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Never Rains wins opening Claimer and is bought-back

Never Rains and Joey SheridanNever Rains and Joey Sheridan
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Never Rains was bought-back by her own connections following her win in the opening Golf At Gowran Park (Fillies) Claiming Race at Gowran today as the Denis Hogan-trained filly gained her second career success.

The daughter of No Nay Never was claimed for E7,000 by her owner James McAuley following a win at Killarney on July 19 and today, under jockey Joey Sheridan, bagged first prize of a neat E7,092 when beating runner-up Lappet by three parts of a length.

The in-form Hogan wasn't present and afterwards jockey Sheridan said “she was probably the classiest filly in that race for a claimer.

“I just rode her straight-forward. Denis and the lads said to drop her in fourth or fifth and try and see if I could get her to come home and that's what happened thank-God.

“She ran a good race last time but was a bit unlucky coming out of the stalls as she got a bit squeezed. She came home late and fast but thank-God we did the business there.”

Never Rains was subsequently claimed back by McAuley, who also claimed fourth-placed Timemakesitfine which is now also set to join trainer Hogan.

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
7/2
Tote €5.10 €1.70
2nd
0.75L
9/4Fav
€1.20
3rd
0.5L
8/1
€1.40
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.