GOWRAN PARK (15 Dec 2005)

Yielding

3:35 Golf Membership Open At Gowran Park INH Flat Race (5-7yo)

[off 3:36] £4,410.64, £1,027.66, £453.19, £261.70 2m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Handfull Of Euros W J Austin 5 11-4 Mr L P Flynn(5) 8/1 — —

2 ½ Major Stampi Noel Meade 5 11-11 Miss N Carberry(3) 4/7F — —

3 8 Lost In Lavey F Flood 5 11-2 Mr J P O´Farrell(7) 14/1 — —

4 shd December Sun Patrick A Kinsella 5 11-9 Mr R O Harding(5) 14/1 — —

5 shd Guiding Dream Thomas Foley 5 11-4 Miss A Foley(5) 12/1 — —

6 According To Paul W J Lanigan 7 11-11 Mr R Loughran(3) 9/1 — —

7 Kings Wilde John Joseph Murphy 5 11-7 Mr M D Hickey(7) 16/1 — —

8 I No I Can Daniel Miley 5 11-7 Mr P N Collins(7) 25/1 — —

9 Gran Reserva J A Berry 6 12-0 Mr J J Codd 16/1 — —

10 King Bob Miss Jane Thomas 5 11-7 Mr J P McKeown(7) 25/1 — —

11 Brens Choice S J Treacy 5 12-0 Mr A Fitzgerald 14/1 — —

12 Petersen J H Scott 5 11-11 Mr Derek O´Connor(3) 12/1 — —

13 Red Acres Ms Caroline Hutchinson 5 11-7 Mr D MacAuley(7) 10/1 — —

14 Foolish Venture (GB) Michael Hourigan 5 11-2 Mr A Conlon(7) 20/1 — —

15 Banished Man Michael Cunningham 6 11-11 Mr G Elliott(3) 16/1 — —

16 April Dawn Raymond Hurley 6 11-2 Mr R P Quinlan(7) 20/1 — —

17 Aragorn King Roy Clarke 6 11-9 Mr R O´Sullivan(5) 20/1 — —

17 ran TIME 3m 57.30s (slow by 18.30s) TOTAL SP 168%

1st OWNER: W J Austin BRED: W Austin TRAINER: W J Austin

2nd OWNER: Gerard Callaghan

3rd OWNER: Mrs Marcella O'Reilly

TOTE WIN £15.40 PL £2.40, £1.10, £4.60, £1.90; Ex £15.80; CSF £16.56

JACKPOT Not won. Pool of @1,124.0 carried over to Fairyhouse on Saturday (17/12).

PLACEPOT @1.60. Pool: @129.00 - 60 winning units.

ANALYSIS: Probably only an ordinary bumper but HANDFULL OF EUROS left her previous form behind to lead two furlongs out and keep up the gallop. She will probably have her work cut out to win under a penalty.

Major Stampi started odds-on after his promising debut at Navan last month. He was always well placed and had every chance. He cut into the winner's leeway in the final furlong but never really looked like pegging him back. However he should be able to win a bumper.

There was eight lengths back to Lost In Lavey, who kept on well. It was her third run in a bumper but she will probably improve a bit more.

December Sun was placed in modest bumpers at Tramore and Wexford earlier in the year and his running indicates that the form was not strong.