Texas Radio and Adam Farragher winning the Apprentice Handicap at Gowran Park© Photo Healy Racing
Texas Radio recorded his second win this year and third in all when taking the Family Fun Day June 24 Apprentice Handicap at Gowran Park.
Adam Farragher had the 13/2 chance close to the pace, and sent him on over a furlong out in this mile event.
The Johnny Feane-trained gelding kept on well inside the final furlong to beat the well-backed favourite Pedisnap by half a length, with Waitaki a further length and a quarter away in third.
Feane said, “I ran him yesterday (at Listowel) and brought him out afterwards for a pick of grass and he’d his tail up on his back so I didn’t think he’d done too much.
“We said we’d let the little lad in the yard have his chance on him today, and it’s grand that it worked out. He got there plenty soon enough but he gave him a great ride to win.
“That is Adam’s third winner, and the lads wanted him to ride a winner for us as he’s a hard-working young lad.
“There is a new (Cassidy Connolly) partnership involved in the horse with Tom Connolly, Mark Breslin, and Paddy and Damian Cassidy.”
