Bang Po	62d ago	Fresh
Roderick	86d ago	Fresh
Rock Basher	113d ago	Long break
She's Ideal	162d ago	Long break
Miss Americana	171d ago	Long break
The Blue Panther	172d ago	Long break
Famous Enough	191d ago	Long break
Red Veil	—	—
Galactic Grey	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Gowran Park over 7f180y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Based on 16 draws with historical results at this course and distance.