Golden Joy reinvigorated in Gowran Golden Joy, who was making his racecourse debut for Cian Collins, took the honours in the Noreside Catering Handicap Chase at Gowran Park. He was given a spin in fifth in a Portrush point-to-point last month by Collins as the ex Gordon Elliott-racer had been off track since April. The seven-year-old gelding led narrowly after three out and although patiently-ridden Drumgill looked threatening on the run-in, Golden Joy stayed on best in the closing stages to win going away by three and a half lengths at 12/1 from the 5/1 runner-up. Collins said: "That was a nice pot to get, a nice race. He did it very well. Jordan (Gainford) was very happy with him and everything went smoothly. "We actually ran him in a point-to-point a month ago just to see could we get his confidence back up. It seemed to work, he had a nice run around. "This race came up and it suited perfectly. "We have him since May, but he has really corned the corner in the last couple of weeks. He's a nice horse to have. Hopefully, he can progress and go to Leopardstown now at Christmas with him." Additional reporting by John O'Riordan
