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.
A pulsating finish to the @Goffs1866 Thyestes Handicap Chase sees Longhouse Poet emerge victorious, with the eight-year-old finding plenty to see off the valiant Franco De Port under Darragh O'Keeffe for trainer Martin Brassil #GoffsThyestes pic.twitter.com/NdYzs0qtYj
— Gowran Park (@GowranPark1) January 27, 2022
Meanwhile, in the subsequent Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginner's Chase, Rachael Blackmore guided the odds-on favourite Coeur Sublime (1-6) to victory.
Gowran Park 3.35 Result
— Kilkenny People Sport (@KKPeopleSport) January 27, 2022
Racheal Blackmore guides the odds on favourite Coeur Sublime (1-6) to a comfortable victory in the Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginner's Chase
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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