Influential Lady impressively opens her account at Gowran

Influential Lady opened her account at the 23rd attempt when justifying good support in the Holden Plant Rentals Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park.

Trained locally by Jimmy Barcoe, the seven-year-old daughter of Doyen was well-backed this morning from 20/1 and went off a 7/1 chance.

Cathal Landers’ mount made smooth headway to lead after two out and stretched clear after the last to beat Appian Way by an easy six lengths. Cast Iron was a further three quarters of a length back in third with Hopefully completing the places in fourth.

Barcoe said, “She obviously had a good run the other day and has backed it up which is brilliant. She’s a fine good-looking mare and it was a higher grade the last day.

“She had a good run on her first run for me in Navan on soft so I think she’ll handle anything. It was just a question of whether she could back it up.”