Bolger double at Gowran as Daylight Come deservedly off the mark

There were back-to-back Jim Bolger-trained winners at the Coolcullen maestro’s local Gowran Park, the brace completed by Daylight Come in the Back With MansionBet Maiden.

A spate of big-priced winners may have emerged from the Bolger camp recently, but this pair headed their markets, Daylight Come (2/1) under stable jockey Kevin Manning, following on from Ivy Avenue (7/2) half-an-hour earlier.

Daylight Come, a consistent six times previously raced 87-rated performer, deservedly shed his maiden tag, racing prominently early here.

Soon chasing the leaders, the successful chestnut was fifth halfway, and he was ridden to challenge two furlongs out.

Gaining a narrow lead a furlong out, Daylight Come kept on well under pressure in the final furlong to beat Pin Your Hopes by three parts of a length.

“He was entitled to do that and was knocking on the door in some smart maidens. The ground is probably as slow as he wants,” said Manning.

“He’d a good run the last day at the Curragh behind a highly rated horse of Jessie’s.”

(AM & EM)