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06 Sept 2025

Watch: Longhouse Poet wins Thyestes Handicap Chase in thrilling finish at Gowran Park

Action from Gowran today

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Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe with the trophy after riding Longhouse Poet to win the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Steeplechase at Gowran Park in Kilkenny. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Trainer Martin Brassil has his second winner of the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase, with the heavily-backed Longhouse Poet (9-1) edging past Willie Mullins's Franco De Port in a thrilling finish.

The eight-year-old found enough to see off the valiant Franco De Port under Darragh O'Keeffe.

Meanwhile, in the subsequent Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginner's Chase, Rachael Blackmore guided the odds-on favourite Coeur Sublime (1-6) to victory.

There were two local winners at Gowran Park earlier on. The Louise Lyons-trained Kells Priory took the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle under the tutelage of Richie Condon at odds of 33-1. Kilkenny trainer Willie Mullins also got off the mark in the 1.35pm after Glengouley and Jody Townend claimed victory in the Connollys Red Mills Irish EBF Ladies Auction Maiden Hurdle.

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