Gowran Park

19:45 ✓ Result

Gowranpark.ie Handicap

Date 2026-04-09
Distance 1m4f
Class
Going Soft
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize €11,780
Winning Time 2m 43.71s (slow by 13.01s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Holy See (IRE)
14/1 Won
2nd
Rock Of Ireland (IRE)
7/4F .75
3rd 7/2 .75
4th
Granite Bay (GB)
11/2 0.3
5th
Star Harbour (IRE)
18/1 1.75
6th
Zoffman (IRE)
7/1 1.5
7th
Denim And Diamonds (IRE)
8/1 2.75
8th
Robbies Rock (GB)
11/1 12
9th
Catch Fire (GB)
50/1 37

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
8 (3)
Rock Of Ireland
Bay
J:Luke McAteer
T:Rory Anthony Devine
J:Luke McAteer
T:Rory Anthony Devine
124 6678-1
74
96
82
12d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run -2
23.6
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Yard debut Curragh winner last month; 8lb rise but relishes these conditions
7 (5)
Whimsy
Chestnut
J:Patrick McGettigan(5)
T:Anthony McCann
J:Patrick McGettigan(5)
T:Anthony McCann
126 p 214/3-
76
94
60
0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run -4
15.2
0.83/1
10/3
23%
Hurdling of late so possible fitness edge over some of these; don't rule out
3 (6)
Granite Bay
Bay
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Jarlath P Fahey
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Jarlath P Fahey
139 52242-
89
92
70
164d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run +7
23.8
1.13/1
9/2
18%
In good form last autumn; market could prove informative to his readiness on return
6 (7)
Zoffman
Bay
J:Colin Keane
T:Noel Meade
J:Colin Keane
T:Noel Meade
131 48070-
81
94
87
172d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run -2
11.8
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Long losing Flat run; okay mark but probably wants a bit better ground
4 (9)
Robbies Rock
Bay
J:Gary Carroll
T:Gavin Cromwell
J:Gary Carroll
T:Gavin Cromwell
137 t 2/421-
87
91
65
319d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run +6
15.4
2.13/1
17/2
11%
Absent since last May's Curragh win; ground softer than ideal but yard in cracking form
5 (8)
Denim And Diamonds
Bay
J:J M Sheridan
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J:J M Sheridan
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
136 t 15080-
86
94
87
164d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run +6
13.1
2.75/1
11/1
8%
Maiden win on good, yet to convince on soft
2 (4)
Star Harbour
Bay
J:Adam Caffrey
T:Adrian McGuinness
J:Adam Caffrey
T:Adrian McGuinness
140 v 0237-6
90
95
78
10d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run +6
11.4
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Stamina test too much on recent comeback run; more expected of here
1 (1)
Holy See
Bay
J:Jamie Orr(10)
T:William Durkan
J:Jamie Orr(10)
T:William Durkan
143 124/
93
79
-
1W/1P 1 run 1W/1P 1 run +16
20.5
5.50/1
22/1
4%
French AW wins over shorter; handles ground, trip an unknown on handicap debut
9 (2)
Catch Fire
Bay
J:Rory Cleary
T:A J Martin
J:Rory Cleary
T:A J Martin
122 t 35167/
72
92
-
0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run +9
11.7
20.00/1
80/1
1%
French Flat winner at this trip on good ground but nothing so far hurdling
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Rock Of Ireland
9/4 9/4 9/4
Whimsy
10/3 10/3 3/1
Granite Bay
9/2 9/2 7/2
Zoffman
5/1 5/1 5/1
Robbies Rock
17/2 8/1 8/1
Denim And Diamonds
11/1 11/1 10/1
Star Harbour
20/1 16/1 18/1
Holy See
22/1 18/1 20/1
Catch Fire
66/1 50/1 80/1

Predictor

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

1st Granite Bay
23.8
OR: 9.8 Form: 9 Odds: 5
9/2
2nd Rock Of Ireland
23.6
OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 7.6
9/4
3rd Holy See
20.5
OR: 10.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2
22/1
4 Robbies Rock
15.4
OR: 9.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7
17/2
5 Whimsy
15.2
OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7
10/3
6 Denim And Diamonds
13.1
OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 2.1
11/1
7 Zoffman
11.8
OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5/1
8 Catch Fire
11.7
OR: 5.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.6
80/1
9 Star Harbour
11.4
OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
20/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Holy See
93
79
Star Harbour
90
95
78
Granite Bay
89
92
70
Robbies Rock
87
91
65
Denim And Diamonds
86
94
87
Zoffman
81
94
87
Whimsy
76
94
60
Rock Of Ireland
74
96
82
Catch Fire
72
92

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Star Harbour 10d ago Quick return
Rock Of Ireland 12d ago Quick return
Granite Bay 164d ago Long break
Denim And Diamonds 164d ago Long break
Zoffman 172d ago Long break
Robbies Rock 319d ago Long break
Whimsy
Holy See
Catch Fire