Keane at double aboard Thegooseiscooked Thegooseiscooked made the breakthrough at the 20th time of asking in the extended nine-furlong handicap that closed out Gowran Park's card. She made headway inside the final furlong and was driven to the front by Colin Keane (partnering a double) racing towards the final furlong. The eight-year-old mare was determined in the closing stages as she saw off runner-up Skib Gold (7/1) by half a length. Slaney Swagger (11/1) and Flier (11/2) rounded out the placings in third and fourth respectively. Thegooseiscooked had been in a consistent vein of form without winning and rewarded favourite backers at 3/1. Gerry Keane said: “She’s been running great. She’s in again tomorrow (Cork) and we’ll see how she is in the morning. “I thought it might cut up a bit and I’d say it did a bit, so we’ll see in the morning if she takes her chance. “We’ll give her a trot out and let her out for an hour. We might take her chance, she can have a rest after it then. “She’s been very disappointing overall. We actually broke her as a young horse for John Breslin and she went to Tony Mullins and he thought an awful lot of her. “We got her back and she was working like a 90 horse, but she was only rated 50. “I told John (Breslin, breeder) to forget about her. We ran her in Dundalk a few times and sent her home and he gave her to the man that looks after the farm for him. He ended up putting a syndicate together, I told him he was mad! “That’s four runs now and she’s been third, second twice and now won. They baffle us sometimes, her and Mephisto have baffled me. They just turn a corner and there is no reason for it. “She can run over hurdles as well, as she has a mark over hurdles. She’s turned out to be a great fun horse for the lads.” Jockey Keane took the preceding race aboard Plaza Athenee. Additional reporting by Gary Carson
