Winner of her maiden over course and distance last time, the Dermot Weld trained Deressa showed her liking for the Kilkenny track when landing the @gowranpark1 On Twitter Fillies Race.
Following on from the opening two races, the Dermot Weld trained Pierre Royal was another winner to make virtually all the running when justifying favouritism in the INPBA Sponsored Gate June 2nd Maiden at Gowran Park.
Similar to the winner of the opening race, Billy Lee made full use of a favoured low draw when making all the running aboard Inventress to land the Gowran Park Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
The Paul Fahey trained Omakase opened her account on grass when staying on strongly under Jessica O'Gorman to win the concluding Gowran Handicap.
A three-time winner over hurdles, Inchiquin Star recorded a first success on the Flat when getting up close home under Colin Keane to land the Robert Grace Live After Racing June 2nd Handicap at Gowran Park.
Then out of the blue she released a statement on a quiet Monday afternoon that she was done. She had rides booked for the following two days, but connections would have to find other jockeys to replace her. There would be no long-goodbye from Rachael, that wouldn’t be her style, her retirement was with immediate effect.
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I'm from Stillorgan, Co Dublin, only about a mile from Leopardstown Racecourse. My late dad and my late grandfather were both huge horse racing fans. On Saturdays my dad used to be told it was his turn to mind the kids and he would inevitably be working for RTE Radio, so the babysitting took place at the racecourse! It wasn't always Leopardstown, we went to the other tracks as well. Back then most of the racecourses had a creche, dad thought this was a free creche but little did he know my sister and I were escaping out of the creche. The racecourse was it for me at the beginning. From hanging out with dad there, I begged for riding lessons. It started with the ponies up to the local riding school which is now the M50 extension. Back then it really was county Dublin and for us it felt like the countryside. I lived for those weekends when I could go racing with dad, I loved it.
By Alan Magee - LEMSAIRBAT won a slowly run 1m4f race in Compiegne last autumn and shaped well on her first start for current connections when third behind better fancied stablemate Beset over an extended 1m2f at Sligo earlier this month. She should progress from that run and appears well treated here at the weights. Deressa won a maiden over course and distance last month and has been left on a mark of 82, while Elegant Madame has been placed a number of times both on turf and the all-weather over the past 12 months and probably put up a career best last time when sixth to Madame Celeste in a Listed race over course and distance. Donna Nook is another to consider.
