Shaws Bay continues Murtagh's fine run with Gowran win Fourth over course and distance on his debut last month, Shaws Bay showed the benefit of that experience when making all under Ben Coen to win the opening Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden. Sent off 10/3f, the Glenstar Bloodstock Company Limited owned colt broke smartly and led throughout under Coen. Pushed along to assert over two-furlongs out, the son of Saxon Warrior stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to hold the late run of Bamako Beach by a neck. “He’s a nice horse. He ran very well the first day, probably would have needed the run a little bit. He has come forward in his work,” said Murtagh. “I’d say he appreciated the better ground. Ben said he was winning well and he idled a little bit in front. “I think he’s a horse that should improve with a bit of racing. I think seven furlongs is a good trip for him. “I’m delighted the way the horses are going, they are all improving from one run to the next. “That’s his second run so he should get a mark now. We’ll see if there is a three-year-old premier handicap for him.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson.
